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EMACS 2006 - Improving Customer Satisfaction: Highlights of Utility Successes

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: October 2006
Product Code: R104-28249
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This Energy Insights Perspective examines highlights of the EMACS 2006 conference, which focused on utility successes in improving customer satisfaction. Claes Fornell of the University of Michigan, who leads development and design of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), set the tone with his presentation on the economic value of customer satisfaction. According to Fornell, across all industries, a 1% improvement in customer satisfaction is worth 4.6% in market value growth. And for the utility industry specifically, an individual utility's ACSI score directly correlates with its stock price. Several conference sessions focused on the strategies utilities are using to improve satisfaction. Highlights of these sessions include:

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EMACS 2006 ? Schaumburg, Illinois
Utility Successes ? Helping Customers Avoid Unexpected Expenses
Home Emergency Service Programs
Fixed Bill Programs
Utility Successes ? Helping Customers Manage Energy
Utility Successes ? Improving Customer Communications
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