What is the Customer Happiness Index?<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe Customer Happiness Index is a relatively new metric developed by Hubspot that measures how happy a customer is with a service, product, or experience. It takes into account key indicators to quantify CHI: product usage frequency, stickiness, and product usage depth.<\/p>\n
The usage frequency tells you how much a customer uses your tool. It\u2019s obvious that a customer who uses a product more often than average is most likely very happy with it.<\/p>\n
Usage depth measures how many features your product customers are using and how well. No brainer here too, the more features the customer use, the happier they are.<\/p>\n
Stickiness<\/a> aims to identify the features adding the most value to customers that make them continue using the product.<\/p>\nCustomer Happiness Index vs customer satisfaction<\/strong><\/h2>\nIt\u2019s easy to confuse customer happiness and satisfaction. Both metrics seem to be measuring the same thing, but there are key differences between them.<\/p>\n
For one, customer satisfaction does the bare minimum to meet user expectations. But customer happiness goes above and beyond to create memorable experiences that exceed expected standards.<\/p>\n
As a result, customer happiness is a more accurate predictor of loyalty<\/a> than customer satisfaction.<\/p>\nWhy is measuring and optimizing the Customer Happiness Index important for SaaS?<\/strong><\/h2>\nThere are several reasons SaaS companies should be big on optimizing customer happiness.<\/a><\/p>\nThe first is that this metric enables you to identify customers on the verge of churn<\/a>. That way, you can easily segment and try to gain them back.<\/p>\nSecondly, consistently exceeding customer expectations increases their likelihood of becoming loyal\u2013which translates to repeat business and free word of mouth<\/a>.<\/p>\nLastly, optimizing for customer happiness means fewer angry customers. In other words, fewer people will take to social media and review sites to talk bad about your company.<\/p>\n
How to measure the Customer Happiness Index<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe tricky thing with CHI is that there isn\u2019t a single metric that tells you a customer is happy\u2014it\u2019s more about looking at a bunch of factors to get a clearer picture of the customer experience.<\/p>\n
Some of those important metrics:<\/p>\n
Measure the customer satisfaction score<\/strong><\/h3>\nCSAT surveys<\/a> help you measure and monitor user satisfaction. This survey is best used immediately after a user interacts with a feature for the first time, hits a significant milestone, or just finished communicating with support.<\/p>\nTrigger CSAT surveys at different touchpoints in the user journey<\/a> to understand their experience after different types of interactions.<\/p>\nExample from Nicereply: customers receive this satisfaction survey each time a support ticket gets closed.<\/p>\n![\"nicereply-support-survey-customer-happiness-index\"](\"https:\/\/blog-static.userpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nicereply-support-survey-customer-happiness-index_7edf1dc1bf49cf282c44571c1ca73038_800.png\")
<\/picture><\/figure>\nMeasure customer happiness and loyalty with a Net Promoter Score<\/strong><\/h3>\nCSAT tracks individual customer experiences<\/a>. On the other hand, NPS<\/a> measures the combined impact of those experiences through an overall score that indicates customer loyalty.<\/p>\nNPS surveys use an 11-point scale to ask customers how likely they are to recommend you to others.<\/p>\n![\"Userpilot-nps-survey-Customer-Happiness-Index\"](\"https:\/\/blog-static.userpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Userpilot-nps-survey-Customer-Happiness-Index_46009389aaf33e6478468ea6f7244238_800.png\")
<\/picture><\/figure>\nThere are three categories of responses:<\/p>\n
\n- Detractors: <\/strong>Those that give you scores between 0 and 6. They\u2019re the least likely to recommend you. In fact, these customers are most at risk of churn.<\/li>\n
- Passives: <\/strong>They\u2019re in the middle. They enjoy your product but are not sure they want to recommend it to anyone. Passives rate you a 7 or 8.<\/li>\n
- Promoters: <\/strong>They\u2019re the real superfans. They love the overall customer experience and are eager to promote you. These people give you NPS scores of 9 or 10.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"Net-Promoter-Score-NPS-customer-happiness-index\"](\"https:\/\/blog-static.userpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Net-Promoter-Score-NPS-customer-happiness-index_09c168ff4460876c2e9cf95a51361a7f_800.png\")
<\/picture><\/figure>\nUsers can also trigger existing and NPS on mobile<\/a> and effortlessly gather valuable user insights and boost satisfaction on-the-go.<\/span><\/p>\nCalculate customer effort score<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe customer effort score<\/a> measures customers’ effort when interacting with your company.<\/p>\nCommon use cases include when customers are trying to make a payment, resolve an issue, or try out a new feature<\/a>. The more energy customers spend to get things done on your app, the less happy they become.<\/p>\nCustomer effort scores are typically measured with emoticons or scales like this:<\/p>\n![\"Nicereply-customer-effort-score\"](\"https:\/\/blog-static.userpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Nicereply-customer-effort-score_c67e515103cf8412d5abf3c9e2ccaada_800.png\")
<\/picture><\/figure>\nMeasure product stickiness as part of the Customer Happiness Index<\/strong><\/h3>\nAs mentioned earlier, happy customers are the most likely to stick with your product. You can easily measure product stickiness<\/a> by calculating the ratio between your daily and monthly active users:<\/p>\n![\"stickiness-product-customer-happiness-metrics\"](\"https:\/\/blog-static.userpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/stickiness-product-customer-happiness-metrics_7f6b1464273b8717b9a9b953cca586ce_800.png\")
<\/picture><\/figure>\nMeasure customer engagement score<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe customer engagement score<\/a> tells you how well users interact with your product. To measure this, start by defining the most important actions and events in your tool.<\/p>\nExamples will be support tickets, account upgrades, and renewals, feature activations, etc. Assign engagement values to your events and use product analytics<\/a> to track engagement.<\/p>\nCalculate the total score using the following formula:<\/p>\n![\"customer-engagement-score-Customer-Happiness-Index\"](\"https:\/\/blog-static.userpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/customer-engagement-score-Customer-Happiness-Index_fd05393d9348ef3d2711b7deb6877376_800.png\")
