Category: Customer Service Audit

  • 25 Business Types for Customer Experience Research, Compliance Audits & Mystery Shopping

    March 3, 2025

    Confero’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:

  • For 2025 – 25 Recommendations for Customer-focused Organization

    January 15, 2025

    As 2025 begins, this list of 25 Recommendations for Customer-focused Organization may be a useful tool to think through your customer service review. Now is a terrific time to take stock of what is working well and what may need to be improved with a frontline customer service review. 25 Recommendations for Customer-focused Organization Speak […]

  • Frontline Employees–Advocate or Adversary for your Brand?

    August 21, 2009

    As I unloaded my cart on a recent visit to the grocery store, I heard the cashier tell his fellow employee, “I’m so tired of working this line. I can’t wait to be out of here!” Hearing this, I considered how the store manager would react if he heard this from his employee. To be sure, the manager would consider the comment a poor reflection on his store and on the company brand. Employees who talk about being bored on the job – in front of customers – are adversaries for a brand rather than advocates, a situation every company wants to avoid.