With the auto industry facing a shortage of technicians, it’s important to do what we can to attract young technicians and keep them. After all, when the front end of the business slows down, it’s the back end that can keep your store afloat and profitable.
n order to rise to evolving customer expectations set forth by online companies such as Amazon, dealerships should shift their primary focus from sales to fixed ops. But beyond that, dealers should also do their best to adopt easy-to-use online scheduling and multi-point inspection software that streamlines and simplifies the entire service process—for both staff and customers.
Whether coupons are right for your store is a question only you can answer. Whatever you decide is right for your Service Department, there are a variety of ways you can draw customers to your store that will enhance their experience and drive more business.
Today’s consumers are asking significantly more of all retailers. And automotive dealers have the unique responsibility of shaping the majority of the vehicle ownership experience—so they should do their best to tilt that experience in their favor.
Five-star experiences are earned, not demanded. And providing one to each and every customer can be as simple as listening to their unique set of circumstances and going the extra mile to provide what they need.
In this quest to capture and keep your portion of the tire business, your best ally is a strong, knowledgeable marketing company, someone who knows the automotive industry inside and out.
Walk-ins are a major source of dealership traffic. On the one hand, that’s great for dealerships, because it means less time chasing down leads, since customers simply show up at your door. But it also means that when walk-ins dry up, so does a major portion of revenue. So how can you get more people in the door, prepped and ready to go?
Like any sales company, dealerships want to get their messaging and advertisements out to as many people as possible. It’s historically been a numbers game: throw as much as you can at a wall and see what sticks.