Clean up the official list of companies?

First of all, Stepanuk, you are simply amazing! Where are you getting all of these MSCs? Thanks to you, the list is beginning to look like its former robust self!

Thank you KimmieMae and LisaSTL, I've added the cross-references you cited.

Anybody else? The more, the merrier!

Stepanuk, any more?

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So far, so good. Updates done, up to your post.

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Thanks stillearning! When I first started, I would see companies on lists but I couldn't find anything on them. I was looking for the same companies over and over, and getting confused, so I realized that I had to create my own master list. It's still not quite finished.

I also have a list of the companies that I believe are no longer operating. Would you like me to post those when I finish with the current ones?

Here are some more current ones:

Quality Service Control - www.qualityservicecontrol.com

RDAssociates - MSPA member - www.rdassociates.com

Red Brick Scheduling - www.redbrickscheduling.com

Research Intelligence Group - MSPA member - www.researchintelligencegroup.com

Service Connections Inc. - www.serviceconnections.com

ServiceSense - www.servicesense.com (I can recommend this one)

Six Star Solutions - MSPA member - www.sixstarsolutions.con

"I also have a list of the companies that I believe are no longer operating. Would you like me to post those when I finish with the current ones?"

How about just the ones on the forum's list of "Mystery Shopping Companies"?

Thank you for your generosity, Stepanuk! I'm almost speechless!

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Stilllearning, this is a BIG deal, and you are so nice to coordinate it!! Sorry I didn't have website links in my list. :-)

Roxie, you are right, this is a BIG deal and that is exactly why I appreciated your generous contribution to helping both current and future forum members. It's the gift which will keep on giving. (smile)

And please don't worry about not including website links, since I am a firm believer is "All's well that ends well!"

Welcome to the forum, BTW.

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I think these three were missed - all verified:

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@ shoppinginontario: Thank you! They're now on the list.

Any more?

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Insight Twenty20: insight20.com

I'm pretty sure they only do Hawaii shops, but I could be wrong.

Thank you, Saacman!

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Here's a few more:

BLD Scheduling - www.bldschedulers.com

GovPartners - www.govpartners.com

i-SPY Hospitality Audit - www.ispy4u.net

Norton Norris - www.nortonnorris.com

Rentrak - [ms.rentrak.com]

Shoptalk Service Evaluations - www.shoptalkservice.com

MASSolutions - I had trouble getting the web address for this one, but I found a Prophet registration when I Googled MASSolutions mystery shopping.

I have some questions about the active list. According to a thread on this forum, Graymark is out of the mystery shopping business. I have Infotel and Insight Shoppers LLC listed as possibly out of business. Infotel's site is blank and I couldn't find a site for Insight Shoppers LLC. Maybe its name changed? Also, Restaurant Evaluators is listed as questionable, but its domain is for sale. Any opinions?

Onion Insights is listed on the not viable list. However, their Facebook page is still active. Of course that doesn't mean they'll ever have jobs in the United States. On a thread here, someone did shop for them in Canada.

Thank you again, Stepanuk! The lists have been updated. I'll be waiting for more.

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Here's what I came up with today:

Bild & Co. - I reached their site through www.primosolutionsllc.com. Apparently Bild has acquired Primo. I did find a direct link to Bild but I had trouble copying it.

Greenhouse Marketing & Communications (Canada) - www.greenhousemarketing.ca

Service Metrics, Inc. (Canada) - www.servicemetrics.ca

SNEAK Peakms - www.spbon.com

Spot Check Services Ltd. (Canada?) - www.spotcheckservices.com

Statopex (Canada?) - www.statopex.com/en

Superior Customer Solutions - www.superiorcustomersolutions.com

VeriTES - www.verites.com

Inland Empire Market Research - www.inlandempiremarketresearch.com

Merchandising Consultants Associates (Canada?) (Merchandising) - www.mca.ca

Quality Shopper - www.qualityshopper.org

Taylor & Associates - no website - email address from Mystery Shopper Magazine - taylornassoc@hotmail.com

Questionable: Integrity Consultants, LLC - www.integrityconsultants.us - There are some threads on this one. They've recently reestablished a presence here.

