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Is Your Service Marketing Budget out of Whack?

Is your service marketing budget out of whack? And if so, what’s the right number? There is a clear misalignment between the service department’s contribution to store profits and the investment in service marketing.  According to NADA, service
Oct 13, 2017

Avoid an Accident – It’s in Your Control (and Responsibility as a Dealer)

Once the vehicle is sold there remains another responsibility to the dealer. This is to assure the customer is confident that should they require collision repair, you are the one to provide it. Your recommendation of a collision repair facility is c
Oct 12, 2017

Back to Basics in a Digital World

Director of Professional Services Stephen Coambes explains what “Back to the Basics in a Digital World” means and why it’s important to dealers in this video blog.
Oct 11, 2017

Witt’s Wise Words: Service Opportunity Is Still A Huge Opportunity

Bill Wittenmyer explains why service is still a huge opportunity although there is a bump in the road that dealers are missing.
Oct 9, 2017

Displays Won’t Sell Service – If You Won’t!

A Ford dealership has a world-class tire display in their service lane. It is an absolutely state-of-the-art setup with slick LED lighting and an uncluttered design. It must have cost the dealer several thousand dollars to install. The only issue is
Oct 5, 2017

Your DMS and Recalls

Last year was a record year for recalls; over 50 million vehicles had recalls with over 900 different campaigns. This was the third year in a row that recalls topped 50 million vehicles. Recalls can be good business for dealers if they handle them pr
Oct 5, 2017

One Small Way to Slay the Recall Dragon

With the influx of recalls, two of the biggest challenges for manufacturers and dealers are locating vehicle owners and implementing an effective communication strategy that compels those owners to bring their vehicle into the dealership for repair.
Oct 4, 2017