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Avoiding Costly Mistakes With Your Service Loaner Fleet

There are always situations that are out of the ordinary, but when they happen with a dealership’s loaner fleet it can be a major problem for the insured. Here’s help for when your service staff is completing loaner agreements.

‘Welcome!’ Never Underestimate the Importance of a Professional Greeting

Nothing sets the tone for an exceptional service experience more than a warm welcome. When we start off by making clients feel like a welcome guest, they will be more open and receptive throughout the entire interaction.

Selling Service: Selling on Trust

Stop focusing on the value and safety slant, move forward from persuasion techniques and start building customer trust.

Fourth-Generation Family Dealership Cultivates Sales & Service

Agricultural communities don’t usually lend themselves to successful automotive dealerships due to the low drive-by traffic, but one dealership has plowed through the competition of massive auto malls and made a distinct name for itself in the Golden State.

What’s Your Customer Data Worth?

Your database is more than a receptacle for customer records. It’s a strategic asset that can be used to identify and communicate directly with the most valuable customers in your PMA, which in turn will significantly boost your gross revenue and profits.

Service Writer or Advisor? You Better Decide What You Want!

Inspect what you expect by using daily performance evaluations of your service advisors’ sales productivity.

fusionZONE Releases Mobile Text Coupons for Sales and Service

With Mobile Text Coupons, customers no longer have to use their desktop to print them. Instead, they can choose a coupon, enter their phone number and store the coupon in their smartphone’s wallet.

How to Make Your Training Sessions Pay Off

Are you conducting training sessions without getting results? Are you having problems getting your team to retain information and effectively implement your processes? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you may not be presenting material in a way that triggers the memory banks of 90 percent of your team.

Financing in the Service Department Can Drive Customer Satisfaction

Some drivers have been raised with a skepticism of mechanics and service writers. Steve Roe of Synchrony Car Care shows how you can help customers manage costs and feel more confident in their service purchases.

Major Profit & Retention Leaks in Service Tied to BDCs

If you’re struggling with service revenue, CSI or profitability, the data I’m about to share with you will help you understand what could be causing your pain and hurting not only your fixed operations business but also your entire dealership.

Ball Joints: Plenty of Replacement Opportunities

Ball joints are a critical suspension component that connect the steering knuckles to the control arms. Cars, trucks and SUVs with SLA (short-long arm) front suspensions have four joints: two upper and two lower.

How Dealers Can Win Against Aftermarket Service Centers

Even before they make their first appointment, many of today’s customers are already skeptical about servicing their vehicles at a dealership.