What surveys usually lack are questions that link the communications you manage to the effect they have on employee behaviors, which result in improvements in the bottom line.
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Why you need to make friends with others who measure results: Communication measurements can be even more powerful when compared against measures of operational outcomes communications is affecting.
How else can a company effectively measure its customer communications?
The ultimate measure of customer communication is sales. The trick is to find ways of tracking your communications against sales in a way that eliminates the effect of other factors.
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How do you measure the perception/behavioral changes as a result of communication?
Perceptions generally need to be quantified by a survey methodology administered to your key audiences. Behaviors are better measured by tracking outcomes.
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