<\/picture><\/figure>\n10 Strategies to increase the Customer Happiness Index<\/strong><\/h2>\nRemember we mentioned customers would be happy and fall in love with your product when you go the extra mile? This section shows you ten different ways to do that.<\/p>\n
Personalize product experiences and in-app communication<\/strong><\/h3>\nCustomers love being treated like individuals, moreover, they absolutely expect it from you. In order to succeed in a competitive market, businesses must take individual user needs into consideration and personalize product experiences.<\/p>\n
To get started with personalization, segment users into groups based on their jobs-to-be-done<\/a> and unique needs. Next, tailor in-app experiences and deliver promised value to each segment.<\/p>\n![\"userpilot-segmentation-customer-happiness-index\"](\"https:\/\/blog-static.userpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/userpilot-segmentation-customer-happiness-index_6b106e5ddb3809985e5858a9a16999e3_800.png\")
<\/picture>Advanced segmentation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nA good example of SaaS personalization is using branched onboarding<\/a> flows to get customers on the shortest path to success based on their needs.<\/p>\nThat\u2019s what ConvertKit does. They have different onboarding flows for people new to email service providers, and those merely switching from competitors. This is essential because newbies will need to learn about the tool, but veterans might want to skip to importing their contacts, for example. Branched onboarding ensures everyone is happy.<\/p>\n![\"convertkit-customer-happiness-index-personalized-onboarding\"](\"https:\/\/blog-static.userpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/convertkit-customer-happiness-index-personalized-onboarding_cb8c133609e6ec352513c89ebd0cc511_800.png\")
<\/picture><\/figure>\nSet up customers for success with ongoing product education<\/strong><\/h3>\nEffective product education<\/a> goes beyond the primary onboarding you provide new users. It means you keep giving users the guidance they need as they move through different stages in their journey. The benefits of this include higher retention, faster feature adoption<\/a>, increased revenue, and of course, more happy customers.<\/p>\nProvide guidance and remove friction with UI feedback<\/strong><\/h3>\nUser interface (UI) feedback<\/a> is how your product responds to user actions. Design the UI in a way that provides positive experiences and effectively guides customers to avoid friction.<\/p>\nFor example, incorporating feedback error messages in your signup forms can reduce friction and increase conversions:<\/p>\n![\"userpilot-signup-form-ui-feedback-customer-happiness-index\"](\"https:\/\/blog-static.userpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/userpilot-signup-form-ui-feedback-customer-happiness-index_9d1f2b5ab1b07832a690aa2b3813333c_800.webp\")
<\/picture><\/figure>\nDeliver top-notch customer service with self-service support<\/strong><\/h3>\nSelf-service support<\/a> reduces friction and ensures customers can find solutions to basic problems no matter the time of day. The load on your customer service department is also reduced because of that.<\/p>\nA good self-service resource center <\/a>should include tutorials<\/a>, webinars, use cases, help docs, and the like. Mix up different content formats to make your resource center rich and interesting.<\/p>\n![\"self-service=resource-center-Customer-Happiness-Index\"](\"https:\/\/blog-static.userpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/self-serviceresource-center-Customer-Happiness-Index_2c07d7644ac1dc669019458b9921cea0_800.png\")
<\/picture><\/figure>\nCelebrate customer milestones and make them feel appreciated<\/strong><\/h3>\nCelebrating important milestones <\/a>in the user journey is a good way to give users a dopamine boost. Because they feel happy and successful, they will naturally continue using the tool to hit the next milestone.<\/p>\n![\"calendly-celebrating-customer-milestone\"](\"https:\/\/blog-static.userpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/calendly-celebrating-customer-milestone_6a786ac2505a93d689d955f1bbdfd045_800.png\")
<\/picture><\/figure>\nImplement customer loyalty and reward programs<\/strong><\/h3>\nLoyalty programs<\/a> build emotional bonds between you and the customer and will get many of them committed to your brand.<\/p>\nThere are different types of loyalty programs, including:<\/p>\n
\n- Points-based program:<\/strong> Customers are rewarded with points for using the product or referring others. These points can later be converted to valuables like free time on your tool.<\/li>\n
- Referral programs:<\/strong> Solely created to reward customers for introducing people in their network to your product.<\/li>\n
- Mission-driven loyalty programs:<\/strong> Invite users to support a cause like climate change, help poor children go to school, etc. Example from Whereby:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"whereby-customer-happiness-index\"](\"https:\/\/blog-static.userpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/whereby-customer-happiness-index_3118507935456b36f1a94b1a974290fe_800.webp\")
<\/picture><\/figure>\nCollect customer feedback at different touchpoints and act on it<\/strong><\/h3>\nUse different in-app surveys<\/a> to collect and analyze feedback<\/a>. This will let you know how customers feel about your product and if they\u2019re encountering friction or need additional features.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s best to use both active and passive surveys<\/a>. The former involves directly asking customers for feedback. Examples are NPS, churn surveys<\/a>, CSAT, etc.<\/p>\nPassive surveys are on-demand survey prompts that allow customers to give feedback when they feel like it, without being asked. Examples: product reviews, brand mentions, and always-on feedback widgets.<\/p>\n![\"miro-feedback-customer-happiness-index\"](\"https:\/\/blog-static.userpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/miro-feedback-customer-happiness-index_59179c07db9ffcf0439c596033e534a2_800.png\")
<\/picture><\/figure>\nReach out to unhappy customers and offer help<\/strong><\/h3>\nPair qualitative feedback<\/a> with other satisfaction scores like CES or CSAT to get a full picture of what’s causing unhappiness. Then, segment the responses to determine the most recurring feedback and what you can do about it.<\/p>\nFor instance, you could collect qualitative NPS responses and tag them as in the image below to fully understand the reason for low scores<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"userpilot-nps-response-tag\"](\"https:\/\/blog-static.userpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/userpilot-nps-response-tag_e6e6184ead5f2cdd344ca83e267dddf8_800.png\")
