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Prove impactCX strategy

Move from scores to outcomes

In the boardroom, the question is rarely what your NPS is. How to treat scores as inputs and connect them to retention, churn and customer lifetime value instead.

Alex Henderson24 June 2026
Customer experienceCX strategy

The CX metric you know but aren't using enough

Everyone knows Customer Effort Score. Few act on it. What journey friction costs in retention and contact volume, and how CES works alongside CSAT and NPS.

Alex Henderson22 June 2026
Prove impactCX strategy

Use CX data to influence stakeholders and prove your impact

Good insight still loses to gut feel. How to frame CX findings so they are hard to dismiss, and why always-on access beats a report nobody opens twice.

Alex Henderson22 June 2026
Customer experience

SmartSurvey vs InMoment: which feedback platform is right for you?

InMoment has passed through two owners since 2025. A side-by-side look at survey building, analysis, channels, closing the loop and what each platform costs.

Alex Henderson19 June 2026
Customer experienceCX strategyProve impact

Combine CX metrics to prove impact and build a business case

One score tells you the outcome, not the cause. How NPS, CSAT and CES together turn a number into a business case, with the research and the ROI maths behind it.

Alex Henderson11 June 2026
Customer experience

SmartSurvey vs Zonka: which feedback platform is right for you?

Both collect feedback across channels. The differences show up in survey logic, what you can do with the data afterwards, and whether you can see the price.

Alex Henderson5 June 2026
Customer experience

SmartSurvey vs Medallia: which feedback platform is right for you?

Medallia is powerful, expensive, and hard to change without raising a services ticket. Where each platform fits on setup, analysis, channels and price.

Alex Henderson29 May 2026
Close the loop

From insight to action: how to turn CX analytics into business outcomes

Analytics that stops at reporting changes nothing. The inner and outer loops that turn findings into fixes, and how to tie those fixes to retention and revenue.

Alex Henderson27 May 2026
Illustration of the closed feedback loop, from capturing feedback through to fixing root causes
Customer experienceClose the loop

Closing the loop in customer experience

Most CX teams collect feedback. Far fewer act on it. Best practice guide to closing the loop, from individual resolution to fixing root causes and proving impact.

Alex Henderson25 May 2026