Are You Offering ‘Only’ Synthetic Oil Services? [THA 270]
Questions, what is your customer oil change service like? Have you transitioned to ‘synthetic only’ oil for your customers? How do you stock all grades and weights? The days of $20 oil changes every 3 months is gone. My panel of shop owners discuss why they have synthetic only oil service and how it’s improved their efficiency in the bays and for their customers. If you have not implemented this business strategy learn in this episode why you need to do it.
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Our Team Sold Jobs While Stuck at the Kansas City Airport [AW 096]
Ready, Set, Grow! with Phil Carpenter [AW 094]
Why We Are Better Than The Car Dealerships [THA 257]
Why We Are Better Than The Car Dealerships [THA 257]
It’s time to shift your perspective from “we are the alternative to the dealerships” to “the dealerships are the alternative to us.” Are we making enough buzz about the benefits of independent repair shops? My panel shares their perspective and offers real testimonials from customers on their experience at the dealerships.
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Recovering From a Wrong Service Advisor Hire [THA 256]
Recovering From a Wrong Service Advisor Hire [THA 256]
As an owner, it can be easy to want something to work out so much, you become blind to certain red flags. You also worry about the production of your business if you let someone go. What should you do? My panel shares their experience with a wrong service advisor hire and how they recovered.
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Why We Remodeled [AW 085]
Culture Makes Great Customers, Keeps Great People, and Attracts Superstars [THA 255]
Culture Makes Great Customers, Keeps Great People, and Attracts Superstars [THA 255]
Culture is a common buzzword in our world. But did you know every organization has organic culture no matter what? If you’re not consistently developing and working on your culture, it will churn on its own and slip from your fingertips. What’s the cultural vibe in your business?
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Growing Sales For A New Location [THA 251]
Growing Sales For A New Location [THA 251]
Opening an additional location is hard work and can be challenging with twists and turns before the grand opening even happens. Learn from three shop owners who have multiple locations and their strategy to drive business to their new locations. They offer their ups and downs, what worked, and what didn’t. Many of you know that the real work starts way before the doors even open.
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Do We Earn Enough Respect? Charlie Marcotte and Dustin Brown [THA 250]
Do We Earn Enough Respect? Charlie Marcotte and Dustin Brown [THA 250]
It’s easy to be involved in your community as a business owner. You can sign a check, donate to a raffle, or sponsor a local sporting league. While those are great gestures, are you truly connecting your brand and your heart to your community? In this episode, 2 shop owners explain their full commitment to their community and why it’s important to their brand and their longevity in their business. Be prepared to be inspired to start your own acts of service in your community.
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Scheduling Work Flow [THA 248]
Scheduling Work Flow [THA 248]
We are living in the “new normal.” For anyone who wants things to go back the way they were pre-pandemic, you’ll be waiting a long time. Professionals everywhere are feeling the impact of shipping delays, short staff, and pricing. Our industry is no exception and efficient workflow has never been more critical. Clear communication and expectations between employees and customers is step one. In this episode, my panel shares their own experiences with scheduling workflow. Listen for some smart ideas start implementing small changes in your business that will have a lasting impact.
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Creating Lifetime Customers – Brittany Schindler [RR 684]
Creating Lifetime Customers [RR 684]
Establishing a connection with your customers and being able to keep them coming back is always a challenge for the automotive industry. How do you build loyalty and ensure customers are educated properly? In this episode, Brittany Schindler answers that question with easy-to-follow steps her service advisors implement every day, including a lifetime warranty for customers. Keep listening and brainstorm what you could change in your business.
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Service Advisor Role Play #6 [THA 245]
Service Advisor Role Play #6 [THA 245]
You’re going to love this episode. My panel dives into a role play like we’ve never done before. Chad Jacks and Ethan Smith swap their roles interacting as a service advisor answering a phone call from a customer. They play an average service advisor and then redo the scenario as an exceptional service advisor. Rena Rennebohm offers coaching in between. Answering the phone is often the first interaction you have with a client opportunity. Are you listening to recorded calls? Do your service advisors need an occasional tune-up? This episode will help in all cases.
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Guest Host and Shop Tour with Fred Gestwicki, Jr [AW 074]
Guest host, Fred Gestwicki, Jr. from Fix-It-With Fred in Canton, OH Owner / Master Technician. 25 Years of Automotive Experience. ASE Master Technician, Hyundai and Kia Master Technician, Mitsubishi Master Technician. Customers ask for price because they don’t know what else to ask. remarkableresults.biz/aw074
Rob Merwin and Charlie Marcotte [AW 069]
Dynamic Automotive: 6 Years Later [RR 662]
Dynamic Automotive: 6 Years Later [RR 662]
This episode was recorded live at Dynamic Automotive’s 25th year anniversary with owners Jose Bueso, Lee Foreman, and Dwayne Myers. Like so many other businesses, it all started in a garage with some tools. With 5 locations, it has grown in every way possible, including creating a strong leadership team. Listen carefully as Jose, Lee, and Dwanye give valuable insight on how they expanded logistically and internally.
