Wards Auto
Why Dealership Showroom Staffers Should Follow Sales Process
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July 2017
Successful car salespeople regularly follow established sales processes, says Fran O’Hagan, president and CEO of Pied Piper Management, a consulting firm that mystery shops dealerships to determine showroom effectiveness. Dealers themselves, not automakers, should establish those processes. And it shouldn’t be optional for staffers to follow them or not, he says. For the second year, Nissan’s Infiniti brand dealerships ranked highest in the 2017 ...
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Automotive News First Shift
Infiniti Tops in Mystery Shopper Ranking
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July 2017
For the second year, Nissan’s Infiniti brand dealerships ranked highest in the newly released 2017 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index® (PSI®) U.S. Auto Industry Benchmarking Study. Pied Piper's 11th annual study sent thousands of mystery shoppers to dealerships nationwide to see how effectively salespeople sell.
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Automotive News
Infiniti tops sales-prospects survey
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July 2017
Infiniti secured the top spot in a study on prospect satisfaction with dealerships for the second consecutive year. The study, released Monday, measures how effectively each brand’s dealerships sell when car shoppers visit the stores. The 2017 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index is based on how dealerships treated mystery shoppers who visited 5,289 stores in the U.S. between July 2016 and June 2017. The study is conducted by Pied Piper ...
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Press Release: INFINITI DEALERS RANKED HIGHEST BY 2017 PIED PIPER PROSPECT SATISFACTION INDEX(R) (PSI(R))
July 2017
Monterey, California – July 10, 2017 – For the second year, Nissan’s Infiniti brand dealerships ranked highest in the newly released 2017 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index® (PSI®) U.S. Auto Industry Benchmarking Study. The study measured treatment of car-shoppers who visited 5,289 dealerships throughout the country. Study rankings by brand were determined by the Pied Piper PSI process, which ties “mystery shopping” measurement and scoring to ...
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Powersports Business
BMW dealers rank No. 1 in prospect study
May 2017
Prospect Satisfaction Index reveals in-dealership treatment of U.S. motorcycle shoppers BMW motorcycle dealerships were the top ranked brand in the newly released 2017 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index U.S. Motorcycle Industry Benchmarking Study. The study measured treatment of motorcycle shoppers who visited a dealership, with rankings by brand determined by the Pied Piper PSI process, which ties “mystery shopping” measurement and scoring ...
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Motorcycle Product News
BMW Tops this Year's Pied Piper Benchmarking Study
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May 2017
BMW motorcycle dealerships were the top ranked brand in the newly released 2017 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index (PSI) U.S. Motorcycle Industry Benchmarking Study. The study measured treatment of motorcycle shoppers who visited a dealership, with rankings by brand determined by the Pied Piper PSI process, which ties “mystery shopping” measurement and scoring to industry sales success. Harley-Davidson dealers were ranked second, while ...
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Dealernews
BMW Motorrad Dealers top Pied Piper mystery shopping report
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May 2017
MONTEREY, CA – BMW Motorrad dealerships are tops among mystery shoppers in Pied Piper’s 2017 Prospect Satisfaction Index survey. Harley-Davidson Dealers were ranked second on the 2017 report, and Indian Motorcycle and Ducati tied for third. The annual study measures treatment of shoppers who visit a dealership. The researchers tie scoring results with a brand’s sales success. Performance for the 2017 ranking varied considerably from brand to ...
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Ultimate Motorcycling
BMW Motorcycle Dealerships Ranked Highest In 2017 Pied Piper Satisfaction Study
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May 2017
The Pied Piper Management Company LLC released today the results from its annual industry bench-marking study that measures how effectively U.S. motorcycle dealerships transition a shopper into a customer. The study—in its 11th-straight year—measures the treatment of shoppers who visit the dealerships, tying in mystery shoppers and dealership sales success. BMW motorcycle dealerships claimed first place in the 2017 Pied Piper Prospect ...
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Press Release: BMW MOTORCYCLE DEALERS RANKED FIRST BY 2017 PIED PIPER PROSPECT SATISFACTION INDEX(R) (PSI(R))
11th annual industry benchmarking study measures in-dealership treatment of U.S. motorcycle shoppers
May 2017
Monterey, California, USA – May 1, 2017 – BMW motorcycle dealerships were the top ranked brand in the newly released 2017 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index® (PSI®) U.S. Motorcycle Industry Benchmarking Study. The study measured treatment of motorcycle shoppers who visited a dealership, with rankings by brand determined by the Pied Piper PSI process, which ties “mystery shopping” measurement and scoring to industry sales success. ...
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Wards Auto
Dealership Internet Effectiveness Has Long Way to Go
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March 2017
Before Porsche gets up and accepts an award for the auto brand with the most Internet-effective dealerships, here’s a qualifier: It could have done better. So could virtually all the brands on the Pied Piper’s annual Internet Lead Effectiveness Benchmarking Study, says Fran O’Hagan, the consultancy’s president and CEO. The company measures and indexes how dealerships by brand respond to mystery shopping inquiries received through a store’s ...
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