Tag: mystery shopping providers association

  • Mystery Shopper Shares Secrets of the Job – WRAL

    June 9, 2025

    In this 2010 interview by WRAL’s 5 on Your Side, Monica Laliberte sits down with a real mystery shopper to learn what mystery shopping truly is in this interview – “Mystery Shopper Shares Secrets of the Job”. Also, Monica speaks with Elaine Buxton about what companies are looking for when research themselves with mystery shoppers. […]

  • Why Mystery Shop Your Competition?

    December 17, 2024

    Mystery Shop Your Competition? Why would our business want to do that? Admit it. Every now and then, when you are online browsing your competitor’s webpage. Why are you doing that? You want to see what they are doing and how they are doing things differently compared to your business, right? While perusing things online […]

  • Confero Sponsors, Presents at MSPA America’s ShopperFest at Sea 2022

    May 28, 2022

    Another MSPA Americas ShopperFest is in the books.! ShopperFest at Sea provided amazing content and networking aboard Royal Carribbean’s Independence of the Seas. Olivia French and Elaine Buxton represented us. Olivia presented a session on how to put together a mystery shopping route on vacation and another session on working with schedulers. Elaine served on […]

  • Elaine Buxton Elected Vice Chairman Mystery Shopping Providers Association Global Board of Directors

    April 4, 2012

    CARY, N.C. – Confero, Inc. (https://www.conferoinc.com), a national customer experience measurement firm, has announced that president and CEO Elaine Buxton has been elected to serve as vice chairman of the Mystery Shopping Providers Association (MSPA) global board of directors. In her position, Buxton will be responsible for working to update and refine the group’s strategic plan. Prior to being elected vice chairman, Buxton served as immediate past president of the MSPA-North America in 2011.

    The mission of the MSPA is to improve and stimulate the acceptance, performance, reputation and use of mystery shopping services. For more information about the MSPA, visit http://www.mysteryshop.org

    “As a dedicated member of the mystery shopping industry, I am committed to providing a high level of service to the MSPA and all its members,” said Buxton. “Being elected again to the global board of directors is quite an honor, and I look forward to working with other board members to promote mystery shopping around the world.”

  • Confero, Inc. Wins 2011 Stevie®Award For Customer Service Consulting Practice Of The Year

    March 3, 2011

    Customer Experience Measurement Firm Recognized In Two Customer Service Awards Categories

    CARY, N.C. – Elaine Buxton, CEO and president of Confero, Inc. (https://www.conferoinc.com), a national customer experience measurement firm, has announced that the firm was presented with a Stevie® Award in the Customer Service or Call Center Consulting Practice of the Year category in the 5th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, announced at a gala banquet on Feb. 21 in Miami Beach, Fla. Additionally, Confero was named a finalist in the category of Customer Service Management Team of the Year. Finalists were chosen by business professionals worldwide during preliminary judging, and winners were selected among the finalists by the Stevie Awards’ Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors.