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Powersports Business
National Study Measures Industry's Sales Force
April 2008
Company evaluates retail shopping experiences from more than 800 dealerships across the United States. Motorcycle dealership sales personnel are more likely to determine a shopper's price range and ask how a vehicle will be used and by whom. On the other hand, they're less likely to mention product features unique from the competition and provide compelling reasons why a consumer should buy now. Read More >
Powersports Business
Powersports faring worse than auto industry with online shoppers
April 2008
The motorcycle industry is faring far worse than the auto industry in reaching internet shoppers in a timely manner, according to studies conducted by the company behind the 2008 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index. When motorcycle dealerships were contacted by email or over the internet, only 30 percent of them responded to shoppers within 24 hours. In contrast, a separate study, also done by Pied Piper Management Co., shows 72 percent of ... Read More >
Press Release: 2008 Pied Piper PSI® U.S. Motorcycle Industry Study
Harley-Davidson Dealers Keep Highest Ranking
April 2008
Harley-Davidson dealerships kept the highest ranking in the study, which evaluated and benchmarked shopping experiences at 830 motorcycle dealerships nationwide, representing all major brands. Telephone and Internet/Email Response also Measured. The 2008 study marked the first time that we measured not only a shopper's experience at the dealership, but also a shopper’s experience contacting the dealership separately by telephone and by internet ... Read More >
Powersports Business
Industry Comparison Shows Sales Flaws
January 2008
A company that has examined the sales processes in the powersports, auto and RV industries has found the motorcycle industry significantly trails its counterparts in simple sales processes. That conclusion, reached by a management consulting company that works with Ducati North America and Victory, is good news for an industry that is likely to be down in retail sales for 2007 compared to the previous year. If dealerships can improve sales ... Read More >
Hyundai Dealer Newsletter
Are Your Sales Associates Selling Too Hard… or Not Hard Enough?
October 2007
"The customer is king" is the oldest and truest cliché in the book. Before a stranger becomes a customer, however, he or she is first a prospect. 75% to 90% of all motor vehicle shoppers don't buy the same day they first visit a dealership. So when it comes to your bottom line, that makes prospect satisfaction at least as important as customer satisfaction. Read More >
Powersports Business
Ducati seeks to build on its brand name
September 2007
For a new dealer evaluation and incentive program, Ducati used Pied Piper Management Company’s “prospect satisfaction index” rather than customary customer satisfaction scoring. Ducati CEO Michael Lock said Ducati opted against using the more common measuring stick—customer satisfaction surveys—because “it’s creating the wrong type of relationship between the dealer and the customer.” Lock said such surveys put pressure on dealer staff to ... Read More >
RV Business
New Service Keys on Consumer Class A Shopping Experience
September 2007
The Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index allows RV manufacturers and RV dealers to order evaluations of dealerships to see how the performance of their salespeople compares to the RV industry national average, and to the national average of other same brand dealerships. Read More >
Dealer Marketing Magazine
Is it Possible to Turn More Shoppers into Buyers?
September 2007
The Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index (www.piedpiperpsi.com) is one source for dealers who wish to see how their sales process effectiveness stacks-up against the national average for other same brand dealerships. Read More >
MotorHome Magazine
New Study Measures RV Buyer Treatment
August 2007
Monaco RV dealerships ranked highest in the newly released "2007 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index RV Industry Study," which measured how shoppers are treated at retail locations that sell Class A motorhomes. The independent study uses the patent-pending Pied Piper PSI process to evaluate and benchmark shopping experience and salesmanship effectiveness, and provide actionable insights on the hot buttons that turn shoppers into buyers. Read More >
Ward's Dealer Business
Dealership Myth Is Debunked
August 2007
Pushy car salespeople are more fiction than fact, according to a study that challenges many of the negative stereotypes in the auto industry. Pied Piper Management Co.'s Prospect Satisfaction Index measures how well shoppers are treated at the dealership. Read More >
