How can anyone succeed competing with all the large mystery shopping companies that exist today?
Going toe to toe with the large mystery shopping companies and trying to go after large chain retail-hospitality companies might not be the way to go, at least to start. The good news is that large mystery shopping companies won’t be looking in your backyard for clients. You can easily meet and greet potential clients through local business groups or the Chamber of Commerce. 3. Q: Is there a difference in trying to get clients in the local market as opposed to going national? The process of trying to get clients locally is initially different than national accounts. To try to get local clients, we suggest going to your local business organizations and getting involved (we have more detailed specific recommendations in our book). After you have enticed a potential client, you need to get a package into their hands with sample reports and offer to do a trial shop. To get national clients, we recommend involvement in large retail associations. Then the process is similar to getting local
