The Paradox of Skill

One phenomenon that often goes unnoticed in the business world, and yet lurks within the fabric of every company, is the paradox of skill. This paradox manifests when highly skilled employees perform their tasks with such finesse that their expertise becomes nearly invisible. Their proficiency makes the complex seem effortless,…
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Building Trust Through Care

Pushing products and services onto customers is the wrong way to view sales. Instead, we should think of it as creating a meaningful connection and providing value. To promote these goals, we must recognize the distinction between what a customer wants and what a customer truly needs. This nuance is…
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Expertise and Empathy

Delivering a superior customer experience is a non-negotiable requirement for your business’s success. There are simply too many alternatives out there for a small business to survive regularly disappointing its customers, especially given the pervasive reach of Internet-based competitors. In many areas of the country, just about any consumer product…
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Why You Should Mystery Shop with The Brandt Group

As you doubtless know by now, mystery shopping is one of the most powerful tools a business can use to evaluate and improve its customer experience. Mystery shopping provides valuable insights into the quality of a business’s products and services, as well as the performance of its employees. But there…
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Demystifying Mystery Shops

Many small-business owners are new to the world of mystery shopping. They understand the gist in that that people are sent in to evaluate various aspects of their customer experience, but beyond that generalization, much of what companies like The Brandt Group do remains a mystery—forgive the pun. We value…
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