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Starling Bank overall Effort Score
Black Star 1

66

VS

Black Star 2

64

last Quarter

Sector Effort Score benchmark
Black Star 3

63

VS

Black Star 4

60

last Quarter

Brand analysis

Starling is a great case study for gradual, incremental and effective Customer Effort performance.

The brand has improved its Overall Effort Score for three straight quarters. In Q2 2024 it had a score of 60, it’s now on 66.

All four pillars increased wave on wave, with ‘Speed of Resolving Problems’ the main driver, up +3 on its Q4 2024 level, with 6 in 10 customers saying it was ‘very easy’ to achieve what they set out to do.

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Style of Communication
70

vs

68

last quarter

56% say the politeness of their customer service agents is 'excellent'

50% rate the ability to communicate with them in their chosen language (other than English) as ‘excellent’

 
Knowledge & Expertise
65

vs

64

last quarter

51% rate the expertise of the customer service agent as 'excellent'

49% say the way details were clearly explained to them was 'excellent'

48% rate how well the customer service agent understood their particular problem or question as 'excellent'

 
Undertanding & Valuing the Customer
67

vs

66

last quarter

49% rate this brand as 'excellent' for how they made them feel valued/important as a customer

46% say the range of solutions or options that were suitable was "excellent"

63% say they were 'very satisfied' with the outcome of their communication or contact

 
Speed Solving the Problem
65

vs

62

last quarter

45% rate how they were not left ‘on-hold’ or in a call queuing system for a long time as 'excellent'

45% rate how they were able to speak to a customer service agent that can help them with their query as 'excellent'

59% say they made it ‘very easy’ to achieve what they set out to do