<\/picture>Tag NPS survey responses and identify reoccurring patterns.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBut don\u2019t stop there. Act on the feedback by getting back to customers through automated responses or personalized emails, as in the below example:<\/p>\n![\"nps-follow-up-email-customer-happiness-index\"](\"https:\/\/blog-static.userpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nps-follow-up-email-customer-happiness-index_2acaf287dd72267f641880d12dd106a0_800.png\")
<\/picture><\/figure>\nGo the extra mile\u2014show loyal customers that you care<\/strong><\/h3>\nHow quickly you respond to customer inquiries can significantly impact their experience, but adding small tokens of appreciation will wow them.<\/p>\n
If you\u2018re wondering how best to appreciate customers, just listen to them. You\u2019ll learn a lot about customer needs and desires by just paying attention to what they say and do.<\/p>\n
For example, one of Userpilot\u2019s most consistent customers jokingly asked us for a dream customer t-shirt. We took it seriously and had it delivered in no time.<\/p>\n
You can tell from his post below that he was surprised and excited.<\/p>\n![\"swag-userpilot-customer-happiness\"](\"https:\/\/blog-static.userpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/swag-userpilot-customer-happiness_d659c647d71bebd14d9c3ee38d8b61b8_800.webp\")
<\/picture><\/figure>\nOffer contextual upsells and drive additional value<\/strong><\/h3>\nUpsells <\/a>and other account expansion<\/a> strategies can push your Customer Happiness Index if done correctly. The tricky thing about this is that we all buy, but nobody likes to be sold stuff at random moments. So, you have to be certain that the account upgrade<\/a> you\u2019re recommending is what customers need at that point in their journey.<\/p>\nNetflix uses this strategy well. They show you all the perks that come with different plans, but don\u2019t bother you again until you\u2019re about to take an action outside your plan – like watching on bigger screens or viewing on different devices at a time. Such contextual messages work well because they\u2019re sent exactly when the customer needs them.<\/p>\n
A similar example from Loom: the company waits for users to hit the 5 mins recording limit several times before recommending an upgrade.<\/p>\n![\"loom-upgrade-modal-customer-happiness-index\"](\"https:\/\/blog-static.userpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/loom-upgrade-modal-customer-happiness-index_6b3963109e604d03ff5774d4ce525252_800.png\")
<\/picture><\/figure>\nConclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\nSaaS companies can unlock new growth opportunities by tracking and optimizing CHI. Their customers will go on to have great experiences and won’t want to stop using the product. Win-win!<\/p>\n
Hopefully, this article has shown you simple strategies for optimizing your Customer Happiness Index. Go ahead and implement the ones that stood out to you!<\/p>\n
Userpilot<\/a> can help if you need a third-party tool to make the process easier. Our platform enables you to increase CHI through product analytics, user segmentation, and personalization. Book a demo<\/a> to get started.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Curious about the Customer Happiness Index (CHI) and how it affects your growth? Read on as we explore what CHI means for SaaS companies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":14265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[1035,86,1039,1009,534,52,292,265],"class_list":["post-14264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-growth","tag-customer-loyalty","tag-customer-satisfaction","tag-drive-growth","tag-drive-product-growth","tag-how-to-reduce-churn","tag-product-experience","tag-product-growth","tag-saas-growth"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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Customer Happiness Index vs customer satisfaction<\/strong><\/h2>\nIt\u2019s easy to confuse customer happiness and satisfaction. Both metrics seem to be measuring the same thing, but there are key differences between them.<\/p>\n
For one, customer satisfaction does the bare minimum to meet user expectations. But customer happiness goes above and beyond to create memorable experiences that exceed expected standards.<\/p>\n
As a result, customer happiness is a more accurate predictor of loyalty<\/a> than customer satisfaction.<\/p>\nWhy is measuring and optimizing the Customer Happiness Index important for SaaS?<\/strong><\/h2>\nThere are several reasons SaaS companies should be big on optimizing customer happiness.<\/a><\/p>\nThe first is that this metric enables you to identify customers on the verge of churn<\/a>. That way, you can easily segment and try to gain them back.<\/p>\nSecondly, consistently exceeding customer expectations increases their likelihood of becoming loyal\u2013which translates to repeat business and free word of mouth<\/a>.<\/p>\nLastly, optimizing for customer happiness means fewer angry customers. In other words, fewer people will take to social media and review sites to talk bad about your company.<\/p>\n
How to measure the Customer Happiness Index<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe tricky thing with CHI is that there isn\u2019t a single metric that tells you a customer is happy\u2014it\u2019s more about looking at a bunch of factors to get a clearer picture of the customer experience.<\/p>\n
Some of those important metrics:<\/p>\n
Measure the customer satisfaction score<\/strong><\/h3>\nCSAT surveys<\/a> help you measure and monitor user satisfaction. This survey is best used immediately after a user interacts with a feature for the first time, hits a significant milestone, or just finished communicating with support.<\/p>\nTrigger CSAT surveys at different touchpoints in the user journey<\/a> to understand their experience after different types of interactions.<\/p>\nExample from Nicereply: customers receive this satisfaction survey each time a support ticket gets closed.<\/p>\nMeasure customer happiness and loyalty with a Net Promoter Score<\/strong><\/h3>\nCSAT tracks individual customer experiences<\/a>. On the other hand, NPS<\/a> measures the combined impact of those experiences through an overall score that indicates customer loyalty.<\/p>\nNPS surveys use an 11-point scale to ask customers how likely they are to recommend you to others.<\/p>\nThere are three categories of responses:<\/p>\n
\n- Detractors: <\/strong>Those that give you scores between 0 and 6. They\u2019re the least likely to recommend you. In fact, these customers are most at risk of churn.<\/li>\n
- Passives: <\/strong>They\u2019re in the middle. They enjoy your product but are not sure they want to recommend it to anyone. Passives rate you a 7 or 8.<\/li>\n
