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Dealernews Secret Shoppers Give Surprising Report

Dealernews
Secret Shoppers Give Surprising Report

March 2010

Dealer Lab is a joint venture between Dealernews and PowerHouse Dealer Services, s consulting firm run by former dealer, Bill Shenk. Bill took over management in July 2009 of two underperforming Florida dealerships, and Dealer Lab reports his efforts to turn the two dealerships around. Pied Piper PSI “mystery shopping” is being used to measure how effectively the two dealerships sell, and to diagnose needed changes in sales behavior. This first ... Read More >

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Dealernews Pied Piper Study: Customer Service Improves

Dealernews
Pied Piper Study: Customer Service Improves

May 2009

Motorcycle salespeople on average asked prospective customers for their contact information only 45 percent of the time during a recent nine-month period, according to the 2009 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index study. Sounds bad, right? But it's actually an improvement over the previous year's study in which salespeople asked only 38 percent of time. Dealership staff members seem to be improving in other areas as well, the study reported. Read More >

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Dealernews When Sales Drops the Ball: Dealer personnel ask for the sale less than half the time, say secret shoppers dispatched by research firm

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When Sales Drops the Ball: Dealer personnel ask for the sale less than half the time, say secret shoppers dispatched by research firm

May 2008

Motorcycle dealer salespeople ask for the sale only 45% of the time. What’s even worse is that they ask for a customer’s contact information only 38 percent of the time. So say the results of a second annual study by Pied Piper Management Company. Read More >

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Dealernews High Marks for H-D

Dealernews
High Marks for H-D

March 2007

Harley-Davidson salespeople are more likely to fully engage a customer, a virtue that earned the OEM's dealerships high marks in a recent consumer survey. Read More >

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