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Powersports Business Blog Does your sales team sell, or are they ‘museum curators'?

Powersports Business Blog
Does your sales team sell, or are they ‘museum curators'?

May 2011

Our company applies the term, ‘museum curator' to describe salespeople who are friendly and knowledgeable and will happily answer any customer questions, but don't actively try to turn shoppers into buyers. Be careful, because when customers are asked about their experience with museum curator salespeople, the customers will often describe the experience positively, which can mislead. When customers visit a dealership they are thinking about all ... Read More >

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Press Release: VICTORY MOTORCYCLE DEALERS RANKED HIGHEST BY 2011 PIED PIPER PROSPECT SATISFACTION INDEX(R)

Press Release: VICTORY MOTORCYCLE DEALERS RANKED HIGHEST BY 2011 PIED PIPER PROSPECT SATISFACTION INDEX(R)

May 2011

MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA – May 2, 2011 – The Victory Motorcycle brand from Polaris Industries, Inc. maintained its top ranking in the newly released 2011 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index® (PSI®) U.S. Motorcycle Industry Benchmarking Study. Harley-Davidson finished second, while Ducati and Triumph tied for third, followed by BMW and Yamaha, all of which scored above the industry average. 2011 marked the fifth year for the independent Pied ... Read More >

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PowerSports Business Blog Internet Business is No Longer Incremental Business

PowerSports Business Blog
Internet Business is No Longer Incremental Business

April 2011

In the auto industry, we recently learned that industry-wide 36 percent of customer inquiries over the Internet remain unanswered after 24 hours. Granted, that is a car business figure, but when we measured the same figure for the motorcycle industry back in 2008, we found that the motorcycle industry responsiveness to Internet inquiries was roughly one-half of the auto industry's performance. Think about what that means. … Imagine if your ... Read More >

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PowerSports Business How to get your customers to say, “I'll take it”

PowerSports Business
How to get your customers to say, “I'll take it”

March 2011

How do some experienced salespeople make selling motorcycles seem so easy? The simple answer is that they have mastered three basic steps: trust, understanding and value. Yes, the motorcycle sales process consists of many more than three steps, but these three often separate the beginners from the pros. Read More >

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Powersports Business Blog How to avoid, “No thanks, I'm just looking.”

Powersports Business Blog
How to avoid, “No thanks, I'm just looking.”

January 2011

Salesperson asks, “Can I help you?” Shopper answers, “No thanks, I'm just looking.” Ten minutes later the shopper walks out the door. The shopper was interested in motorcycles. You are interested in selling them a motorcycle. What was the problem? You heard what the shopper said, but this is what the shopper was thinking, “I'm psyched to be looking at these motorcycles, and if you were my friend, I would tell you all about what I like and don't ... Read More >

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Powersports Business Blog Will you surrender to ‘creative destruction?'

Powersports Business Blog
Will you surrender to ‘creative destruction?'

December 2010

In business, the term “creative destruction” applies to successful new ventures rising out of the ashes of other failed businesses. We watch a typewriter manufacturer go out of business, but find that its building and its employees are snapped-up by a new supplier to the computer industry. Or newspapers lose circulation and layoff journalists who instead find jobs making online publications successful. How does the “creative destruction” concept ... Read More >

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PowersSports Business Blog Internet inquiries: Respond by e-mail or telephone?

PowersSports Business Blog
Internet inquiries: Respond by e-mail or telephone?

November 2010

More than 80 percent of today?s motorcycle shoppers visit a Web site before visiting a dealership, so we shouldn?t be surprised as more and more shoppers? first contact with a dealership is by Internet/e-mail too. Successful dealerships have a defined process in place to handle Internet/e-mail leads, but is the ?best practice? to respond by e-mail or by telephone? Some experts argue that since the customer contacted the dealership by ... Read More >

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Dealernews Want a customer's perspective?  Try Secret Shopping.

Dealernews
Want a customer's perspective? Try Secret Shopping.

November 2010

The PSI process measures how effectively each brand?s dealerships help motorcycle shoppers become buyers. Dealers can pay Pied Piper to secret-shop their own store. The cost is $99 per salesperson evaluation, and the information is collected and viewed using a Web-based program. Read More >

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Powersports Business Blog When was the last time you spoke with your customers?

Powersports Business Blog
When was the last time you spoke with your customers?

September 2010

Years ago, after he had created a multi-billion dollar business from scratch, Ross Perot was asked about his role at the company. His answer was ?sales.? Along with all the other obvious roles of a CEO, Perot was clear his top priority was taking care of customers and finding new customers. How often today do owners or general managers pick up the telephone to spontaneously call a customer who hasn?t been to the dealership for a while? Turn the ... Read More >

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Powersports Business Blog What can your dealership learn from Starbucks?

Powersports Business Blog
What can your dealership learn from Starbucks?

August 2010

Are Starbucks baristas hired only if they love coffee, or only if they already have experience making a cappuccino? And does a Starbucks manager dread losing an employee since the departing employee?s ?tribal knowledge? will be so hard to teach to a new hire? No. The Starbucks business model embraces the fact that baristas will come and go, by making sure the processes used to run a Starbucks are written down and are simple and easy to follow. ... Read More >

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