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4.1 Differences from Market Research Panels

The 2019 Satmetrix B2B benchmarks are drawn from responses of 1,121,693 individuals, rating 79 companies, from 51 countries. This scale of coverage would not be possible with a traditional market research panel.

Unlike most B2B benchmarks, data for the Satmetrix B2B benchmarks are drawn directly from the data collection systems of participating Satmetrix customers’ internal Net Promoter programs. Because of this, there are important differences compared to a traditional study drawn from a B2B market research panel.

Advantages of This Approach

Response Authenticity

It is not possible for a B2B panel provider to be certain that respondents are real users of a particular product or service. Relevance to the relationship is typically self-reported. By contrast, respondents in the Satmetrix B2B benchmark study are drawn from participants’ own customer lists, and contain only those respondents with relevant experience and influence regarding the relationship, as determined by the participating company.

Reaching Decision Makers

While decision makers in high-value relationships have good reason to offer their vendors direct feedback via Net Promoter programs, they are not typically members of market research panels. In some cases they may be contractually prevented from disclosing views to a third-party research group. By only using data from participants’ own internal Net Promoter programs, the Satmetrix B2B benchmarks have much greater access to high-value respondents.

Sample Size & Cost

As participation in B2B market research panels is relatively uncommon, panels can often be exhausted before reaching a suitable sample size for a particular company. Expenses for incentives, research, and administration mean that an individual B2B response can often cost hundreds of dollars to solicit.

The 2019 Satmetrix B2B benchmarks are drawn from responses of 1,121,693 individuals, rating 79 companies, from 51 countries. This scale of coverage would not be possible with a traditional market research panel.

Disadvantages of This Approach

Industrial Coverage

As the companies included in this benchmark are a subset of Satmetrix’s customer base who participate in normative research, it is not possible to cover all industries for which there is demand, or to cover all industries with equal breadth and depth. As geographical coverage for some industries is not available, the “Overall” B2B benchmark is also provided, to allow purchasers to make geographical comparisons.

Companies Represented

The individual companies included each year’s study depends both upon Satmetrix’s customer base and their voluntary participation in normative research. This means that scores may shift annually due to companies entering or leaving the cohort.

4.2 Methodology

Data Preparation

Sample Criteria

Companies included in our sample must meet the following minimum criteria.

• Is an active NPX customer, based in the US
• Has agreed to participate in our normative research program
• Has published a relationship survey and collected responses within calendar year 2018

Industry Classification

Companies’ industries are classified case by case using desk research. While classification systems such as Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) and the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) are consulted where available, companies outside the United States often lack classification codes. The chosen approach allows Satmetrix to adjust the breadth of classification to offer the most specificity possible in areas where data is rich.

The High Tech B2B benchmark includes companies in either the Computer Hardware or Computer Software industries.

Geographic Classification & Display

The location of the respondent, not the place-of-business being rated, forms the basis for geographical classification used in these benchmarks. Where participating companies have reliable data on the location of their contacts, this is used to locate respondents. Where this is not available, respondents are geo-located via the IP address the response was sent from.

A description accompanies the default state of each chart for the countries or regions shown. At anytime you can filter the chart to refine the data represented. See filter icon top left of the chart.

Within the default view of each box plot chart is an “Overall” category. This column reflects data collected from the total volume of distinct companies within the industry represented. Country or region columns could include data from companies whose data is represented in multiple countries that match our display criteria.

Calculation & Compilation

• For a particular geographical unit (e.g. a country), the NPS score is derived from responses within that geographical unit, across companies that meet the display criteria.
• A 15 respondent minimum for a company is required for that country/region to display its data.
• A minimum of 4 companies per country is required to display a country/region. As a result you may observe variance between data in overall charts and the data in country/region charts.
• The NPS score and ranges reflected are derived from responses within the region and/or country displayed on default.
• Summary statistics on the ranges of scores observed (across different companies) are presented as the benchmark.

4.3 Creating Custom Reports

Satmetrix is available to create custom benchmark reports, which may leverage existing data or original research. Contact us for information and pricing.

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