L'ÉCART Marketing
L'ÉCART Marketing

Customer experience program

What your customers

What your clients

really think


really think


Satisfaction measurement, NPS, and perceived competitive benchmark for industrial companies. Two formats: PULSE, a recurring barometer, and DIAGNOSTIC, a strategic study.

The starting point

The starting point

The starting point

Your customers know why they stay, why they leave, and what it would take for them to buy more.

Your customers know why they stay, why they leave, and what it would take for them to buy more.

Two programs to capture that information and turn it into decisions.

Two programs to capture that information and turn it into decisions.

Recurring barometer

PULSE

Measure. Alert. Act.

Strategic Study

Diagnosis

Understand. Benchmark. Transform.

Understand. Benchmark. Transform.

Your barometer of perceived performance. PULSE sets up a structured process to collect, analyze, and act on customer feedback. Each wave produces a reliable NPS score, a map of at-risk accounts, and an immediate action plan.

A complete X-ray of your competitive position and customer satisfaction, seen through your customers' eyes. DIAGNOSTIC combines face-to-face qualitative interviews with a structured quantitative survey to reveal what sets you apart, what weakens you, and what your customers really expect.

Scope

Scope

Format

Recurring program

Format

One-time study

Quantitative survey

NPS + 8 key drivers + verbatim comments

Quantitative survey

NPS + 20 drivers + 2 competitors + verbatims comments

Qualitative interviews

No

Qualitative interviews

30 decision-maker interviews (in-person + video)

Competitive benchmark

No

Competitive benchmark

You vs. 2 direct competitors

Coverage

100% active portfolio

Coverage

100% of the active portfolio + strategic prospects

Frequency

Annual (recommended)

Frequency

One-time (every 3–4 years)

What you get

Overall NPS score, by segment, by account size

Analysis of the 8 satisfaction drivers (quality, responsiveness, price, innovation...)

Map of at-risk accounts: detractors identified by name

Verbatim analysis: what your customers say in their own words

Team readout: findings, priorities, action plan

30-day implementation follow-up

What you get

Everything PULSE produces

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Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA): where to invest first

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Perceived competitive benchmark: criterion-by-criterion evaluation vs. each competitor

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Map of value drivers: which criteria influence loyalty and margin

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Satisfaction × profitability cross-analysis: high-revenue accounts at risk

+

30 interviews transcribed and analyzed: verbatims sorted by theme

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Interactive dashboard: results by segment, size, geography

+

Executive committee + sales team readouts: two formats, two levels

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Operational roadmap: quantified action plan with owners and deadlines

Who it is for

A company that wants to structure its customer-listening approach, put a reliable indicator in place, and act quickly on at-risk accounts. A natural entry point for companies that have never run a formal Voice of Customers program.

Who it is for

A company preparing a strategic shift: repositioning, winning a new segment, defending a market under pressure. The study reveals the blind spots, arms the leadership, and gives the sales force an argument grounded in what the customer actually values.

Recurring barometer

PULSE

Measure. Alert. Act.

Your perceived performance barometer. PULSE sets up a structured process for collecting, analysing and acting on customer feedback. Each wave delivers a reliable NPS score, a map of at-risk accounts and an immediate action plan.

Scope

Format

Recurring programme

Quantitative questionnaire

NPS + 8 key drivers + verbatims

Qualitative interviews

No

Competitive benchmark

No

Coverage

100% active portfolio

Recurrence

Annual (recommended)

What you get

Overall NPS score, by segment, by account size

Analysis of the 8 satisfaction drivers (quality, responsiveness, price, innovation...)

Risk account mapping: detractors identified by name

Analysis of verbatims: what your customers say in their own words

Report back to teams: findings, priorities, action plan

30-day implementation review

WHO IS IT FOR

For companies seeking to structure their client feedback process, establish a reliable metric, and act swiftly on at-risk accounts. This is the natural entry point to structured client satisfaction programmes.

Strategic Study

Diagnosis

Understand. Benchmark. Transform.

A complete x-ray of your competitive position and customer satisfaction, seen through your customers’ eyes. DIAGNOSTIC combines face-to-face qualitative interviews with a structured quantitative survey to reveal what sets you apart, what weakens you, and what your customers really expect.

Scope

Format

One-off study

Quantitative questionnaire

NPS + 20 drivers + 2 competitors + verbatim comments

Qualitative interviews

30 interviews with decision-makers (face to face + video)

Competitive benchmark

You versus 2 direct competitors

Coverage

100% active portfolio + strategic prospects

Recurrence

Periodic (every 3–4 years)

What you get

Everything PULSE produces

+

Importance-Performance Matrix (IPA): where to invest first

+

Perceived competitive benchmark: criterion-by-criterion assessment versus each competitor

+

Value drivers map: which criteria influence loyalty and margin

+

Cross-analysis of satisfaction × profitability: high-turnover accounts at risk

+

30 interviews transcribed and analysed: verbatims grouped by theme

+

Interactive dashboard: results by segment, size, geography

+

CODIR and sales team briefings: two formats, two levels

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Operational roadmap: costed action plan with owners and deadlines

WHO IS IT FOR

For companies preparing a strategic pivot: repositioning, entering a new segment, or defending a market under threat. This study reveals blind spots, equips leadership, and provides sales teams with a value proposition built on what buyers genuinely prioritise. L'ÉCART remains unchanged.

Recommended path

A program built to last

A program built to last

The real value of a VoC program shows over time. The initial diagnostic lays the foundations. The annual barometer measures progress. The long cycle transforms the company's customer culture.

YEAR 1

Diagnostic

Understand your competitive position. Identify the value drivers. Build the action plan. Set the baseline.

YEAR 2 and 3

Pulse

Track progress year after year. Flag at-risk accounts. Keep the execution pressure up. Demonstrate impact.

YEAR 4

New Diagnostic

The market has moved, your competitors have evolved. Re-benchmark. Measure the edge created. Readjust the strategy.

EXPERIENCE

A proven global client listening programme

A proven global client listening programme

These programmes are based on seven years of client feedback gathered across a global industrial group. The results below are collective.

These programs are based on seven years of client listening conducted across an international industrial group.

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+28 PTS

Group Net Promoter Score rose from 39 to 67 over seven annual waves.

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Geographical coverage

Four continents

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Languages

Tailored
questionnaires

> 0
> 0

Respondents

Over seven years

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0

Data analysed

For decisions based on facts.

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> 0%

Response rate

Digital assessment

Antoine Cisek

Let's talk through your challenges and goals

Antoine Cisek

Let's talk through your challenges and goals

Antoine Cisek

Let's talk through your challenges and goals