- Promoters: <\/strong>They\u2019re the real superfans. They love the overall customer experience and are eager to promote you. These people give you NPS scores of 9 or 10.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Users can also trigger existing and NPS on mobile<\/a> and effortlessly gather valuable user insights and boost satisfaction on-the-go.<\/span><\/p>\nCalculate customer effort score<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe customer effort score<\/a> measures customers’ effort when interacting with your company.<\/p>\nCommon use cases include when customers are trying to make a payment, resolve an issue, or try out a new feature<\/a>. The more energy customers spend to get things done on your app, the less happy they become.<\/p>\nCustomer effort scores are typically measured with emoticons or scales like this:<\/p>\nMeasure product stickiness as part of the Customer Happiness Index<\/strong><\/h3>\nAs mentioned earlier, happy customers are the most likely to stick with your product. You can easily measure product stickiness<\/a> by calculating the ratio between your daily and monthly active users:<\/p>\nMeasure customer engagement score<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe customer engagement score<\/a> tells you how well users interact with your product. To measure this, start by defining the most important actions and events in your tool.<\/p>\nExamples will be support tickets, account upgrades, and renewals, feature activations, etc. Assign engagement values to your events and use product analytics<\/a> to track engagement.<\/p>\nCalculate the total score using the following formula:<\/p>\n10 Strategies to increase the Customer Happiness Index<\/strong><\/h2>\nRemember we mentioned customers would be happy and fall in love with your product when you go the extra mile? This section shows you ten different ways to do that.<\/p>\n
Personalize product experiences and in-app communication<\/strong><\/h3>\nCustomers love being treated like individuals, moreover, they absolutely expect it from you. In order to succeed in a competitive market, businesses must take individual user needs into consideration and personalize product experiences.<\/p>\n
To get started with personalization, segment users into groups based on their jobs-to-be-done<\/a> and unique needs. Next, tailor in-app experiences and deliver promised value to each segment.<\/p>\nAdvanced segmentation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nA good example of SaaS personalization is using branched onboarding<\/a> flows to get customers on the shortest path to success based on their needs.<\/p>\nThat\u2019s what ConvertKit does. They have different onboarding flows for people new to email service providers, and those merely switching from competitors. This is essential because newbies will need to learn about the tool, but veterans might want to skip to importing their contacts, for example. Branched onboarding ensures everyone is happy.<\/p>\nSet up customers for success with ongoing product education<\/strong><\/h3>\nEffective product education<\/a> goes beyond the primary onboarding you provide new users. It means you keep giving users the guidance they need as they move through different stages in their journey. The benefits of this include higher retention, faster feature adoption<\/a>, increased revenue, and of course, more happy customers.<\/p>\nProvide guidance and remove friction with UI feedback<\/strong><\/h3>\nUser interface (UI) feedback<\/a> is how your product responds to user actions. Design the UI in a way that provides positive experiences and effectively guides customers to avoid friction.<\/p>\nFor example, incorporating feedback error messages in your signup forms can reduce friction and increase conversions:<\/p>\nDeliver top-notch customer service with self-service support<\/strong><\/h3>\nSelf-service support<\/a> reduces friction and ensures customers can find solutions to basic problems no matter the time of day. The load on your customer service department is also reduced because of that.<\/p>\nA good self-service resource center <\/a>should include tutorials<\/a>, webinars, use cases, help docs, and the like. Mix up different content formats to make your resource center rich and interesting.<\/p>\nCelebrate customer milestones and make them feel appreciated<\/strong><\/h3>\nCelebrating important milestones <\/a>in the user journey is a good way to give users a dopamine boost. Because they feel happy and successful, they will naturally continue using the tool to hit the next milestone.<\/p>\nImplement customer loyalty and reward programs<\/strong><\/h3>\nLoyalty programs<\/a> build emotional bonds between you and the customer and will get many of them committed to your brand.<\/p>\nThere are different types of loyalty programs, including:<\/p>\n
\n- Points-based program:<\/strong> Customers are rewarded with points for using the product or referring others. These points can later be converted to valuables like free time on your tool.<\/li>\n
- Referral programs:<\/strong> Solely created to reward customers for introducing people in their network to your product.<\/li>\n
- Mission-driven loyalty programs:<\/strong> Invite users to support a cause like climate change, help poor children go to school, etc. Example from Whereby:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Collect customer feedback at different touchpoints and act on it<\/strong><\/h3>\nUse different in-app surveys<\/a> to collect and analyze feedback<\/a>. This will let you know how customers feel about your product and if they\u2019re encountering friction or need additional features.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s best to use both active and passive surveys<\/a>. The former involves directly asking customers for feedback. Examples are NPS, churn surveys<\/a>, CSAT, etc.<\/p>\nPassive surveys are on-demand survey prompts that allow customers to give feedback when they feel like it, without being asked. Examples: product reviews, brand mentions, and always-on feedback widgets.<\/p>\nReach out to unhappy customers and offer help<\/strong><\/h3>\nPair qualitative feedback<\/a> with other satisfaction scores like CES or CSAT to get a full picture of what’s causing unhappiness. Then, segment the responses to determine the most recurring feedback and what you can do about it.<\/p>\nFor instance, you could collect qualitative NPS responses and tag them as in the image below to fully understand the reason for low scores<\/a>.<\/p>\nTag NPS survey responses and identify reoccurring patterns.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBut don\u2019t stop there. Act on the feedback by getting back to customers through automated responses or personalized emails, as in the below example:<\/p>\nGo the extra mile\u2014show loyal customers that you care<\/strong><\/h3>\nHow quickly you respond to customer inquiries can significantly impact their experience, but adding small tokens of appreciation will wow them.<\/p>\n
