Accountability with Action Plans
March 15, 2025. Ever wanted to know quickly which of your managers act on mystery shop results, and what actions they have taken? We thought so! With action plans, learn how managers respond and when to mystery shop concern areas. Some advantages of action plans are: Easy set up. Your information and hierarchy are already in our […]
25 Business Types for Customer Experience Research, Compliance Audits & Mystery Shopping
March 3, 2025Confero’s 25 years in the customer experience research field has allowed us to interact with various industries over the years. With our experience in so many diverse industries, we apply knowledge to new projects in unique ways. Here’s a list of 25 types of businesses that Confero has worked with over the decades, by providing them with services including onsite, telephone-recorded and email mystery shops, competitive pricing studies, retail audits, brand representation at retail, and customer satisfaction surveys:
Audit Projects Increase for Customer Researchers
February 21, 2025Our mystery shoppers may have noticed that over the past year, Confero has seen a big increase in clients requesting audits of their location. Audits are usually used by large companies or corporations with multiple locations, often nationwide. Audits provide a simple way for companies to manage the image they are presenting to customers in all their locations.
Audits usually require auditors to visit the assigned location and do any of the following items:
- Take an inventory of particular products. Companies want to ensure that their shelves are properly stocked at all times. And sometimes, they are auditing their competitors, so they want to be able to compare what their competitors have in stock. In a recent program, one of our clients had auditors visit grocery stores to take inventory particular brands of products. They wanted to know how much shelf space was designated for their product, as well as their competitors.
Brand Auditors: The Role of Secret Shoppers Revealed
February 21, 2025Brand Auditors: The Role of Secret Shoppers Revealed? What is That About? When you hear the term secret shopper it sounds so mysterious, right? What do mystery shoppers really do? How are mystery shoppers actually brand auditors? Do they really help businesses improve? Have You Ever Wondered How Mystery Shoppers Are the Solution for […]
New Confero Mystery Shopper’s First Steps to Success
February 12, 2025Are you a New Confero Mystery Shopper? Welcome! Here are a few ideas to get your new mystery shopping side gig off to a great success. Have fun and help businesses in your area improve while getting paid to evaluate them! What are the first steps to success as a Confero mystery shopper? […]