Resident Ties Policy to Profit Using AI-Powered Voice of Customer

By uncovering friction in returns, transit, and WFM processes, Resident improved CSAT, reduced churn, and unlocked cross-functional efficiency.

Industry
E-commerce
Use Case
Company Size
~500 Employees

Increase in CSAT

30%

Decrease in agent ramp time

120%

Increase in monthly coaching sessions

300%

CHALLENGE

CSAT Showed the Smoke But They Couldn’t Find the Fire

“Returns were driving a huge share of our DSATs, but we had no way to see which part of the return lifecycle was causing the friction.”

Michelle Zimmerman, Senior Quality Data Analyst, Resident Home

Resident relied on CSAT to flag friction, but with <20% response rates, it surfaced problems without showing where the experience was breaking down. Returns drove a disproportionate share of DSATs, yet the root cause inside the multi-step process was unclear.

Manual QA covered too little volume, and agent-applied dispositions often misclassified intent, solution, and outcome. The data wasn’t reliable enough to segment journey issues or validate assumptions.

As a result, Resident couldn’t quantify the size of key problems, pinpoint where friction originated in returns or transit, or tie dissatisfaction to cancellations, repeat contacts, or retention risk.

SOLUTION

Complete Customer Journey Visibility Through AI-Powered Intent Signals

Using MaestroQA, Resident replaced inaccurate manual tagging with LLM Classifiers that automatically categorize 100% of conversations by journey intent: returns, cancellations, transit issues, logistics, and more.

By merging these AI intent signals with operational metrics like handle time, DSAT, repeat contacts, and cancellations, Resident created a clear map of where friction occurs across the customer journey.

When a problem surfaces, the team drills into that slice of data, using AskAI to pull the real drivers, supporting VoC, and representative examples—giving them validated root-cause insight in minutes.

“Once we tied LLM dispositions to our operational data in Maestro, we finally had trustworthy insight into what was actually driving negative sentiment.”

Michelle Zimmerman, Senior Quality Data Analyst, Resident Home

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Resident Ties Policy to Profit Using AI-Powered Voice of Customer

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Industry
E-commerce
Use Case
Company Size
~500 Employees

Increase in CSAT

30%

Decrease in agent ramp time

120%

Increase in monthly coaching sessions

300%

CHALLENGE

CSAT Showed the Smoke But They Couldn’t Find the Fire

“Returns were driving a huge share of our DSATs, but we had no way to see which part of the return lifecycle was causing the friction.”

Michelle Zimmerman, Senior Quality Data Analyst, Resident Home

Resident relied on CSAT to flag friction, but with <20% response rates, it surfaced problems without showing where the experience was breaking down. Returns drove a disproportionate share of DSATs, yet the root cause inside the multi-step process was unclear.

Manual QA covered too little volume, and agent-applied dispositions often misclassified intent, solution, and outcome. The data wasn’t reliable enough to segment journey issues or validate assumptions.

As a result, Resident couldn’t quantify the size of key problems, pinpoint where friction originated in returns or transit, or tie dissatisfaction to cancellations, repeat contacts, or retention risk.

SOLUTION

Complete Customer Journey Visibility Through AI-Powered Intent Signals

Using MaestroQA, Resident replaced inaccurate manual tagging with LLM Classifiers that automatically categorize 100% of conversations by journey intent: returns, cancellations, transit issues, logistics, and more.

By merging these AI intent signals with operational metrics like handle time, DSAT, repeat contacts, and cancellations, Resident created a clear map of where friction occurs across the customer journey.

When a problem surfaces, the team drills into that slice of data, using AskAI to pull the real drivers, supporting VoC, and representative examples—giving them validated root-cause insight in minutes.

“Once we tied LLM dispositions to our operational data in Maestro, we finally had trustworthy insight into what was actually driving negative sentiment.”

Michelle Zimmerman, Senior Quality Data Analyst, Resident Home

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Resident Ties Policy to Profit Using AI-Powered Voice of Customer

50%

Faster resolutions after identifying process bottlenecks

100%

Sentiment coverage, up from <20% with traditional CSAT

Faster detection of risk signals that lead to cancellations

3

Retention-impacting policy issues identified and resolved

“Understanding where the journey breaks down impacts retention, future sales, referrals—everything that matters. Maestro finally gives us that visibility.”

Michelle Zimmerman, Senior Quality Data Analyst, Resident Home

About Resident

Resident is an ecommerce home furnishings company selling mattresses and bedroom products. The business supports customers through complex delivery, trial, and return cycles where satisfaction and retention are tightly linked.

E-commerce
~500 Employees

CHALLENGE

CSAT Showed the Smoke But They Couldn’t Find the Fire

“Returns were driving a huge share of our DSATs, but we had no way to see which part of the return lifecycle was causing the friction.”

Michelle Zimmerman, Senior Quality Data Analyst, Resident Home

Resident relied on CSAT to flag friction, but with <20% response rates, it surfaced problems without showing where the experience was breaking down. Returns drove a disproportionate share of DSATs, yet the root cause inside the multi-step process was unclear.

Manual QA covered too little volume, and agent-applied dispositions often misclassified intent, solution, and outcome. The data wasn’t reliable enough to segment journey issues or validate assumptions.

As a result, Resident couldn’t quantify the size of key problems, pinpoint where friction originated in returns or transit, or tie dissatisfaction to cancellations, repeat contacts, or retention risk.

SOLUTION

Complete Customer Journey Visibility Through AI-Powered Intent Signals

Using MaestroQA, Resident replaced inaccurate manual tagging with LLM Classifiers that automatically categorize 100% of conversations by journey intent: returns, cancellations, transit issues, logistics, and more.

By merging these AI intent signals with operational metrics like handle time, DSAT, repeat contacts, and cancellations, Resident created a clear map of where friction occurs across the customer journey.

When a problem surfaces, the team drills into that slice of data, using AskAI to pull the real drivers, supporting VoC, and representative examples—giving them validated root-cause insight in minutes.

“Once we tied LLM dispositions to our operational data in Maestro, we finally had trustworthy insight into what was actually driving negative sentiment.”

Michelle Zimmerman, Senior Quality Data Analyst, Resident Home

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Impact

Insight Informs Revenue, Risk, and Operational Decisions

Customer value preservation

AI intent signals surfaced the exact point where the return journey broke down, enabling targeted policy updates that improved CSAT and protected long-term customer value.

Churn prevention

With LLM Classifiers, highly negative interactions were immediately identifiable, allowing Resident to intervene earlier and redesign workflows that previously led to cancellations and avoidable churn.

Cost & efficiency improvements

LLM insights showed intents requiring lead approval had double the handle time. Expanding agent autonomy cut AHT in half, reduced cost, and improved forecasting accuracy for WFM.

Accelerated decision velocity

With AI-classified intents tied to CSAT, sentiment, AHT, and cancellations, leaders can pinpoint issues in minutes instead of relying on retroactive surveys.

Resident is expanding LLM Classifiers to evaluate additional points across the customer journey. They are also exploring an AI-powered Experience Score to complement CSAT and give a fuller, more complete view of customer sentiment.

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