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CSM CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGEMENT | Are You A “Good Neighbor”?

I went onto a new coffee shop the other day, and the first thing I saw was an area set aside with a number of local business cards and flyers. I asked the owner about the display and he said, "I'm just being a good neighbor. These people do business with me, I want to help them succeed too!" I was taken aback by his insight. Here's a guy that sells a c…

MYSTERY SHOPPING | It IS Who You Know

When it comes to mystery shopping, I'm generally an advocate of non-purchase secret shops. The reason is simple, if a purchase is made, and reimbursed, there's the handling of the receipt. If the purchase is kept by the shopper, it can decrease the value to the secret shopper, without increasing the value of the shopping observation. Recently, I've been…

MYSTERY SHOPPING | WATCH THE PENNIES TURN INTO DIMES!

The Recession Is Over! I heard it on the news, and I've read it on the internet, so it must be true! Besides, times are so good, everywhere I look businesses have stopped looking to make "side" sales. Say it ain't so? It is! In the past three days, I've been to 17 local stores, large and small, in the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California.…

SECRET SHOPPING | Is It a Happy Holiday?

The news reports are ablaze with reports of retail sales numbers for the 2009 Holiday Shopping Season. Some retailers are up, others are down. Most big retailers, like Kohls, Macys, and JC Penny are slashing prices and offering free shipping from their online stores. Retailers are even using social network sites like Facebook and Twitter to bring in cus…

SECRET SHOPPERS | So, You Want to Be a Mystery Shopper? PART III

Several years ago, there were a number of scams involving the secret world or mystery shopping. Ads blared over the ratio to "Make Thousands as a Mystery Shopper!" Or, perhaps, "Earn thousands from home - just send us $40" These were clearly scams. Unfortunately, tens of thousands of people became victims of these criminals. In some cases you received…

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