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Want to know how your managers respond to customer inquiries compared to your competitors?

Mystery
shopper

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Great product, good price, but customers still choose competitors?

In today’s world, customers always have a choice and are guided by various factors when making decisions. Not only the product or price plays an important role, but also the sales process and level of service.

  • A mystery shopper survey is necessary if:

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    There are leads, but no sales. We need to improve the effectiveness of customer interactions.

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    Customers admit that your company’s service does not meet their expectations. But what exactly is going wrong?

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    You want to know how your competitors interact with customers and close deals.

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    You suspect that your employees are not adhering to service standards.

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    You are having difficulty retaining customers, and you do not understand why they are going to your competitors.

What is the essence of Mystery shopper research and why should it be entrusted to marketers?

Communication with the customer and the sales process are the final stages of the funnel. During the research process, the marketer pays attention to important features:

  • Using positioning.
  • Sales techniques and approach.
  • Whether the manager builds trust with the client.
  • Whether they can convey the value of the offer.
  • What impressions of the company remain after the conversation.

During the study, the marketer consciously pays attention to dozens of small nuances that shape the impression of the conversation.

A Mystery shopper is a marketing research method in which a specially trained person interacts with your business and your competitors’ businesses as a regular customer according to a script. This approach allows you to evaluate your service from the buyer’s perspective, identify problems and weaknesses in customer interactions, obtain additional information about your competitors’ operations, and develop a plan for change.

Cases

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86 leads for the purchase of heat pumps in 2 weeks

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Will advertising on social media be effective for such a product as heat pumps? Agree, it’s not every day that you look for something like this on the internet or, even more so, are ready to buy it from an advertisement on Facebook. However, we have once again proven that after a detailed analysis and strategy development for the Solve team, nothing is impossible.

How exactly to attract a demanding audience, evoke trust and motivate them to buy, we explain in this case.

MRR over $500,000 for SaaS

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This story began back in 2019. A client who works in Europe, the US, and Canada, sought to accelerate the development of your SaaS project. We developed a strategy that made it possible to increase sales volume from 500 to 12,000 per month. We describe the tools used and the results achieved in our case study.

Over the past year:

80 000 + sales
$7 500 000 earned

for our customers

B2C enters the European market

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Our collaboration began with… a refusal. We refused to develop the application for the client because we understood that this work would not bring the desired result. As a consequence of market analysis and an honest approach to cooperation, we acquired a new client, Ambassador Trade, which, with our help, obtained funding from European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). In this case study, we discuss entering the European market, developing a personal brand, and the results of our work.

We make dreams come true for B2C

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From our own experience, we know that every entrepreneur dreams of getting leads cheaper and better than yesterday…

The business of selling tickets abroad did not take off exception. And in the first month of lead generation, we reduced their cost by 40%.

We didn’t use magic — just marketing and love for the project. See the results in the case study.

Marketing analysis of a business idea

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If, according to the canons of the world, a man must plant tree, raise a son and build a house, then the startup must conduct a marketing analysis to remain confident that it will achieve the desired results.

With this in mind, a client approached us who planned to start producing peanut butter in Canada. The results of our study once again have proven that analysis of the market, trends, and competitors helps you save a lot of money. Find out more about the process and its results in our case study.

Sold Out for recreation center

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In the south of the Odesa region, on the banks of the Budzhak River, the Tykhi Ostrovy recreation center awaited its guests. A wonderful place to relax, about which potential the guests knew mostly… nothing. And the owners contacted us to fix this. In two months of operation, we received over 900 calls and secured reservations until the end of the season. We describe step by step how we did this in our case study.

Content marketing for B2B

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SEO, email marketing, company blog, and a pinch of paid promotion — this is the recipe for success promotions we have developed for Ukrainian manufacturers of interior signs and number plates. Effective systematic work or a waste of time and money? We will tell you in our case study.

Instant results from the study

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“What does our target audience really need?” This question was asked by a client, a provider of language courses for B2B. We are advocates of evidence-based research methods, so we did not resort to fortune tellers and chose a longer but more productive way.

After compiling a list of important questions, we set off for an interview. Representatives of companies that could potentially become customers were selected for it. The outcome of the dialogues exceeded our expectations. We will tell you about this in our case study.

A Mystery shopper is the key to understanding how to get more sales without increasing advertising costs. Your website, social media, and advertising have all brought customers to you. But the final step can either make or break everything.

