The Ticket: Discover the Future of Customer Service, Support, and Experience, with Intercom cover image

The Ticket: Discover the Future of Customer Service, Support, and Experience, with Intercom

The Future of Customer Experience Starts with Smarter Listening

Apr 3, 2025
Isabelle Zdatny, Head of Thought Leadership at the Qualtrics XM Institute, joins VP of Customer Support Declan Ivory to explore the decline in customer feedback and its impact on businesses. They discuss how trust gaps and survey fatigue are affecting engagement. Isabelle highlights innovative techniques to bridge the feedback gap and the importance of smarter, AI-driven listening strategies. The conversation reveals how adaptive surveys and real-time insights are transforming customer experience management, ensuring that companies meet rising expectations effectively.
35:14

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

  • The decline in customer feedback highlights a trust gap and survey fatigue, necessitating businesses to adopt smarter, faster listening strategies.
  • Utilizing AI and adaptive surveys can transform how companies capture feedback, enabling personalized interactions and proactive management of customer relationships.

Deep dives

The Cost of Poor Customer Experiences

A significant challenge facing businesses today is the rising expectations of customers, leading to a notable decline in their willingness to tolerate poor experiences. Research indicates that 53% of customers across various industries either cease spending completely or reduce their expenditures after having a negative interaction, equating to an estimated $3.8 trillion in sales at risk by 2025. As consumer expectations continue to grow, particularly influenced by the high standards set by leading companies in different sectors, businesses must adapt their customer experience strategies to avoid losing dissatisfied customers. Organizations are increasingly required to understand and respond to customer needs proactively to maintain their competitive edge.

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app