TEXT2DRIVE, a fixed-ops customer experience suite designed to help automotive dealers improve the customer experience, increase profitability, and raise CSI scores, today released findings of its proprietary consumer research focused on dealer service satisfaction and retention. The report looks at what technology consumers want in the dealership service lane. Research firm J.D. Power learned that […]
Why do some service departments thrive while others struggle? Reputation and efficiency are critical factors in every customer decision. When drivers choose a dealership to work on their vehicle, they want to feel assured that they will receive the highest-quality, most dependable service in the least possible amount of time. To attract and retain customers […]
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 […]
TEXT2DRIVE CEO Gregg C. Owen examines how what started as dealership service departments offering Text-to-Pay contactless payment to customers during COVID has evolved into Service Advisors sending multipoint inspections to customers smartphones enabling them to build trust with customers and sell more services by presenting 100% of the service recommendations 100% of the time. In […]
TEXT2DRIVE, an advanced two-way communication platform designed to help automotive dealers improve customer experience, increase profitability and raise CSI scores, announced today it has been recognized as the winner of the 2021 Automotive Website Award for Fixed Operations. The Automotive Website Award was created in 2008 to recognize the best vendors in automotive digital marketing. […]
Chargebacks due to fraudulent transactions cost the auto industry over 6 billion dollars* per year. Dealership fraud was at an all-time high even before COVID struck: A hacking attack occurs every 39 seconds.* In 2018 credit card fraud reached $6.8 billion in the US.* New account fraud is up 13%.* […]
Reducing in-person contact, or even eliminating it entirely, is no longer a luxury. In the Coronavirus era where social distancing has become the new norm, giving your service customers the option of contact-free appointments has become mandatory.
Powerful & Advanced Fraud Protection FraudProtect™ from TEXT2DRIVE™ partnered with Kount, an award-winning company that uses the advanced fraud prevention approach, to offer your dealership a virtually complete defense against fraud. Kount was voted one of the top 10 financial fraud protection solutions of 2018 and 2019. Advanced fraud protection examines 400+ data points and […]
“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 […]
Are safety recall alerts for cars a problem for your service department? Wait, how is this possible? Between being mandated by law, issued by manufacturers and no additional cost to the consumer, safety recalls are a gold mine for any dealership. The problem is, this gold mine is largely untapped by the majority of service […]