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PIED PIPER PSI: HARLEY-DAVIDSON DEALERSHIPS RANKED NO. 1 IN 2021 FOR RESPONDING TO WEBSITE CUSTOMERS
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May 2021
Response to customer web inquiries varied by brand and dealership, and the following are examples of performance variation by brand: Harley-Davidson, BMW, Indian, Polaris, Club Car, HiSun and CFMoto dealers on average sent an email or text that answered the customer’s question within one hour 30% of the time or more. Kawasaki, Kubota, Honda, Caterpillar, Kymco, Bobcat, Yamaha, and Tracker dealers on average emailed or texted an answer within one ... Read More >
Rural Lifestyle Dealer
Pied Piper Releases 2021 PSI Internet Lead Effectiveness Study Results
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May 2021
To complete the 2021 ILE study, Pied Piper submitted customer inquiries through the individual websites of 6,407 dealerships between July 2020 and March 2021, asking a question about a vehicle in inventory, and providing a customer name, email address and local telephone number. Pied Piper then evaluated how the dealerships responded by email, telephone and text message over the next 24 hours. Twenty different measurements generate dealership ILE ... Read More >
Powersports Business
Dealership website lead study released: Pied Piper PSI study
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May 2021
Harley-Davidson dealerships have ranked highest in the recently released 2021 Pied Piper PSI Internet Lead Effectiveness (ILE) Motorcycle/UTV Industry Study, which answers the question, "What happens when motorcycle or UTV customers visit a dealer website and inquire about a vehicle?" The Indian motorcycle brand was ranked second, followed by BMW and Polaris. Dealers for top brands improved their website response behaviors dramatically over the ... Read More >
Automotive News First Shift
BMW Dealers Most Responsive
July 2019
BMW’s U.S. dealers were ranked number one in Pied Piper’s 2019 PSI Internet Lead Effectiveness Study Read More >
Wards Auto
Luxury-Brand Car Dealers Best in Internet Effectiveness, Study Says
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July 2019
Luxury-brand car dealerships take the top five top spots of the 2019 Pied Piper PSI Internet Lead Effectiveness Benchmarking Study. The annual by-brand mystery shopping exercise uses various measurements to answer an essential question, “What happens when customers visit a dealer website and inquire about a vehicle?” says Pied Piper CEO Fran O’Hagan. Dealerships that field those leads the best – from responding quickly to answering a specific ... Read More >
Dealernews
HARLEY, BMW DUCATI DO BETTER AT DEALERSHIP LEVEL!
May 2019
The results for Pied Piper PSI® Internet Lead Effectiveness® (ILE®) Industry Study are in. "What happens when customers visit a dealer website and inquire about a vehicle?" This study details scores ranging from zero to 100. The good news is that 21% of dealerships nationwide scoring above 60, demonstrating an effective website-response process. The bad news is that 58% of dealerships scored below 40, struggling to respond effectively to ... Read More >
Powersports Business
Harley-Davidson dealerships are No. 1 at replying to website customers: study
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May 2019
• Annual industry study rated Powersports and Outdoor Power Equipment brands that sell motorcycles or UTVs Harley-Davidson dealerships ranked highest in the 2019 Pied Piper PSI® Internet Lead Effectiveness® (ILE®) Industry Study, which answers the question, “What happens when UTV or motorcycle customers visit a dealer website and inquire about a vehicle?” Scores ranged from zero to 100, with 21% of dealerships nationwide scoring above 60, ... Read More >
MPN Magazine
Harley-Davidson Dealerships Ranked 1st for Responding to Website Customers
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May 2019
Harley-Davidson dealerships ranked highest in the 2019 Pied Piper PSI Internet Lead Effectiveness (ILE) Industry Study, which answered the question, “What happens when UTV or motorcycle customers visit a dealer website and inquire about a vehicle?” Scores ranged from zero to 100, with 21% of dealerships nationwide scoring above 60, demonstrating an effective website-response process. However, 58% of dealerships scored below 40, struggling to ... Read More >
Automotive News
Plugging EVs just wasn't enough
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March 2019
Some of the most effective advocates for plug-in vehicles are being unplugged from the business. This month, Tesla said it would close most of its factory-owned stores as a cost-cutting move and switch entirely to online sales. Many employees of those stores and investors were pretty surprised to hear the news, Bloomberg reported, especially as it came just weeks after Tesla affirmed the value of its showrooms in a public filing, talking up its ... Read More >
Auto Remarketing
Tesla salespeople rank highest in EV ‘prospect satisfaction'
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March 2019
Electric vehicle technologies are often new to many customers visiting an auto dealership, so the salesperson must also be able to introduce and explain the operation of EVs and the features and benefits of EV technology, such as understanding garage-charging options, according to Pied Piper Management Co. Success selling EVs depends on many of the same salesperson behaviors that customers find helpful when shopping for traditional automobiles, ... Read More >