If you\u2018re wondering how best to appreciate customers, just listen to them. You\u2019ll learn a lot about customer needs and desires by just paying attention to what they say and do.<\/p>\n
For example, one of Userpilot\u2019s most consistent customers jokingly asked us for a dream customer t-shirt. We took it seriously and had it delivered in no time.<\/p>\n
You can tell from his post below that he was surprised and excited.<\/p>\nOffer contextual upsells and drive additional value<\/strong><\/h3>\nUpsells <\/a>and other account expansion<\/a> strategies can push your Customer Happiness Index if done correctly. The tricky thing about this is that we all buy, but nobody likes to be sold stuff at random moments. So, you have to be certain that the account upgrade<\/a> you\u2019re recommending is what customers need at that point in their journey.<\/p>\nNetflix uses this strategy well. They show you all the perks that come with different plans, but don\u2019t bother you again until you\u2019re about to take an action outside your plan – like watching on bigger screens or viewing on different devices at a time. Such contextual messages work well because they\u2019re sent exactly when the customer needs them.<\/p>\n
A similar example from Loom: the company waits for users to hit the 5 mins recording limit several times before recommending an upgrade.<\/p>\nConclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\nSaaS companies can unlock new growth opportunities by tracking and optimizing CHI. Their customers will go on to have great experiences and won’t want to stop using the product. Win-win!<\/p>\n
Hopefully, this article has shown you simple strategies for optimizing your Customer Happiness Index. Go ahead and implement the ones that stood out to you!<\/p>\n
Userpilot<\/a> can help if you need a third-party tool to make the process easier. Our platform enables you to increase CHI through product analytics, user segmentation, and personalization. Book a demo<\/a> to get started.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Curious about the Customer Happiness Index (CHI) and how it affects your growth? Read on as we explore what CHI means for SaaS companies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":14265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[1035,86,1039,1009,534,52,292,265],"class_list":["post-14264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-growth","tag-customer-loyalty","tag-customer-satisfaction","tag-drive-growth","tag-drive-product-growth","tag-how-to-reduce-churn","tag-product-experience","tag-product-growth","tag-saas-growth"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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Why is measuring and optimizing the Customer Happiness Index important for SaaS?<\/strong><\/h2>\nThere are several reasons SaaS companies should be big on optimizing customer happiness.<\/a><\/p>\nThe first is that this metric enables you to identify customers on the verge of churn<\/a>. That way, you can easily segment and try to gain them back.<\/p>\nSecondly, consistently exceeding customer expectations increases their likelihood of becoming loyal\u2013which translates to repeat business and free word of mouth<\/a>.<\/p>\nLastly, optimizing for customer happiness means fewer angry customers. In other words, fewer people will take to social media and review sites to talk bad about your company.<\/p>\n
How to measure the Customer Happiness Index<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe tricky thing with CHI is that there isn\u2019t a single metric that tells you a customer is happy\u2014it\u2019s more about looking at a bunch of factors to get a clearer picture of the customer experience.<\/p>\n
Some of those important metrics:<\/p>\n
Measure the customer satisfaction score<\/strong><\/h3>\nCSAT surveys<\/a> help you measure and monitor user satisfaction. This survey is best used immediately after a user interacts with a feature for the first time, hits a significant milestone, or just finished communicating with support.<\/p>\nTrigger CSAT surveys at different touchpoints in the user journey<\/a> to understand their experience after different types of interactions.<\/p>\nExample from Nicereply: customers receive this satisfaction survey each time a support ticket gets closed.<\/p>\nMeasure customer happiness and loyalty with a Net Promoter Score<\/strong><\/h3>\nCSAT tracks individual customer experiences<\/a>. On the other hand, NPS<\/a> measures the combined impact of those experiences through an overall score that indicates customer loyalty.<\/p>\nNPS surveys use an 11-point scale to ask customers how likely they are to recommend you to others.<\/p>\nThere are three categories of responses:<\/p>\n
\n- Detractors: <\/strong>Those that give you scores between 0 and 6. They\u2019re the least likely to recommend you. In fact, these customers are most at risk of churn.<\/li>\n
- Passives: <\/strong>They\u2019re in the middle. They enjoy your product but are not sure they want to recommend it to anyone. Passives rate you a 7 or 8.<\/li>\n
- Promoters: <\/strong>They\u2019re the real superfans. They love the overall customer experience and are eager to promote you. These people give you NPS scores of 9 or 10.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Users can also trigger existing and NPS on mobile<\/a> and effortlessly gather valuable user insights and boost satisfaction on-the-go.<\/span><\/p>\nCalculate customer effort score<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe customer effort score<\/a> measures customers’ effort when interacting with your company.<\/p>\nCommon use cases include when customers are trying to make a payment, resolve an issue, or try out a new feature<\/a>. The more energy customers spend to get things done on your app, the less happy they become.<\/p>\nCustomer effort scores are typically measured with emoticons or scales like this:<\/p>\nMeasure product stickiness as part of the Customer Happiness Index<\/strong><\/h3>\nAs mentioned earlier, happy customers are the most likely to stick with your product. You can easily measure product stickiness<\/a> by calculating the ratio between your daily and monthly active users:<\/p>\nMeasure customer engagement score<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe customer engagement score<\/a> tells you how well users interact with your product. To measure this, start by defining the most important actions and events in your tool.<\/p>\nExamples will be support tickets, account upgrades, and renewals, feature activations, etc. Assign engagement values to your events and use product analytics<\/a> to track engagement.<\/p>\nCalculate the total score using the following formula:<\/p>\n10 Strategies to increase the Customer Happiness Index<\/strong><\/h2>\nRemember we mentioned customers would be happy and fall in love with your product when you go the extra mile? This section shows you ten different ways to do that.<\/p>\n
