Enabling — not replacing — sales and service talent is the true promise of automating dealership processes. It’s leveraging technology to do the simple things so your people can engage in high-value activities. The result of those savings on labor costs translates to margin protection. The following infographic illustrates the power of the automated customer […]
These Practices Will Keep Your Business Strong During The Soft Economy Your dealership is not powerless in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Yes, the economy is soft, but you can still generate service revenue and make car sales. The trick is to modernize your dealership, to take it beyond 2020. The pandemic may […]
People are extremely hesitant to part with their money during a time when many have been laid off and businesses are dealing with a soft market. However, they also need their cars and they need them to function. Therefore, your service department has a demand it can fulfill. The trick is getting customers to trust […]
“Less is more” is a mantra many dealership service department managers have been forced to adopt as their mantra. You’ve likely been plagued by the following issues: increasing profit margins, understaffing, not enough hours in the day, recommended repair approvals that move at a snail’s pace, a lack of sufficient square footage in your repair shop […]
Your service department could be making money on recommended work – if it was actually recommended to the customer. We said “IF.” One of the common reasons services show as being declined is, the customer did not know about it – either because the service advisor failed to tell them or because the wrong person […]
Sending videos of recommended repairs to customers using the new TEXT2DRIVE™ mobile app increases customer pay by $125 per repair order (RO). Average customer pay when videos are sent: $276.64 Average customer pay when videos are not sent: $151.84
Text messaging is a time saver…one Volvo dealership reports that service advisors save as much as 40 hours a month using the TEXT2DRIVE™ messaging platform to notify customers of service intervals, repairs completion and follow-up in place of leaving a voicemail. What’s even better than saving time and money?
Technology is changing everything these days. It’s changing the way we communicate with each other, it’s changing the way we shop, and it’s definitely changing the way customers interact with their auto dealer’s service department.
An Actual Case Study About Hebert’s Town & Country Improved Communication Is A Dealership’s Key To High CSI Scores! TEXT2DRIVE™ is a revolutionary text message marketing and sales tool developed specifically for dealerships. In many ways, it automates and significantly improves communication with your customers.