What is the Service Recovery Paradox? An overview for B2B service providers

What is the Service Recovery Paradox? An overview for B2B service providers

Editor’s Note: This Service Recovery Paradox post was originally published in January 2018 and has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness. Here at ClearlyRated we spend a significant amount of time studying, practicing, and discussing the art of service recovery – both internally and with our business clients. After all, identifying service issues is only…

Integrity Staffing Overcomes CX Pains to Achieve World-Class Client Satisfaction Scores

Integrity Staffing Overcomes CX Pains to Achieve World-Class Client Satisfaction Scores

Sometimes an outside perspective can shake things up to expose lurking issues and reveal a sustainable solution. That’s what happened for Integrity Staffing Solutions, now a 5-time Best of Staffing Client Satisfaction winner. Challenge When it came to Integrity Staffing’s client experience (CX), leaders at Integrity didn’t know what they didn’t know. But ignorance isn’t…

Think NPS® Doesn’t Work? You Could be Doing it Wrong.

Think NPS® Doesn’t Work? You Could be Doing it Wrong.

At ClearlyRated, we’ve consistently championed the Net Promoter® Score (NPS®) satisfaction survey. We believe in the power and beautiful simplicity of beginning with one question: How likely are you to recommend our company to a friend or colleague? This question gives survey takers real-life context, easily identifies your happy customers and your unhappy customers, and…

What Staffing Buyers Want: How Firms Can Best Serve Clients During a Labor Shortage

What Staffing Buyers Want: How Firms Can Best Serve Clients During a Labor Shortage

Recent labor shortages seem to have touched every business in America, from large corporations to small-town, family-run businesses. And these companies are leaning heavily on staffing firms to find talent thanks to a job market tilted in candidates’ favor. But staffing firms are dealing with the same challenging circumstances.  As firms struggle to find, recruit,…

Expert Panel Recap: The Client Journey – Where CX, UX and EX Intersect

Expert Panel Recap: The Client Journey – Where CX, UX and EX Intersect

When our CEO, Eric Gregg, hosted a panel at the 2022 Association for Accounting Marketing (AAM) Summit, it was so popular, that we decided to host an encore discussion for accounting marketers who couldn’t make it to the Louisville summit. His panel of experts included Gabe Tevrizian of REDW, Mitch Reno of Rehmann, and Jen…

We Took Our Own Advice and Surveyed Our Employees – Here’s What Happened

We Took Our Own Advice and Surveyed Our Employees – Here’s What Happened

In late 2020, nearly every organization was trying to regain its footing while the world navigated COVID-19. The pandemic caused both predictable outcomes (think remote work) and unexpected effects (hello, Great Resignation). To help our clients understand what their employees were going through and how they were doing as an employer, we launched employee surveys….

Exclusive Research: The 2022 State of the Job Candidate Study

Exclusive Research: The 2022 State of the Job Candidate Study

For 14 years, ClearlyRated has partnered with CareerBuilder and ASA to commission in-depth market research that uncovers insights from hiring managers, job seekers, and staffing professionals. We surveyed nearly 1,400 job candidates between April 6, and May 2, 2022.  More than 70% of respondents were employed full-time, 40% saw themselves as active job seekers (whether…

Fear of Feedback: How to Overcome Common Objections to Starting a Survey Program

Fear of Feedback: How to Overcome Common Objections to Starting a Survey Program

Client-facing survey programs are like x-rays for your business operations. You may find that everything is healthy, or you may detect issues. The latter is what can also lead to survey objections from your team. However, if you detect issues, a good Net Promoter Survey® (NPS) program makes it easy to drill down so you…