Personalize product experiences and in-app communication<\/strong><\/h3>\nCustomers love being treated like individuals, moreover, they absolutely expect it from you. In order to succeed in a competitive market, businesses must take individual user needs into consideration and personalize product experiences.<\/p>\n
To get started with personalization, segment users into groups based on their jobs-to-be-done<\/a> and unique needs. Next, tailor in-app experiences and deliver promised value to each segment.<\/p>\nAdvanced segmentation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nA good example of SaaS personalization is using branched onboarding<\/a> flows to get customers on the shortest path to success based on their needs.<\/p>\nThat\u2019s what ConvertKit does. They have different onboarding flows for people new to email service providers, and those merely switching from competitors. This is essential because newbies will need to learn about the tool, but veterans might want to skip to importing their contacts, for example. Branched onboarding ensures everyone is happy.<\/p>\nSet up customers for success with ongoing product education<\/strong><\/h3>\nEffective product education<\/a> goes beyond the primary onboarding you provide new users. It means you keep giving users the guidance they need as they move through different stages in their journey. The benefits of this include higher retention, faster feature adoption<\/a>, increased revenue, and of course, more happy customers.<\/p>\nProvide guidance and remove friction with UI feedback<\/strong><\/h3>\nUser interface (UI) feedback<\/a> is how your product responds to user actions. Design the UI in a way that provides positive experiences and effectively guides customers to avoid friction.<\/p>\nFor example, incorporating feedback error messages in your signup forms can reduce friction and increase conversions:<\/p>\nDeliver top-notch customer service with self-service support<\/strong><\/h3>\nSelf-service support<\/a> reduces friction and ensures customers can find solutions to basic problems no matter the time of day. The load on your customer service department is also reduced because of that.<\/p>\nA good self-service resource center <\/a>should include tutorials<\/a>, webinars, use cases, help docs, and the like. Mix up different content formats to make your resource center rich and interesting.<\/p>\nCelebrate customer milestones and make them feel appreciated<\/strong><\/h3>\nCelebrating important milestones <\/a>in the user journey is a good way to give users a dopamine boost. Because they feel happy and successful, they will naturally continue using the tool to hit the next milestone.<\/p>\nImplement customer loyalty and reward programs<\/strong><\/h3>\nLoyalty programs<\/a> build emotional bonds between you and the customer and will get many of them committed to your brand.<\/p>\nThere are different types of loyalty programs, including:<\/p>\n
\n- Points-based program:<\/strong> Customers are rewarded with points for using the product or referring others. These points can later be converted to valuables like free time on your tool.<\/li>\n
- Referral programs:<\/strong> Solely created to reward customers for introducing people in their network to your product.<\/li>\n
- Mission-driven loyalty programs:<\/strong> Invite users to support a cause like climate change, help poor children go to school, etc. Example from Whereby:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Collect customer feedback at different touchpoints and act on it<\/strong><\/h3>\nUse different in-app surveys<\/a> to collect and analyze feedback<\/a>. This will let you know how customers feel about your product and if they\u2019re encountering friction or need additional features.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s best to use both active and passive surveys<\/a>. The former involves directly asking customers for feedback. Examples are NPS, churn surveys<\/a>, CSAT, etc.<\/p>\nPassive surveys are on-demand survey prompts that allow customers to give feedback when they feel like it, without being asked. Examples: product reviews, brand mentions, and always-on feedback widgets.<\/p>\nReach out to unhappy customers and offer help<\/strong><\/h3>\nPair qualitative feedback<\/a> with other satisfaction scores like CES or CSAT to get a full picture of what’s causing unhappiness. Then, segment the responses to determine the most recurring feedback and what you can do about it.<\/p>\nFor instance, you could collect qualitative NPS responses and tag them as in the image below to fully understand the reason for low scores<\/a>.<\/p>\nTag NPS survey responses and identify reoccurring patterns.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBut don\u2019t stop there. Act on the feedback by getting back to customers through automated responses or personalized emails, as in the below example:<\/p>\nGo the extra mile\u2014show loyal customers that you care<\/strong><\/h3>\nHow quickly you respond to customer inquiries can significantly impact their experience, but adding small tokens of appreciation will wow them.<\/p>\n
If you\u2018re wondering how best to appreciate customers, just listen to them. You\u2019ll learn a lot about customer needs and desires by just paying attention to what they say and do.<\/p>\n
For example, one of Userpilot\u2019s most consistent customers jokingly asked us for a dream customer t-shirt. We took it seriously and had it delivered in no time.<\/p>\n
You can tell from his post below that he was surprised and excited.<\/p>\nOffer contextual upsells and drive additional value<\/strong><\/h3>\nUpsells <\/a>and other account expansion<\/a> strategies can push your Customer Happiness Index if done correctly. The tricky thing about this is that we all buy, but nobody likes to be sold stuff at random moments. So, you have to be certain that the account upgrade<\/a> you\u2019re recommending is what customers need at that point in their journey.<\/p>\nNetflix uses this strategy well. They show you all the perks that come with different plans, but don\u2019t bother you again until you\u2019re about to take an action outside your plan – like watching on bigger screens or viewing on different devices at a time. Such contextual messages work well because they\u2019re sent exactly when the customer needs them.<\/p>\n
