In order to better understand European consumers’ expectations of e-commerce in terms of services and customer experience, Ipsos and Octopia conducted a 2022 study in several European countries, interviewing a representative panel of approximately 1000 online shoppers per country.
Which assets are key to going above and beyond online shoppers’ expectations? Which bad experiences are most likely to break their trust in the long run? The results from this study confirm the importance of the quality-price-delay triad on which Octopia is positioned.
This paper is recommended reading, by our Mystery Shopping experts, for any organisation – regulators and the regulated – interested in ensuring that frontline staff are adhering to regulatory standards and are treating customers fairly.
Measuring customer effort in isolation is not enough. Organisations need to measure the Customer: Company Effort Ratio (C:CER) which takes both perceived customer and company effort into account.
This month we feature new research on women in advertising and wellbeing in India, alongside updates on world opinion on globalisation, economic recovery, exercise and sports, and more.