Tag: service department
Training New Recruits in Your Service Department
Recruiting and training service personnel has been a hot topic of conversation in recent years. Attracting and retaining good talent in your service department...
A Forward-Thinking Alternative To Traditional Car Ownership – Scott Painter, Fair...
On today's CBT Newscast for Tuesday, April 24th, 2018:
A Forward-Thinking Alternative To Traditional Car Ownership - Scott Painter, Fair
Scott Painter joins CBT Automotive News...
Should Your Service Department be Open on Sundays?
It is no secret that dealership personnel work long hours. The car business is demanding of employees’ time, but it can be equally demanding...
How Much Profit is Your Service Department Losing From Missed Calls?...
Sales BDC was a buzz word roughly twenty years ago. Now, the service department is buzzing and along with it comes a BDC to...
How to Upsell Preventative Maintenance
A dealership must pursue a course to help their customers sustain their vehicles to the utmost degree of maintenance. This is a service that...
If Your Service BDC Isn’t Staffed Correctly, It’s Not Working
If your service BDC isn't staffed correctly, It's not working. According to John Traver, CEO and Principal of Traver Connect, dealerships need to be...
Should Fixed-Ops have its own Marketing Budget?
If your fixed-ops doesn’t have its own marketing budget, then shame on you! Far too many dealers treat fixed-ops as an afterthought, content to...
Improving Your Customer’s Experience in the Service Drive
Your service department is a lot like a Doctor’s office. Most of the people that come in would rather be somewhere else. A customer...
Risky F&I Practices & How to Avoid Them
In the years since the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) began to strike fear in the hearts of dealers everywhere, there have been a...
Proper Training Processes for a New Service Advisor
The service department front line is a pivotal position in the dealership. Staff there have the ability to create loyal customers or repel your...