A similar example from Loom: the company waits for users to hit the 5 mins recording limit several times before recommending an upgrade.<\/p>\nConclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\nSaaS companies can unlock new growth opportunities by tracking and optimizing CHI. Their customers will go on to have great experiences and won’t want to stop using the product. Win-win!<\/p>\n
Hopefully, this article has shown you simple strategies for optimizing your Customer Happiness Index. Go ahead and implement the ones that stood out to you!<\/p>\n
Userpilot<\/a> can help if you need a third-party tool to make the process easier. Our platform enables you to increase CHI through product analytics, user segmentation, and personalization. Book a demo<\/a> to get started.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Curious about the Customer Happiness Index (CHI) and how it affects your growth? Read on as we explore what CHI means for SaaS companies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":14265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[1035,86,1039,1009,534,52,292,265],"class_list":["post-14264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-growth","tag-customer-loyalty","tag-customer-satisfaction","tag-drive-growth","tag-drive-product-growth","tag-how-to-reduce-churn","tag-product-experience","tag-product-growth","tag-saas-growth"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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The first is that this metric enables you to identify customers on the verge of churn<\/a>. That way, you can easily segment and try to gain them back.<\/p>\n Secondly, consistently exceeding customer expectations increases their likelihood of becoming loyal\u2013which translates to repeat business and free word of mouth<\/a>.<\/p>\n Lastly, optimizing for customer happiness means fewer angry customers. In other words, fewer people will take to social media and review sites to talk bad about your company.<\/p>\n The tricky thing with CHI is that there isn\u2019t a single metric that tells you a customer is happy\u2014it\u2019s more about looking at a bunch of factors to get a clearer picture of the customer experience.<\/p>\n Some of those important metrics:<\/p>\n CSAT surveys<\/a> help you measure and monitor user satisfaction. This survey is best used immediately after a user interacts with a feature for the first time, hits a significant milestone, or just finished communicating with support.<\/p>\n Trigger CSAT surveys at different touchpoints in the user journey<\/a> to understand their experience after different types of interactions.<\/p>\n Example from Nicereply: customers receive this satisfaction survey each time a support ticket gets closed.<\/p>\n CSAT tracks individual customer experiences<\/a>. On the other hand, NPS<\/a> measures the combined impact of those experiences through an overall score that indicates customer loyalty.<\/p>\n NPS surveys use an 11-point scale to ask customers how likely they are to recommend you to others.<\/p>\n There are three categories of responses:<\/p>\n Users can also trigger existing and NPS on mobile<\/a> and effortlessly gather valuable user insights and boost satisfaction on-the-go.<\/span><\/p>\n The customer effort score<\/a> measures customers’ effort when interacting with your company.<\/p>\n Common use cases include when customers are trying to make a payment, resolve an issue, or try out a new feature<\/a>. The more energy customers spend to get things done on your app, the less happy they become.<\/p>\n Customer effort scores are typically measured with emoticons or scales like this:<\/p>\n As mentioned earlier, happy customers are the most likely to stick with your product. You can easily measure product stickiness<\/a> by calculating the ratio between your daily and monthly active users:<\/p>\n The customer engagement score<\/a> tells you how well users interact with your product. To measure this, start by defining the most important actions and events in your tool.<\/p>\n Examples will be support tickets, account upgrades, and renewals, feature activations, etc. Assign engagement values to your events and use product analytics<\/a> to track engagement.<\/p>\n Calculate the total score using the following formula:<\/p>\n Remember we mentioned customers would be happy and fall in love with your product when you go the extra mile? This section shows you ten different ways to do that.<\/p>\n Customers love being treated like individuals, moreover, they absolutely expect it from you. In order to succeed in a competitive market, businesses must take individual user needs into consideration and personalize product experiences.<\/p>\n To get started with personalization, segment users into groups based on their jobs-to-be-done<\/a> and unique needs. Next, tailor in-app experiences and deliver promised value to each segment.<\/p>\n A good example of SaaS personalization is using branched onboarding<\/a> flows to get customers on the shortest path to success based on their needs.<\/p>\n That\u2019s what ConvertKit does. They have different onboarding flows for people new to email service providers, and those merely switching from competitors. This is essential because newbies will need to learn about the tool, but veterans might want to skip to importing their contacts, for example. Branched onboarding ensures everyone is happy.<\/p>\n Effective product education<\/a> goes beyond the primary onboarding you provide new users. It means you keep giving users the guidance they need as they move through different stages in their journey. The benefits of this include higher retention, faster feature adoption<\/a>, increased revenue, and of course, more happy customers.<\/p>\n User interface (UI) feedback<\/a> is how your product responds to user actions. Design the UI in a way that provides positive experiences and effectively guides customers to avoid friction.<\/p>\n For example, incorporating feedback error messages in your signup forms can reduce friction and increase conversions:<\/p>\n Self-service support<\/a> reduces friction and ensures customers can find solutions to basic problems no matter the time of day. The load on your customer service department is also reduced because of that.<\/p>\n A good self-service resource center <\/a>should include tutorials<\/a>, webinars, use cases, help docs, and the like. Mix up different content formats to make your resource center rich and interesting.<\/p>\n Celebrating important milestones <\/a>in the user journey is a good way to give users a dopamine boost. Because they feel happy and successful, they will naturally continue using the tool to hit the next milestone.<\/p>\n Loyalty programs<\/a> build emotional bonds between you and the customer and will get many of them committed to your brand.<\/p>\n There are different types of loyalty programs, including:<\/p>\n Use different in-app surveys<\/a> to collect and analyze feedback<\/a>. This will let you know how customers feel about your product and if they\u2019re encountering friction or need additional features.