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Channels and Customer Experience

Find out what happens when a customer asks for a quote

Scripted enquiries by phone, email and visit to your distributors and sales desks, and to your competitors', measuring response time, accuracy and pricing, with a scorecard and corrective actions.

Who it's for

Is this for you?

  • Enquiries are coming in but conversion is low and you do not know where they are lost.
  • You suspect distributors quote competitors' products or respond slowly.
  • You want to compare your enquiry experience against competitors' objectively.
  • Sales-desk quality varies by location and you need a measurable standard.
Inside the service

What you get

  1. 01

    Scripted enquiry by phone, email and visit

    Realistic requests placed across your network.

  2. 02

    Response time, accuracy and pricing captured

    Every interaction documented against a standard.

  3. 03

    Competitor sales-desk comparison

    The same enquiries placed with competitors for benchmarking.

  4. 04

    Scorecard and corrective actions

    By location and channel, with the fixes prioritised.

What you receive

Deliverables

  • Enquiry log with evidence
  • Scorecard by location and channel (Excel)
  • Findings report (PDF) with corrective actions
Process

How we work

  1. Step 01

    Design scenarios, scripts and the scoring standard with you.

  2. Step 02

    Place enquiries across locations and channels; record responses.

  3. Step 03

    Score, benchmark against competitors and identify patterns.

  4. Step 04

    Report; repeat waves to track improvement.

Our edge

Why IMR for this

  • Enquiries are placed by trained researchers who understand the product and the trade.

  • Works for industrial and B2B enquiries, where generic mystery shopping does not.

  • Scorecards are built for sales and channel managers to act on.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is this ethical?

Yes. Enquiries are realistic and non-disruptive, no orders are placed, and findings are used to improve service.

How many enquiries are needed?

Enough to cover each location and channel with repeat measures; set at scoping.

Can you include our own branches as well as distributors?

Yes.

  • 2019

    Operating since

  • 400+

    Projects completed

  • 1,000+

    Brands served

  • Pune · Toronto

    Offices

Clients include 3M, ABB, Deloitte, Honeywell, Cargill, Dow, Panasonic, Novozymes.

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Tell us the decision. We'll scope the evidence.

Share a few details and an IMR analyst will reply within one working day with a proposed scope, timeline and fee.

  1. 01An IMR analyst replies within one working day
  2. 02A 20-minute scoping call
  3. 03A written proposal with scope, timeline and fee

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