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236 Writers Way, Suite 100
Colorado Springs, CO
80903

Silent Shopper

Detailed customer service evaluations, conducted in-person or over the phone, evaluating your employees on what they do right, what they do wrong, what they need to improve upon and most importantly how to make those improvements. A great training tool and it’s affordable.

You can expect:

  • Improved customer service
  • Better trained employees
  • Improved customer retention
  • Reduced employee turnover

Silent Shopper now in its 15th year is a national trademark of Hanson
Marketing & Advertising.

 

THE SILENT SHOPPER PROGRAM
  • The Silent Shopper Program is a system that determines what your sales people are doing right, what they are doing wrong and what they should do the next time in order to improve the chances for a sale. As well as evaluating your competition in the same areas.
  • “Silent Shops” are conducted in-person or over the phone. The results are documented in a 5-10 page report that describes the level of customer service received
  • The report will offer suggestion and examples to help your employees provide better service for your customers and give you a tool to offer an employee incentive program.
  • You can expect improved sales, reduced employee turnover and customer retention as results of the Silent Shopperã Program
Customer Relations Facts: 
  • A 5% increase in customer retention can increase profits
    35-45% ... To some companies it can increase profits 100%
    (source bain & co., 1995)
  • 1 out of 26 customers will take the time to complain
  • Dissatisfied customers tell 9 - 12 others about their experience
  • It costs 5 times more to attract a new customer than to keep one
  • Customer turnover and employee turnover are directly related, therefore reducing employee frustration on the job and improving their communication skills is critical
  • Satisfied customers tell 4-5 other people and give you free referrals
  • Satisfied customers won’t leave over just price
Marketing's Rule of 10’S 
  • $10,000 to get a new customer
  • 10 seconds to lose them
  • 10 years to get them back
Four Basic Customer Needs: 
  1. To be understood
  2. To feel welcome
  3. To Feel important
  4. To Feel comfortable
Services and basic cost per shop:
  • Telephone Shop - $50
  • Telephone Competitive Report - $22
  • Telephone Survey - $10/completed survey
  • In-Person Shop - $100 – 250
  • Customized Shop Report - $100

“Silent Shops” are conducted in-person or over the phone. The results are documented in a 5-10 page report that describes the level of customer service received and suggestions for improvement.

Industries that have utilized Silent Shopper:
  • Car Dealers
  • Restaurants
  • Apartment Communities
  • Insurance Companies
  • Auto Repair
  • Funeral Homes
  • Liquor Stores
  • Drug Stores
  • Banks
  • Casinos
  • Waste Disposal Companies

 

Request Shops or Information on Shops
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Telephone Shop
Telephone Competitive Report
Telephone Survey
In-person Shop
Customized Shop Report
 
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