<\/p>\n It\u2019s best to use both active and passive surveys<\/a>. The former involves directly asking customers for feedback. Examples are NPS, churn surveys<\/a>, CSAT, etc.<\/p>\n Passive surveys are on-demand survey prompts that allow customers to give feedback when they feel like it, without being asked. Examples: product reviews, brand mentions, and always-on feedback widgets.<\/p>\n Pair qualitative feedback<\/a> with other satisfaction scores like CES or CSAT to get a full picture of what’s causing unhappiness. Then, segment the responses to determine the most recurring feedback and what you can do about it.<\/p>\n For instance, you could collect qualitative NPS responses and tag them as in the image below to fully understand the reason for low scores<\/a>.<\/p>\n But don\u2019t stop there. Act on the feedback by getting back to customers through automated responses or personalized emails, as in the below example:<\/p>\n How quickly you respond to customer inquiries can significantly impact their experience, but adding small tokens of appreciation will wow them.<\/p>\n If you\u2018re wondering how best to appreciate customers, just listen to them. You\u2019ll learn a lot about customer needs and desires by just paying attention to what they say and do.<\/p>\n For example, one of Userpilot\u2019s most consistent customers jokingly asked us for a dream customer t-shirt. We took it seriously and had it delivered in no time.<\/p>\n You can tell from his post below that he was surprised and excited.<\/p>\n Upsells <\/a>and other account expansion<\/a> strategies can push your Customer Happiness Index if done correctly. The tricky thing about this is that we all buy, but nobody likes to be sold stuff at random moments. So, you have to be certain that the account upgrade<\/a> you\u2019re recommending is what customers need at that point in their journey.<\/p>\n Netflix uses this strategy well. They show you all the perks that come with different plans, but don\u2019t bother you again until you\u2019re about to take an action outside your plan – like watching on bigger screens or viewing on different devices at a time. Such contextual messages work well because they\u2019re sent exactly when the customer needs them.<\/p>\n A similar example from Loom: the company waits for users to hit the 5 mins recording limit several times before recommending an upgrade.<\/p>\n SaaS companies can unlock new growth opportunities by tracking and optimizing CHI. Their customers will go on to have great experiences and won’t want to stop using the product. Win-win!<\/p>\n Hopefully, this article has shown you simple strategies for optimizing your Customer Happiness Index. Go ahead and implement the ones that stood out to you!<\/p>\n Userpilot<\/a> can help if you need a third-party tool to make the process easier. Our platform enables you to increase CHI through product analytics, user segmentation, and personalization. Book a demo<\/a> to get started.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Curious about the Customer Happiness Index (CHI) and how it affects your growth? 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Measure the customer satisfaction score<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/picture><\/figure>\nMeasure customer happiness and loyalty with a Net Promoter Score<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/picture><\/figure>\nCalculate customer effort score<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/picture><\/figure>\nMeasure product stickiness as part of the Customer Happiness Index<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/picture><\/figure>\nMeasure customer engagement score<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/picture><\/figure>\n10 Strategies to increase the Customer Happiness Index<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Personalize product experiences and in-app communication<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/picture><\/figure>\nSet up customers for success with ongoing product education<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Provide guidance and remove friction with UI feedback<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/picture><\/figure>\nDeliver top-notch customer service with self-service support<\/strong><\/h3>\n
![\"self-service=resource-center-Customer-Happiness-Index\"](\"https:\/\/blog-static.userpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/self-serviceresource-center-Customer-Happiness-Index_2c07d7644ac1dc669019458b9921cea0_800.png)
<\/picture><\/figure>\nCelebrate customer milestones and make them feel appreciated<\/strong><\/h3>\n
![\"calendly-celebrating-customer-milestone\"](\"https:\/\/blog-static.userpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/calendly-celebrating-customer-milestone_6a786ac2505a93d689d955f1bbdfd045_800.png)
<\/picture><\/figure>\nImplement customer loyalty and reward programs<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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![\"whereby-customer-happiness-index\"](\"https:\/\/blog-static.userpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/whereby-customer-happiness-index_3118507935456b36f1a94b1a974290fe_800.webp)
<\/picture><\/figure>\nCollect customer feedback at different touchpoints and act on it<\/strong><\/h3>\n
![\"miro-feedback-customer-happiness-index\"](\"https:\/\/blog-static.userpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/miro-feedback-customer-happiness-index_59179c07db9ffcf0439c596033e534a2_800.png)
<\/picture><\/figure>\nReach out to unhappy customers and offer help<\/strong><\/h3>\n
![\"userpilot-nps-response-tag\"](\"https:\/\/blog-static.userpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/userpilot-nps-response-tag_e6e6184ead5f2cdd344ca83e267dddf8_800.png)
<\/picture>![\"nps-follow-up-email-customer-happiness-index\"](\"https:\/\/blog-static.userpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nps-follow-up-email-customer-happiness-index_2acaf287dd72267f641880d12dd106a0_800.png)
<\/picture><\/figure>\nGo the extra mile\u2014show loyal customers that you care<\/strong><\/h3>\n
![\"swag-userpilot-customer-happiness\"](\"https:\/\/blog-static.userpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/swag-userpilot-customer-happiness_d659c647d71bebd14d9c3ee38d8b61b8_800.webp)
<\/picture><\/figure>\nOffer contextual upsells and drive additional value<\/strong><\/h3>\n
![\"loom-upgrade-modal-customer-happiness-index\"](\"https:\/\/blog-static.userpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/loom-upgrade-modal-customer-happiness-index_6b3963109e604d03ff5774d4ce525252_800.png)
<\/picture><\/figure>\nConclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n