This partner team was on the second episode released in March 2015. This is a long-awaited update. Thanks to Jose, Lee, and Dwayne for believing in the concept of aftermarket podcasts so long ago.
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Service Advisor Must-Have Qualities [THA 234]
Service Advisor Must-Have Qualities [THA 234]
The service advisor role for the automotive industry is crucial for your business and customers. Sometimes owners try to fill that seat with a warm body without realizing the qualities and communication skills required for that position. It goes beyond being friendly and in this episode, my panel takes a deep dive from different perspectives. remarkableresults.biz/a234
How Strong Are Your Community Heart Strings? [RR 658]
How Strong Are Your Community Heart Strings? [RR 658]
Helping your local community is always on your “to-do” list as a business owner but how many of us are really taking action? How do you get started? How do you budget donations? In this episode, Dena Ganje explains the importance of community support and why you sometimes can’t put a dollar amount on helping others better their lives.
If your shop isn’t involved in the community, then there’s no better time than now to make a difference. So many top shops make community one of their passions. If you are not, it is time to start. Use this podcast episode to catapult you to be a strong philanthropist. remarkableresults.biz/e658
Ask: What Are Your Car Pains? ™ [RR 656]
Ask: What Are Your Car Pains? ™ [RR 656]
How do you maintain your health? Do you eat properly, exercise and see professionals with routine appointments such as doctors, dentists, ophthalmologists, and the list goes on. We also see those specialists when we don’t feel well. Now think about your customer’s vehicle. They rely on it for transportation, and it carries precious cargo such as kids, spouses, and pets. Shouldn’t maintaining their vehicle be the same as maintaining your health? This episode with Rob Choisser should get you to re-think what you do for your customer.
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Playing the Long Game [THA 231]
Playing the Long Game [THA 231]
How do you “Play the Long Game?” Are you making an effort every single day or do you tend to coast when things are going well? Forecasting the future should always be on your mind with fresh ideas and plans in place to get there.
In this episode, my panel shares their ‘long game’ on finding technicians, reasons why hybrid and electric vehicle repair is a must and keeping customers for life.
Spoiler alert: they discuss things EVERY shop owner can implement. No excuses, it’s time to dive in.
Don’t forget you can find talking points to all episodes on my website remarkableresults.biz
Shop Owner has a Golf Cart Gold Mine – Mark Reopke [RR 655]
Shop Owner has a Golf Cart Gold Mine – Mark Reopke [RR 655]
Have you ever thought about small engine repairs in your shop? It’s time to think outside the box and learn from this unique business opportunity Mark Roepke stumbled upon. It’s a lesson to all of us that you need to constantly be adapting and grow in different ways. Golf Carts anyone?
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Make Price Irrelevant [THA 228]
Make Price Irrelevant [THA 228]
Everyone strives to implement good customer service. But what about creating an exceptional customer experience?
Being friendly and helpful to customers while repairing their vehicles correctly is plain old expected. In a restaurant or hotel or anyplace for that matter, what is going to push you to remember the experience? Have you asked your customers if you are meeting their expectations? In this episode find out how to elevate your business and culture.
Building Customer Trust [THA 225]
Building Customer Trust [THA 225]
We all know building customer trust takes time and doesn’t happen overnight. So when does it happen? It starts with every single touchpoint you make with your customer.
From marketing to the way your storefront looks, and that first phone call, every interaction inches you further in developing trust. Find out how to polish your business in this must-listen episode.
Comebacks: Prevention, Reputation and Cost [THA 224]
Comebacks: Prevention, Reputation and Cost [THA 224]
How closely do you track comebacks in your shop? Do you look for trends? Is it human error or communication gaps between customer and service advisor, and service advisor and technician? Sometimes the most loyal customers arise from correcting a mistake, but often times we are unaware a mistake even happened. In this episode, my panel dives into the different scenarios that occur during vehicle comebacks and how to correct them.
You can listen and/or watch the video of this episode and find the key talking points at remarkableresults.biz/a224
Drop the Keys and Fix It [RR 641]
Drop the Keys and Fix It [RR 641]
Think about the latest procedure or surgery you had. You put all your trust in your doctor and the medical staff as you were getting put under anesthesia. Can we translate that trust into auto repair customers? How do we gain “Here are my keys, I trust you, fix it and let me know when it’s done” type of customers? In this episode, Andy Bizub and Charlie Marcotte break down the fundamentals of connecting with customers and what that means to your business.
The key talking points for this episode reside at remarkableresults.biz/e641