Customer Experience


Customer Experience Publication

Mind the gap: Why what a brand promises and what it delivers matter

What happens when there is a mismatch between what a brand promises to its consumers and their actual experience? Fiona Moss explores the promise-experience gap, the benefits of aligning the two and the pitfalls of over-promising.
Mystery Shopping Publication

Designing a better mystery shopping programme

A seven-step guide for organisations to derive more value from a better mystery shopping programme.

Driving Impact in a Changing World: An Ipsos in UAE Conference

Ipsos in UAE organized a client conference "Driving Impact in a Changing World", at the Grand Hyatt in Dubai, bringing together over 200 clients from different sectors.
Virtual Reality Publication

Virtual Reality: Hype or the Future?

Virtual Reality (VR) technology has been around for at least a decade and you could say it’s clearly gone from sci-fi to sci-fact. However, it’s still seen as a new technology and has not hit mass adoption; so what has gone wrong?
Market Research Publication

Ipsos House: The ideal arena for uncovering the truth behind human behaviour

Three case studies from Ipsos House showcase the opportunities for investigating human responses, motivations and behaviour offered by the research facility.
Consumer Behaviour Publication

The Behavioural Science of CPG: Disrupting the customer experience

One of the most important developments facing brands today is how digital technology is fundamentally changing customer behaviour and decision-making. This paper introduces five 'Mind Economy' trends to suggest how consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands can achieve growth in this reality.
Neurosciences Publication

Last Impressions Also Count

How to evoke an emotional response to leave strong branded memories. While we all know the importance of first impressions, this report highlights the significance of a good last impression.
Mystery Shopping Publication

How Mystery Shopping Drives Better Automotive CX Performance

Changing Gear - What should an automotive mystery shopping programme focus on? What do car manufacturers and dealers want from a mystery shopping programme?
Customer Experience Publication

When Difference Doesn’t Mean Different: Understanding Cultural Bias

Running global Customer Experience studies provides both better value for money than individual country studies and a degree of standardisation across markets. However, their validity remains at risk from an age-old research problem: cultural bias.