Alyona Medelyan PhD
Dear friends of Thematic, I want to add some color into the coverage of the war in Ukraine. I was born in Crimea to parents with mixed heritage. My dad is part-Ukrainian and part-German. My mum is part-Ukrainian and part-Russian. I spent my summers with my grandparents in Kryvyi Rih,
Wouldn’t it be awesome if you could automatically analyze your support conversations to gain deep, actionable insights? Thematic has just rolled out two new integrations with Zendesk and Intercom. With just one click, you can now send your customer conversations to Thematic for automated tagging and analysis. Read on
Text analytics has been around for dozens of years and several hype cycles. The most recent one, in 2020, is attributed to GPT-3, a proprietary language model. It’s basically a giant black box that costs an estimated $12 million to train. A language model means that if you give
If you ever had to analyze customer feedback, you will know that the most difficult part is to create a perfect code frame. You need to understand the dataset, the stakeholders involved and the ideal outcomes of the analysis. You will have to iterate before settling on a solution, which
Microsoft Power BI and Tableau are both powerful business intelligence tools for data visualization. At first glance their functionality and features might look very similar. So, how do you know which is the best solution for your business? In this article we’ll reveal what data analysts really think about
You have decided to collect feedback from your customers via a survey tool. Or, you might be looking for a new survey tool, because you are unhappy with your current setup. There's no shortage of survey solutions and customer feedback management platforms. If anything, there are too many options to
Qualtrics is one of the most well-known and powerful Customer Feedback Management platforms. But even so, it has limitations. We recently hosted a live panel where data analysts from two well-known brands shared their experiences with Qualtrics, and how they extended this platform’s capabilities. Below, we’ll share the
What does it cost to a business to lose an employee? Experts share that for an entry-level role, it's 50% of salary. For an executive role, it's 200% of salary. Today, companies fight to attract a diverse and high-performing team. They want to create a positive employee experience and an
Recently, I hosted a webinar with Priya Thurai, Head of Customer Insights at Watercare NZ. We discussed the integral role customer insights have played in enabling their team to improve how they engage in the community. Today, Watercare continues to use Thematic insights to inform their decision making - driving
Recently, I joined a webinar with Michael Sherwood, Head of Digital Experience at Atom Bank. Together, we discussed their mission to create a differentiated and customer-centric banking experience. Having been a customer of Thematic for over 3 years, the insights they’ve gained with us have been integral to their
Recently, I spoke at AskNicely’s virtual Frontline Magic event. I talked about how customer feedback can reveal what is most memorable about a frontline experience. You can watch it here, but I’ve also taken the time to summarise the key takeaways in this post! Intuitively we understand that
Customer feedback doesn't have all the answers. But it has critical insights for strategy and prioritization. Thematic is a B2B SaaS company. We aren't swimming in feedback. Every piece of feedback counts. Collecting and analyzing this feedback requires a different approach. We receive feedback from many places: our in-product NPS