Each year since 2009, Hepfer & Associates has conducted its annual U.S. Field Salesforce and Customer Behavior Benchmarking study. This study has always been based on analysis of raw data from participating companies – not answers to survey questions – and it provides the only accurate, data-based assessment available to North American direct selling companies. Our database contains historical information on the behavior of millions of U.S. Distributors and their customers.
We have updated the scope of our annual benchmarking study to respond to the challenges direct selling companies are facing as they navigate the post-pandemic world.
During January we will be enrolling companies for our 2023 study, and in early March we will begin to report on industry activity and monthly trends from calendar 2022
We have simplified the fee structure for this study, with companies paying a fixed fee based on their 2022 annual U.S. revenues.
· $1 – $49 million $2,500
· $50 – $99 million $5,000
· $100 – $999 million $10,000
· > $1 billion $20,000
Send an email to dhepfer@hepferassociates.com to have us contact you about our 2023 Field Salesforce and Customer Behavior Benchmarking
Our annual studies have always profiled the behaviors of a company’s salesforce and customer base, but this year we will continue to dig into the trends that have developed in specific areas of the United States. We will look at distributor and customer activity trends in U.S. – and we will look again at activity in Megaregions, as defined by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Over the past twelve years, we have developed standardized models for analyzing distributor and customer activation and engagement. Using those models, we will assess and report on trends in distributor and customer activation and engagement levels. The 2022 Benchmarking study will also include analysis of distributor purchasing, selling, and sponsoring. It will look at trends in customer basket size and order frequency.
Answers to some common questions:
How will you safeguard my company’s data?
Participating companies will be asked to provide a CSV file with basic transaction information for each month from January, 2022 through December 2022 and a CSV file with basic distributor/customer information. We collect no names, street addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, or other personally identifiable data. All files are provided via FTP or a secure Dropbox. All data is moved offline once received by Hepfer & Associates.
How will you protect my company’s identity?
No data requested will contain any personally identifiable information, providing zero risk that any specific information about your representatives might be compromised. Your company will receive a participant number, and all data being processed on our systems will refer to companies only by participant number. Only two people will have access to the company/participant number cross-reference table: Amanda Bowerman, our benchmarking study manager, and Doug Hepfer, President of Hepfer & Associates.
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