Merchandise Concepts is on both the active and the not viable list. I'm not sure where it belongs. It does have an active website but it states that "we are NOT hiring any freelance mystery shoppers at this time."

Retail Rapport is on the questionable list. I'm not sure about this one either. It's UK based and I didn't see any mention of US shops. Has anyone shopped for them?

Help please! I've hit a dead end on these. I'm not sure if they're active or not. Does anyone have any information on any of them?

Advanced Phone Ups - No sign up link found

Alcops - No sign up link found

Customer Point of View (CPV) -Not A Customer's Point of View - www.mystery-shopper-business.com/restaurant-mystery-shopping/ - No sign up link found

Fairview Surveys - MSPA member - No website listed

FieldGoals.US - No sign up link found

Hamlyn - No sign up link found

Hope Research Group - MSPA member - No sign up link found

Kennedy Training Network - No sign up link found

National Audit or National Audits - No website found

Pacific Research Group - Sign up link doesn't work

Peak PerformanceMS - No sign up link found - This one would be questionable anyway because of a recent thread.

Peak Performers - Not PeakPerformanceMS - No sign up link found

Sculpture Hospitality - AKA Bevinco - No sign up link found

Service Probe - ?

Shops Training and Results (STAR) - ?

Signature Worldwide - No sign up link found

uSamp - No sign up link found

Please, someone(s), help.

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I do believe Pacific Research is gone.

Stepanuk Wrote:
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> Help please! I've hit a dead end on these. I'm
> not sure if they're active or not. Does anyone
> have any information on any of them?
>
> Advanced Phone Ups - No sign up link found
>
etc.

No help on these, sorry.

Happily shopping Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts and Connecticut

Stepanuk Wrote:
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> Help please! I've hit a dead end on these. I'm
> not sure if they're active or not. Does anyone
> have any information on any of them?
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> Hope Research Group - MSPA member - No sign up
> link found

Found this:

[ireport.hoperesearchgroup.com]

From my searches, I'd guess Alcops probably has transitioned away from mystery shopping.

Stepanuk Wrote:
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> Onion Insights is listed on the not viable list.
> However, their Facebook page is still active. Of
> course that doesn't mean they'll ever have jobs in
> the United States. On a thread here, someone did
> shop for them in Canada.

I received job offers from Onion Insights on November 20 so I guess they are still in business. No shops in the USA or Canada at this time. Many other countries are represented.

Onion Insights Pvt. Ltd. || Customer Experience Measurement Experts
Landline: +91-22-65531001
As your Strategic Business Partner, We work for your Success!
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Website: www.onioninsights.com || Blog: www.refineandredefine.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/onioninsights || Facebook: www.facebook.com/onioninsights
Member of Mystery Shopping Providers Association || Member of ESOMAR

Please PM JacobJ with any further updates and/or suggestions.

A big forum thanks to the following members, who generously volunteered their time and efforts to making the MSC list, once again, a valuable resource:

Canuck, Dspeakes, Elcarev68, KimmieMae, LisaSTL, myst4au, Oswaltkp, Roxie, Saacman5033, ShoppinginOntario, Spaztck, Stepanuk, StormCloud, SunnyDays2 and Vlade5394.

Thank you!

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Hi again,

Is the new list going to be posted somewhere?

Great question, Roxie! Jacob, when do you expect to have the update completed on the "Official List of Mystery Shopping Companies"?

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I'm working on updating the Official List right now. I've currently added the first 100 companies in the new list.

I hope to push through and get everything completely done by friday. It's a lot of companies!

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Jacob, can you tell us how many MSCs will be on the list when you are done?

This will be a valuable resource to all of us and to new members-to-come, so we all thank you!

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