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NPS software: measure customer loyalty in Arabic and English, and act on every detractor

NPS software sends the Net Promoter Score (NPS) question, "How likely are you to recommend us?", scores the answers and puts each unhappy customer in front of someone who can call them. This page explains relational and transactional NPS, the calculation, follow-up and reporting by branch and channel, then how it runs on QuestionPro CX and what Interkey does in Saudi Arabia.

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At a glance

The whole page in one table, before the detail.

What it measures
Customer loyalty: how likely a customer is to recommend you, on a 0 to 10 scale
Two kinds of NPS
Relational (the brand overall, at intervals) and transactional (after a specific interaction)
The platform
QuestionPro CX; QuestionPro is a technology partner of Interkey
What Interkey delivers
Bilingual wording, setup, integration, detractor follow-up, branch reports, support from Riyadh
How it is bought
QuestionPro licences in Saudi riyals, with Interkey's work as a separate written scope

In short

  • What it is: one recommendation question on a 0 to 10 scale, one open question about the reason, and a score tracked over time.
  • What makes it worth running: every detractor reaches a named person, and the score is read by branch and channel.
  • Interkey's part: wording for Saudi customers, configuring QuestionPro CX, integration and follow-up.

What NPS software does, and what it does not

The Net Promoter Score is a customer loyalty measurement built on one question, which any form can send. What software adds is the work around it: sending the NPS survey at the right moment and channel, scoring and splitting the answers, reading the comments, and turning a low score into a follow-up with an owner and a date. Without that, NPS is a number on a monthly slide.

NPS asks about loyalty; satisfaction (CSAT) asks whether one moment went well. Most programmes need both, as the page on customer satisfaction measurement explains.

Relational and transactional NPS: which one, and when

Relational NPS asks about the brand overall; transactional NPS asks after a particular interaction.

Relational and transactional NPS compared by question, timing, reader and use
AspectRelational NPSTransactional NPS
The questionHow likely are you to recommend [company] to a friend or colleague?Based on today's visit, how likely are you to recommend [company]?
When it is sentAt intervals: quarterly or before renewalSoon after an interaction: a branch visit, support call or delivery
Who reads it firstExecutives and the customer experience teamThe branch manager, support supervisor or team that owned the interaction
What it showsWhether loyalty is moving, by segment and over timeWhich interactions and which branches create detractors
Common channelEmail or SMS to a sample of customersSMS, a web link or a kiosk at the point of service
What to watchAsk each customer once per cycle at mostA quiet period, so frequent customers are not asked every visit

Transactional NPS gives managers something to fix this week; relational NPS tells leadership whether the fixes add up. Source for the definitions: QuestionPro NPS page.

NPS calculation: how the score is worked out

As QuestionPro's NPS page describes it, respondents who choose 9 or 10 are promoters, 7 or 8 passives, and 0 to 6 detractors. The Net Promoter Score is the percentage of promoters minus the percentage of detractors, from -100 to 100; passives count only in the total.

An illustrative example with made-up numbers: out of every 100 customers who answer after a branch visit, 45 choose 9 or 10, 30 choose 7 or 8 and 25 choose 0 to 6. The score is 45 minus 25: 20. If 10 of those detractors become passives next quarter, it rises to 30 with no new promoter, which is why following up detractors moves the number.

Show the number of responses beside every score, since a branch score from 15 answers swings widely, and never average relational and transactional scores together.

Running an NPS survey in Arabic and English in Saudi Arabia

Write the Arabic question for a Saudi customer from the start rather than translating word for word, and keep the wording fixed every cycle so scores stay comparable. Label both ends of the scale in words and keep its direction consistent with the right-to-left Arabic layout, so the customer is not guessing which end is good.

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  • Language: send in the language the customer uses with you, with the other on the same link.
  • Sending hours: allow for prayer times, the weekend and Ramadan's shifted hours when you schedule SMS.
  • The reason: one optional open question, "What is the main reason for your score?". QuestionPro's NPS page also suggests follow-up questions.
  • One report: Arabic and English answers are read together, split by language only to compare.

Closing the loop with detractors

Closing the loop means a detractor hears back from a person, not another survey. QuestionPro's NPS page lists closed-loop feedback: following up to resolve issues and thanking promoters. On QuestionPro CX, Smart Loop workflows connect a low score to a follow-up automatically, with the customer's comment, so the person responsible knows what went wrong before calling.

