Press Release: 2011 Pied Piper PSI(R) Internet Lead Effectiveness(™) Benchmarking Study (U.S. Auto Industry)
Lexus, Honda, Toyota Dealerships Top Ranked for Internet Lead Effectiveness
March 2011
Industrywide: 36% of customer internet inquiries remain unanswered after 24 hours Lexus, Honda and Toyota dealerships ranked highest in a newly released Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index® (PSI®) Internet Lead Effectiveness(™) Benchmarking Study to measure dealership responsiveness to customer inquiries over the internet. The study measured average dealership performance for all major U.S. automotive brands, showing a wide variety in ...
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Automotive News
Pied Piper helps track dealerships' internet results
February 2011
Mystery shoppers are nothing new, but Internet mystery shoppers are. That's part of the expansion plan for Fran O'Hagan as CEO of Pied Piper, which tracks not whether customers enjoyed their shopping experience but whether dealership salespeople did the things that would lead to a sale.
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Yahoo! Autos
America's Best Car Brands: Toyota, Ford and Honda top the list of best-loved car companies.
August 2010
Toyota is among the best-loved car brands in America, according to our analysis, joining a couple of domestics brands--Ford and Chevrolet--in a race to the top. To compile our list of America's Best Car Brands, we looked at data from Consumer Reports that rated each brand based on safety, quality, value, performance, design/style, technology/innovation and environmental friendliness. We also considered scores from the 2010 Pied Piper Prospect ...
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Powersports Business
No Predetermined Ideas - Hayden Honda from Kendallville, Indiana<br>Top Customer Service Tools of the Trade: Using Pied Piper PSI to Identify and Learn from 'Elite' Dealerships
March 2010
Powersports Business approached three companies: Yamaha Motor Corp, American Suzuki Motor Corp and Pied Piper Management Co to identify ‘elite' dealerships nationwide, and to find out what these elite dealerships do differently. While both Yamaha and Suzuki shared data from traditional customer satisfaction surveys used to measure dealership performance, Pied Piper shared data gathered from PSI “mystery shoppers,” who act as fact gatherers to ...
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