You Should Mystery Shop with The Brandt Group

Have you ever walked into a store or restaurant and thought, “This place could be so much better with just a few tweaks?” Are you someone who loves shopping and dining out? Are you keen on making a positive impact in your community? Do you want to play an important…
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Moving Beyond the Carrot and Stick

Employee management is an ever-evolving practice, one where expectations and effective solutions continue to change. For a long time, managers have relied upon rewards and punishments, upon carrots and sticks, to control their employees. However, more and more employees are responding negatively to this philosophy, and thoughtful leaders are now…
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Using Mystery Shops to Coach

You’ve made the decision to start mystery shopping your company, and now your first reports have arrived. Perhaps they’re a mixed bag: some did great, others so-so, and a few poorly. How should you, or those employees’ manager, use this data to instruct them? Reinforce When discussing what went well…
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The Mystery Shopping Report Card

The Brandt Group offers a variety of detailed reporting options for our clients to review and interpret the mystery shopping data we collect. The reports empower them to identify big-picture trends or focus in on the tiniest of details. And they’re all scalable, offering a view of the entire company,…
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