Serhii Soloviov,founder of Solve Marketing.

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    What are the stages and steps

    «Mystery shopper»?

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      • We learn more about your project.
      • We discuss the reasons for your referral, the research objectives, and the expected results.
      • We prepare the offer that will take into account the required scope of work.
      • We finalize the arrangements and sign the agreement.

    1 hour

    Free of charge

    consultation

    Individual

    decision to start

      • We thoroughly examine your offer: what exactly you do, what your customers get, how you work. We do the same with selected competitors.
      • We compile a list of necessary questions for the study and a legend for the “mystery” buyer.
      • We train a “mystery” buyer to bring the legend to life.
      • We compile a list of key choice factors that can be used to evaluate the service.
      • We determine which choice factors competitors use when working with customers.
      • The “buyer” initiates communication with the relevant companies, tests communication channels, and evaluates the speed and quality of online and offline responses.
      • The “buyer” shall conduct research in accordance with the legend and retain all materials (screenshots of letters and dialogues, records of meetings and negotiations, presentation materials and commercial offers, etc.).

    30+ hours

    depending on the specifics of the project

    4

    specialists

    from 2 weeks

      • We compile a detailed report with impressions, materials, and service evaluation.
      • We conduct a comparative assessment of the indicators under study and draw conclusions.
      • We identify the main strengths and weaknesses of the service, analyze the causes of shortcomings, and suggest ways to eliminate them.
      • We develop a plan for phased implementation of changes, taking into account both operational and strategic changes.
      • We hold a presentation meeting where we tell you in depth about the main details of the study, conclusions, and our recommendations.

    10+ hours

    depending on the specifics of the project

    4

    specialists

    from to 2 days

    Marketing department

    Solve Marketing offers the best value for money:

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      A Mystery shopper is not just a service test

      A Mystery shopper allows you to not only check the quality of customer service, but also identify deeper problems in your business model, team, or processes. It is a tool for comprehensive analysis of the customer experience that can open up new opportunities for your business to grow.

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      Results matter if they are implemented

      The results obtained are important, but how you use them is even more important. Our team not only collects data, but also helps you understand how to implement recommendations so that real changes improve your service and sales. We focus on effective solutions, not just reports.

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      Our goal is to identify hidden problems

      When you work in your business every day, you may not notice small but important flaws. We help you see your business through your customer’s eyes to find the points of interaction that leave the strongest impression and need improvement.

    Research at Solve Marketing

    The Solve Marketing team consists of 7 departments and 35+ specialists. A team of experienced marketers works on conducting the research

    Between 3 and 6 specialists work on the project:

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    Kristina Hladunova

    Strategic Marketer

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    Krystyna Tryhub

    Operational Marketer

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    Dana Terekh

    Operational Marketer

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    Violetta Demydenko

    Head of PM Team

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    Valeria Diakiv

    Project Manager

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    Olena Zadniprovska

    Content Marketer

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    Solve Marketing operates as a remote marketing department. We offer a team customised to your business needs:
    • Designers
    • SEOspecialists
    • Email marketers
    • Content marketers
    • SMM specialists
    • Analysts
    • Lead generation specialists
    • WEB developers
    • And others

    What is the cost?

    It all starts with a free consultation meeting with a Solve Marketing marketer.

    The cost of conducting a Mystery shopper survey is calculated based on your business sector and other factors that affect the scope of the survey. Submit your request, and we will select the best pricing plan for you.

    During the consultation, we discuss:

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      Your business plans and needs.

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      Your questions regarding the stages of work and results.

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      The cost of such work.

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    Customer reviews

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    Valentyna Malko CEO at Dva Bileta
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    Vitalii Ukrainian entrepreneur in Canada
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    Anastasiia Kononchuk Acting Marketing Director, ANT Logistics
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    Denys Co-Founder & CEO of Ezra

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      Answers to frequently asked questions

      The Mystery shopper service can be useful for many types of businesses where customer experience and service quality play an important role. That is, if there is direct human interaction during the sales process and/or when working with customers.

      The duration of the study is determined individually and depends on the business niche, country, number of checks required, etc. It usually varies from 2 to 8 weeks.

      Mystery shoppers are selected from our internal team or among our partners. When selecting candidates, we take into account the technical requirements of the study and the candidates’ specialized knowledge.

      Of course, a mystery shopper study may involve a comparative analysis of the client company’s service and that of its competitors. We can also conduct such a study as part of our marketing strategy development service.