  • Decide the owner before launch: the branch manager for a branch visit, the support supervisor for a call, the account manager for a corporate client.
  • Agree a response time: yours to choose, but written down and visible.
  • Record the outcome: resolved, explained or not reached, so recurring causes show.
  • Thank promoters: a short message, and where it suits, an invitation to review or refer.
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Reporting NPS by branch, channel and segment

A company score hides the branch that is slipping. QuestionPro's NPS page describes a dashboard with NPS charts, comparative scores and benchmarks by geographical region, product and service, plus a heatmap and a priority matrix. We set up views for their readers: executives see the relational trend by segment, regional managers transactional NPS by branch and city, support leads by channel and team. Comments are classified by sentiment, and we check that against a sample of Arabic comments our team reads before your teams rely on it.

Where Saudi organisations use NPS

  • Branch networks: banks, retailers and service centres comparing transactional NPS by city and branch.
  • Contact centres: NPS after a resolved case, by team and channel.
  • Contracts: relational NPS before renewal, detractors passed to account managers in time.
  • Digital channels: NPS in the app or website after a completed order.
  • Clinics and public services: a short survey at a kiosk or by SMS after a visit.
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For the wider journey, see the customer experience platform page.

How NPS software runs on QuestionPro CX

QuestionPro is a technology partner of Interkey, and the platform is its product. Its features page lists distribution by web link, email, SMS and telephone, an offline app with kiosk mode, multilingual surveys and sentiment analysis (QuestionPro features page). Arabic surveys are shown right to left. NPS, Smart Loop workflows and dashboards sit on the same platform as your other surveys, so NPS is read beside satisfaction scores; see the customer satisfaction survey page for those questions.

What Interkey delivers for an NPS programme

We start with the moments and segments to measure, write the NPS survey in Arabic and English, test it on phones, and set the channels and sending hours. We connect QuestionPro CX to your CRM, support desk and messaging, so a transactional survey goes out after the interaction and a detractor's case lands where your team works; that is our system integration work. We configure the follow-up workflows and dashboards and run the first reading sessions with managers.

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Interkey's team works from Riyadh with Arabic-speaking specialists, and we quote QuestionPro licences in Saudi riyals. Before the first survey we settle where answers are hosted, who sees answers linked to customer names and how long they are kept. Hosting options are QuestionPro's, confirmed with the vendor against your data classification and data residency rules. Personal data falls under the Personal Data Protection Law, overseen by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA).

How an NPS project runs

  1. Moments, segments and owners.

    We agree relational or transactional, the moments, the segments to report and who follows up each detractor.

  2. Wording and channels.

    We write the question and follow-up in Arabic and English, choose channels and hours, and you approve the wording.

  3. A limited trial.

    One branch, channel or segment; we review response counts, comment classification and whether follow-ups reach their owners.

  4. Rollout and operation.

    Other branches and channels are added, the dashboards go to their readers, with support from Riyadh.

What determines cost and timeline

Each programme is quoted by scope: platform licensing is QuestionPro's and shown separately, and Interkey's work is a written scope beside it; we do not publish prices here. Cost and timeline depend on the number of surveys, channels, branches and segments, the connected systems and the follow-up workflows; integration usually takes longest.

Questions buyers ask about NPS software

Should we start with relational or transactional NPS?

Usually transactional, at the interaction that generates most complaints: it gives managers something to fix and a detractor to call. Relational NPS, measuring loyalty to the brand at intervals, follows once follow-up works.

How is the Net Promoter Score calculated from 0 to 10 answers?

As QuestionPro describes it, 9 or 10 are promoters, 7 or 8 passives and 0 to 6 detractors. The score is the percentage of promoters minus the percentage of detractors, from -100 to 100.

Can our customers in Saudi Arabia answer the NPS survey in Arabic by SMS?

Yes. QuestionPro lists SMS among its distribution channels and lists multilingual surveys, so the link opens the Arabic survey right to left on the phone, sent at hours that allow for prayer times and Ramadan.

Who calls a detractor back, and how is that tracked?

An owner you name per interaction, such as the branch manager. Smart Loop workflows on QuestionPro CX send them the low score and comment, and the outcome is recorded.

Where are NPS responses hosted, and can that meet our data residency rules?

Hosting options are QuestionPro's, and we confirm them with the vendor during scoping against your data classification and data residency rules. Before launch we settle who sees answers linked to names and how long they are kept.

How are QuestionPro licences for NPS priced in Saudi Arabia, and how long does setup take?

Interkey quotes QuestionPro licences in Saudi riyals on the vendor's terms, with our work as a separate scope. Setup time is estimated per project from channels, branches and connected systems.

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