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February 2013, Auto Dealer Today - WebXclusive

Are Car Dealers Racketeers?

By Thomas B. Hudson, Esq.

The magazine’s legal expert weighs in on a court case involving a consumer’s use of the RICO Act to sue a dealer.

Tags: BDC, Customer Relations, FEDERAL REGULATION, fraud, lawsuits, RICO act, wire fraud

November 2012, Auto Dealer Today - WebXclusive

The Primary Mission of a Service Advisor

By Don Reed

Expert Don Reed, CEO of Fixed Ops Solutions, points out that the primary mission of a service advisor is to ensure that every customer is driving a safe and reliable vehicle. Reed also teaches you exactly how to accomplish your mission from building customer relationships to holding everyone accountable to the mission.

Tags: BDC, Customer Relations, Customer Retention, improving your service department, repeat customers or referrals, service department, training, Vehicle Maintenance

September 2012, Auto Dealer Today - WebXclusive

Express Auto Emphasizes the R in CRM

At Express Auto, a five-store BHPH operation based in Kalamazoo, Mich., follow-up is the most important aspect of CRM. Management wants to cultivate relationships with all customers who submit leads because many of them are weeks or months away from buying.

By Kimberly Long

Customer relationship management can be particularly challenging for buy here pay here dealers. Express Auto has tackled this challenge by focusing on building relationships with its customers through mutual trust and respect.

Tags: BDC, bhph, CRM, CSI, Customer Experience, Customer Relations, customer satisfaction, data mining, demographics, Email Marketing, follow up, Love It or Return It, repeat and referral sales, reputation management, text marketing

August 2012, Auto Dealer Today - WebXclusive

Finding the Right Balance in CRM at Germain BMW of Naples

In Naples, Fla., the management staff at Germain BMW recently took on the task of better managing phone traffic. The answer was enlisting a call monitoring company, hiring a customer relations manager to handle some BDC-type functions and improving processes.

By Kimberly Long

At Germain BMW of Naples, the store’s customer relationship management strategy was built around maintaining the balance between handling leads efficiently and maintaining a personal touch.

Tags: a phone call and a call guide., BDC, CallRevu, CRM, Customer Relations, customer relations manager, Customer Retention, data mining, follow up, Internet Leads, repeat customers or referrals, sales training, software, technology

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