The Value of Competitive Mystery Shopping

One of the services that The Brandt Group offers is something called competitive mystery shopping. Often when our prospective clients reach out to us for the first time, they’re delighted by this idea. To the business owners and managers who find themselves unaware of what this means, this blog is…
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What the Filet-O-Fish Teaches Us About Competitive Intelligence

Do you know the story behind McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish? For a restaurant chain the specializes in burgers and a handful of chicken products, the inclusion of this one seafood item sure looks sticks out on the company’s nationwide menu. To learn why, you needn’t look any further than Today I Found…
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Unconventional Mystery Shopping

Most mystery shopping can be broken into two categories: on-site and over-the-phone. In both cases, mystery shoppers interact with your employees to assess customer service, salesmanship, and other aspects of the experience, such as cleanliness, merchandising, wait times, the complexity of the automated phone-tree, and more. These are tried and…
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What Makes The Brandt Group Different

Just as your customers have choices on where to buy, so too do our mystery-shopping clients. Here’s why our clients choose us: Real Shoppers The Brandt Group recruits shoppers local to your market to ensure you receive the most relevant and genuine feedback. Using your prescribed demographics and mystery-shopping frequency,…
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