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Why Don’t People Schedule Online?

According to the 2017 JD Power CSI survey, only 13 percent of consumers scheduled their vehicle service online. The progress toward online scheduling has been glacially slow, rising only two percentage points over the past three years. This is despit
May 30, 2018

Why Old School MPI Forms Are Outdated

Ujj Nath explains why old-school paper multi-point inspections are outdated and shares a better solution for dealers in this video blog.
May 29, 2018

Plugging Holes in the Service Bucket

We are in a new era; one in which dealers make most of their money on the service side and not in new vehicle sales. Yet, as an industry we still spend far more money marketing the sales side of the business, and on conquest marketing, than we do on
May 22, 2018

How to Offer a Car Maintenance Plan That Keeps Customers Happy

As a car dealer, keeping your customers happy should be your primary goal. Not only does quality service guarantees their satisfaction, it also keeps your customers coming back. What’s more, these people will be more than happy to refer you to thei
May 18, 2018

Outsourcing Customer Communications – Should the Service Department Worry?

There are few things sales managers find more painful than looking into their CRM and finding unanswered sales leads — whether those leads sat for hours or sometimes, days, each is a missed opportunity. That’s why there are so many outsourced
May 18, 2018

Top Three Summer Service Campaigns

It’s summertime, summertime, sum, sum, summertime…well, almost. Millions of families are planning their vacations, and according to AAA Travel, more than 80 percent of people surveyed say they are planning a road trip this summer. For dealers, th
May 16, 2018

When It Comes to Service, the Sky Should NOT be the Limit

For today’s consumers, time is the ultimate commodity.  No matter how much money they have, consumers are always on the go with their busy lives. Whether that means shuttling the kids to soccer practice, or running a bunch of errands, when it come
May 14, 2018

Amazon Enters the Auto Service Business

Ujj Nath sends a wake-up call to dealers as Amazon enters the automotive service business in his new video blog.
May 8, 2018

Boost Sales 10% or More with a Vehicle Exchange Program

How many vehicles do you sell out of your service lane every month? What if you could double that amount? These days you need all the sales opportunities you can get. Next to digital leads and inbound calls, the service department provides the most s
May 2, 2018