| Excellent customer service is essential for the survival of a business or organization. How do employers discover if their clients are happy? Employers determine if they provide quality service by conducting  customer satisfaction surveys . The content of this survey is crucial. Also, the timing of the survey is just as important. The employer must determine what questions are significant, how many questions to ask, and how often to give the questionnaire. The most important decision is what to do with the consumers' answers.   Businesses and organizations have several ways of asking people if they are satisfied with their service, products and company. The most popular style of consumer surveys are in the form of a questionnaire. In addition, consumers may be surveyed face-to-face, over the phone, by postal mail or email.       Over the years, business owners and managers have come to believe it is best to survey clients while the experience is still on their minds. He or she might have forgotten important information. Out of confusion, they might give information from a later encounter. Delaying the survey too long after the incident might produce inaccurate information.       There are many questions that can be asked to determine if a client is satisfied with service. A popular question is, will you buy from our company again? While some believe this is the only necessary question to ask, the question is misleading and pertinent information is missed. Effective questionnaires ask a variety of questions to collect information about what to continue doing and what to change.       The frequency with which a company interacts with their clients will determine how often they issue a questionnaire. Some companies will ask annually and some will ask quarterly. Other companies will give a survey every time they interact with the client.        Businesses that stand out from the competition have learned how to handle consumers' answers. After completed questionnaires are received, they compile answers, as well as review and separate information according to trends. Afterward, employers give proper feedback to consumers about their answers. A consumer satisfaction survey, if conducted properly, is proven to give employers an understanding of what is important to the client. As a result, employers become more skilled in making consumers happy.      
		
	
			 
		
			
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