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Apple Music Tops J.D. Power 2016 Streaming Music Satisfaction Study [Chart]

Apple Music Tops J.D. Power 2016 Streaming Music Satisfaction Study [Chart]

Posted September 28, 2016 at 5:21pm by iClarified
Apple Music has topped J.D. Power's first Streaming Music Satisfaction study. The inaugural study measures overall satisfaction among customers who have used a subscription-based streaming music service within the past six months. Customer satisfaction is examined across six key measures (listed in order of importance): performance and reliability; ease of use; cost of service; content; communication; and customer service. Scores for each measure are reflected in an index based on a 1,000-point scale.

The study finds that satisfaction with paid streaming music service is impacted by the level of engagement with listening to and sharing playlists and content with others. There are four distinct listener profiles. The largest segment is passive listeners (customers who neither share their own content/playlists nor consume other users’ content), representing 44% of the total music streaming universe; 29% are fully engaged listeners; 22% are followers (customers who consume other users’ content/playlists but do not share their own); and 5% are sharers (customers who say they “always” or “sometimes” share their own playlists but do not consume other users’ content).

“The streaming music customer experience appears to be affected by a number of dimensions, including paid vs. free streaming, device choice and content selection,” said Kirk Parsons, senior director and technology, media & telecom practice leader at J.D. Power. “The key to success, however, is increasingly becoming how well streaming music brands create a viable music ecosystem that can not only support multiple types of devices, but also facilitate listeners’ social sharing and following of playlists with others.”


Key Findings:
● Paid Music Services Generate Higher Satisfaction than Free Streaming: Satisfaction is higher across all measures among customers who pay for their music service, with an overall satisfaction gap advantage of 19 points, compared with those who use free-based music services. The largest satisfaction gaps are in the customer service (68-point gap) and communication (45-point gap) measures.

● Satisfaction Lowest among Passive Listeners: As levels of engagement and contribution to a streaming community rise, so does satisfaction. Overall satisfaction is lowest among passive listeners (801), followed closely by the followers (812), while satisfaction is highest among fully engaged listeners (860) and sharers (833). Satisfaction in all measures is lower among customers who are not engaged than among those who are, with an especially wide gap between the two segments in the communication (79-point gap) and cost of service (72-point gap) measures.

● Exclusive Content Improves Customer Advocacy: Among customers who listen to content released exclusively on their streaming service, overall satisfaction is 52 points higher than among those who do not, and content satisfaction is 59 points higher. Nearly three-fourths (74%) of customers who listen to exclusive content say they “definitely will” recommend their provider vs. 54% of those who do not who say the same.

● Peripheral Devices Enhance the Listening Experience: Overall satisfaction is higher among customers who use a peripheral device to stream music than among those who do not. Several devices that are not yet widely adopted have particularly high impacts on satisfaction: smartwatches (+57 points); home automation controllers (+50); and virtual reality viewers (+48). Bluetooth speakers, which are more widely used, also have a considerable effect (+23).
Study Rankings


● Apple Music ranks highest among the streaming music brands included in the study, with an overall score of 834. Apple leads with the highest score in three of the six measures, performing particularly well in performance and reliability, content and ease of use. Rhapsody ranks second with an overall score of 826 and performs particularly well in the cost of service and communication measures.


Apple Music Tops J.D. Power 2016 Streaming Music Satisfaction Study [Chart]
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gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - September 28, 2016 at 7:47pm
Milk music ain't even on the list. lol
Annan
Annan - September 28, 2016 at 7:38pm
This makes no sense.
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - September 28, 2016 at 7:45pm
You wish buddy!
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