Features and Comparisons
5. How does SASSIE give us powerful scheduling tools?
- 5.1 - The Autoscheduler sends individual email to each shopper with 4 available methods
- 5.2 - Shopper Screening
- 5.3 - Date Range Restriction
- 5.4 - Job Board (with zip code and distance search)
- 5.5 - Shopper Selection Tools
- 5.6 - Shop info automatically attached
- 5.7 - Resend shops feature
- 5.8 - Six Date Tracking
- 5.9 - Followup Shop Feature
- 5.10 - Separate Emailing Server (BEMS)
5.1 - The Autoscheduler sends individual email to each shopper with 4 available methods
We want to send shop offers individually to each shopper (to avoid spam filters), but our Alaskan shoppers hate getting shop offers for Florida. However, Virginian shoppers may want shop offers for Washington DC.
The fastest way to get shop applications is to directly email each shopper, yet you can't send every shop to every shopper, unless your Alaskan shoppers don't mind getting pelted by offers in Florida! SASSIE automatically sends offers to shoppers near your client's locations using your choice of the following (from narrowest to widest):
- Zip Code Zone - An exact zip code will miss many nearby shoppers, but a match on the first three digits of a zip code (a.k.a. the Zip Code "Zone") gives you targeted coverage for even the most densely populated areas.
- Area Code - Sassie shoppers can define up to 5 area codes in which they are willing to shop. This allows them to receive postings for locations across state borders, or even receive offers even when they have multiple residences.
- State - Sends to all shoppers in matching states
- Country - Sends to all shoppers in matching countries (used primarily for international shopping, where the countries and their available shopper pools are smaller).
5.2 - Shopper Screening
We don't want to send email offers to people over 30 if the shops need to be done by shoppers under 30.
With "Scheduling profiles", you can send emails only to shoppers who meet the qualifications for those shops, such as gender, age, Income, Pay Pal acceptance, and date range restriction (see next item). This profile is also used to screen shoppers during the shop application process.
5.3 - Date Range Restriction
We've promised our client that we won't send the same shopper to the same location within 60 days.
SASSIE's "Date Range Restriction" feature lets you set a number of days in which a shopper cannot visit the same location for that client.
5.4 - Job Board (with zip code and distance search)
We don't want to send emails to shoppers (or want to supplement those emails). How else can we reach shoppers?
You can post any shop on an online "Job Board", where shoppers can search for shops by entering a zip code and a distance (in miles). A great alternative (or supplement) to emailing shop postings directly to shoppers.
5.5 - Shopper Selection Tools
This shop received 15 applications! How can we quickly determine which shopper is the best of the bunch?
When trying to pick which shopper to assign to a shop, you'll be able to compare the shoppers' ratings, the number of recent shops they've done, and their entire job history.
5.6 - Shop info automatically attached
We're sick of copying and pasting shop info into every single assignment we send to shoppers.
Communicating necessary information such as dates, times, addresses, login reminders and shop instructions to shoppers can be tedious. SASSIE automatically attaches this information in email sent to shoppers with every assignment or cancellation.
5.7 - Resend shops feature
There were a few locations that didn't get filled. I'd like to extend the due date, increase the shopper's fee and resend emails to shoppers near those locations.
SASSIE's Resend Shops feature allows you to change any shop parameter (such as shopper pay or Due Date) and re-email shoppers those specific shops.
5.8 - Six Date Tracking
SASSIE tracks 6 dates for maximum flexibility:
- Start Date - The first day a shop may be performed.
- Due Date - The last day a visit can be performed.
- Shop Date - The actual Date of the visit.
- Submit Due Date - The day a shop report must be submitted by.
- Submit Date - The date the shop was submitted.
- Report Date - The date a shop is considered to have taken place for reporting purposes (allows you to include a late Feb 1 shop as part of the January reports, if desired).
5.9 - Followup Shop Feature
We have a 600 locations that need a Purchase and Return. We got the purchase scheduled, but it would take a full day to duplicate each shop and assign it back to the original shopper.
The Followup Shops feature allows you to duplicate an entire session of previous shops (i.e. Purchase Shop) with a new survey (i.e. Return Shop).
5.10 - Separate Emailing Server (BEMS)
I'm sending out 10,000 shop offers that need to reach shoppers quickly - will it really get through? Also, I've heard that if a single email has too many recipients, many services (like AOL) will block the email, thinking it's spam - will this happen to my shop offers?
SASSIE's proprietary Bulk Email Mailing Servers (BEMS) can each send out over 10,000 INDIVIDUAL emails to shoppers per hour. While competing systems break down under heavy email volume or send out group emails that get spam blocked, SASSIE's email services are industrial strength powerhouses.