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One of my absolute favourite kind of jobs as a long-time Secret Customer shopper involves a sit-down dining experience. These provide an opportunity to explore different restaurants and cuisines that you may otherwise not have tried before. You step out of your comfort zone and try new dining concepts while having your meal reimbursed and

What is Mystery Shopping? Mystery shopping is a research method used by companies to evaluate the quality of their products or services from the customer’s perspective. It involves hiring mystery shoppers who act as normal customers, and visit the company’s physical store or website to make a purchase or inquire about products or services. These

Here are some great customer service quotes: Source: http://www.customer1.com/blog/customer-service-quotes: Author: Omar Zaibak 1. The goal as a company is to have customer service that is not just the best but legendary. Sam Walton, Founder of Wal-Mart 2. Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning. Bill Gates 3. It is not the strongest

How “Mystery Shopping” Helped Spark a Turnaround Written by Kevin Peters Source: http://hbr.org/2011/11/office-depots-president-mystery-shopping-turnaround/ar/1   The Idea: The office products retailer was measuring customer service using metrics— such as the cleanliness of bathrooms—that didn’t drive sales. Its new president is trying to fix that by retraining the staff and transforming the company. When I became the leader of

When and Where Was Mystery Shopping First Used?   Written by John A Denver    Source: ezinearticles.com/?When-and-Where-Was-Mystery-Shopping-First-Used?&id=7727385   Mystery shoppers are people hired by agencies or corporations to check the service quality, product quality and sales staff behaviour at retail outlets and shops. These people pose as normal shoppers and asses the integrity and performance of

When done properly, mystery shopping can be a valuable addition to service measurement efforts   Written by: Sheldon Dill Source: quirks.com/articles/a2002/20020108.aspx?searchID=622320894&sort=5&pg=4   There are many marketing professionals who read this magazine who have little knowledge of or experience with mystery shopping. It is no wonder, for there are countless marketing research texts that contain no information about mystery

3 Popular Mystery Shopping Services Written by Kevin James Saunders Source: http://ezinearticles.com/?3-Popular-Mystery-Shopping-Services&id=6834641 Mystery shopping services assess a firm and its operations without intruding into the daily activities. Just as the name suggests employees may not even notice there is an evaluation process going on because it involves secret shoppers who move about the location collecting facts

5 Benefits of Mystery Shopping: Start Making Money Today! Written by Benjamin Norman  Source: http://ezinearticles.com/?5-Benefits-of-Mystery-Shopping:-Start-Making-Money-Today!&id=6228516 Mystery shoppers are employed to test employees, products and customer service of an organization, whether it be online, over the phone or in person. So what are the benefits of being a mystery shopper? Here are five benefits: 1. Getting paid!

Get Paid to Shop: Unveiling the World of Mystery Shopping Do you love shopping? Imagine getting paid to visit stores, dine at restaurants, and evaluate the quality of their products and services. Sounds too good to be true? Welcome to the fascinating world of mystery shopping! Mystery shopping is a legitimate form of market research,

21st century mystery shopping Written by Ron Welty Source: http://www.quirks.com/articles/a2005/20050109.aspx?searchID=622320894&sort=5&pg=1   Integrated, total-customer-experience evaluations that measure what happens at every possible touchpoint. Automated, fast report distribution via e-mail. Web-based reporting. Digitally-recorded phone call evaluations. Hidden-video captures. High-resolution digital photos, embedded directly in online reports. Reports, call recordings and photos burned onto CDs. Rewards presented on-the-spot to client