Why Employees Should Want to Be Mystery Shopped

We’re almost there! Christmas is less than a week away, and we suspect many employees like yourself can’t wait to push through the festivities and make it to the other side of New Year’s, right? —Soon. Just keep focused and it’ll all be over before you know it! In the…
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The Attitude of Indifference

There’s no getting around the fact that December is a tough time for employees. On the one hand, increased sales are a critical boon for business, but on the other, there’s seemingly no end to the stress and frenetic pace of the holiday season. But the people working in the…
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The Race to the Bottom

As reported in the business-news aggregator service Morning Brew, “Kohl’s stock fell as much as 18% after it missed Q3 earnings and slashed its fiscal 2019 profit outlook. CEO Michelle Glass blamed a race to the bottom for promotions and warmer weather in September.” Retail news this week hasn’t been…
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Lessons from Nike’s Amazon Departure

Earlier this week, Nike announced that the company will no longer sell its products through Amazon, saying, “As part of Nike’s focus on elevating consumer experiences through more direct, personal relationships, we have made the decision to complete our current pilot with Amazon Retail.” That pilot program began back in…
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A Service-First Sales Culture

According to a Gallup poll, as quoted in Shep Hyken’s article, “Five Ways Salespeople Can Contribute To A Great Experience,” salespeople are the lowest ranked profession outside of members of Congress. That there’s such a large negative sentiment to overcome for successful sales is a bitter pill to swallow. As…
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Why Should You Be a Mystery Shopper?

If you’ve ever thought about becoming a mystery shopper, but aren’t entirely sure whether it’s right for you, here are some reasons you might want to give it a go: Try New Things One of the most exciting benefits of mystery shopping is that it’ll often lead you to restaurants…
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Selling Your Business Culture to Job Candidates

Inertia is a powerful force—not just in physics but also in people’s lives. As such, you might not be surprised to learn that your potential new hires often need more than the lure of higher pay and better benefits to make the move from another business to yours. After all,…
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Sourcing and Sorting Your Job Candidates

Last week, we took a look at developing a hiring scorecard, a way to analyze your different staffing positions so you can develop the right criteria for filling them. Because a strong team will differentiate your business from the rest of your competitors, let’s continue taking a look at Zach…
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The Hiring Scorecard

We’ve long maintained that your staff is one of the chief differentiators that separates your business from the rest in the competitive landscape. As we wrote back in 2017, “having a great staff will empower your business to offer great customer service, to offer a personal touch that seems so…
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