Customer satisfaction
Swisscom measures the satisfaction of residential and business customers twice a year, and that of wholesale customers once a year. The metrics used are the extent to which customers are willing to recommend Swisscom to others and the related Net Promoter Score (NPS). The NPS is calculated from the difference between ‘promoters’ (customers who would strongly recommend Swisscom) and ‘critics’ (customers who would only recommend Swisscom with reservations or would not recommend the company). Swisscom conducts the following surveys among residential and business customers:
- The Residential Customers segment questions callers to the Swisscom hotline and visitors to the Swisscom shops regularly about waiting times and staff friendliness. Product studies also continuously survey buyers and users to determine product satisfaction, service and quality.
- The Business Customers segment conducts surveys among customers to measure satisfaction along the customer experience chain. Feedback tools are implemented at relevant customer touchpoints to enable IT users to submit feedback or enter their comments in the order system after each interaction with the service desk or after placing orders. Customers can also assess the quality and success of their projects on completion.
In view of the highly competitive market, the NPS in the residential customer segment has remained stable at a good level – particularly compared with the competition. The NPS for business customers remains at a very high level. The results of these studies and surveys help Swisscom formulate direct measures to further improve its services and products. They also influence the variable performance-related component of remuneration for employees and management.