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Powersports Business Sea-Doo dealers rank highest in 2024 Boat Industry Study

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Sea-Doo dealers rank highest in 2024 Boat Industry Study

October 2024

Telephone Lead Effectiveness (TLE) measures what happens when a sales customer interested in purchasing a product phones a dealership. How effectively does the dealership answer the call, provide the help the customer desires, and encourage the customer to visit the dealership and become a buyer? To complete the study, Pied Piper anonymously phoned 802 dealerships between March 2024 and September 2024 at locations representing the seventeen ... Read More >

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Powersports Business Study: Triumph dealers ranked No.1 for providing service appointments

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Study: Triumph dealers ranked No.1 for providing service appointments

June 2024

Triumph Motorcycles was ranked first of 27 powersports brands in Pied Piper’s 2024 PSI Service Telephone Effectiveness (STE) Study. The study measured the efficiency and quality of service telephone calls based on a customer’s objective of quickly and easily setting up a service appointment. Following the Triumph dealers in the rankings were dealers who service Harley-Davidson’s electric Livewire brand, BMW, Aprilia, and Polaris Off-Road. ... Read More >

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Powersports Business Indian Motorcycle dealers ranked highest in study measuring website responses

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Indian Motorcycle dealers ranked highest in study measuring website responses
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April 2024

According to the 2024 Pied Piper PSI Internet Lead Effectiveness (ILE) Study, which measured responsiveness to internet leads coming through powersports dealership websites, Indian motorcycle dealerships ranked highest. Following Indian were Harley-Davidson, Polaris Off-Road, Triumph, and BMW. Pied Piper submitted mystery-shopper customer inquiries through the individual websites of 3,718 powersports dealerships, asking a specific question about ... Read More >

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Powersports Business Pied Piper reveals brand's service phone call effectiveness

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Pied Piper reveals brand's service phone call effectiveness
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July 2023

Pied Piper has shared the results of its Service Telephone Effectiveness (STE) Study, which measured the efficiency and quality of service telephone calls from a customer's objective to quickly and easily set up a service appointment. Harley-Davidson was ranked first of 26 powersports brands. Following Harley-Davidson in the rankings were Polaris Off-Road, BMW and Indian Motorcycle. "Powersports customers soon decide whether their service ... Read More >

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Powersports Business Study: Indian Motorcycle dealers ranked highest in response to website customers

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Study: Indian Motorcycle dealers ranked highest in response to website customers
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April 2023

Polaris Inc's Indian Motorcycle dealerships ranked highest in the 2023 Pied Piper PSI Internet Lead Effectiveness (ILE) Motorcycle/UTV Industry Study, which measured responsiveness to internet leads coming through dealership websites. Following Indian were Harley-Davidson, Polaris Inc's Side-by-Side/UTV dealers, BRP's Can-Am dealers, Kawasaki, and Yamaha. Read More >

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Powersports Business Motorcycle dealers respond to website leads as quickly as car dealers: Pied Piper internet lead study shows Harley-Davidson dealership are top responders

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Motorcycle dealers respond to website leads as quickly as car dealers: Pied Piper internet lead study shows Harley-Davidson dealership are top responders

May 2022

Harley-Davidson dealerships ranked highest in the 2022 Pied Piper PSI Internet Lead Effectiveness (ILE) Motorcycle/UTV Industry Study, which measured responsiveness to internet leads coming through dealership websites - behaviors tied directly to retail sales success. Dealers selling Indian motorcycles were ranked second, followed by Polaris side-by-side dealers. "Quick response to web customers is critical to selling, placing an order, or ... Read More >

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Powersports Business Polaris UTV Dealers Top Pied Piper's Latest Study

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Polaris UTV Dealers Top Pied Piper's Latest Study

October 2021

September 2021 Polaris Side-By-Side/UTV dealers led the way in a recent Prospect Satisfaction Index study conducted by California-based Piep Piper, outscoring 16 other brands. BRP's Can-Am dealers finshed second, with John Deere third and Yamaha fourth as the only other brand that finished above the "Industry Average." For the first time, the study was "Omnichannel," meaning it took into account the results of people who first shopped for a ... Read More >

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Powersports Business Dealership website lead study released: Pied Piper PSI study

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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 >

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POWERSPORTS BUSINESS Can-Am dealers are tops for side-by-side shoppers: study

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Can-Am dealers are tops for side-by-side shoppers: study
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September 2020

COVID-19 drove industrywide changes in dealership sales behaviors, but for the third year in a row, BRP's Can-Am dealerships were the top ranked UTV brand, reports the newly released 2020 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index (PSI) U.S. UTV Industry Study. The study measured in-person treatment of Utility Task Vehicle (UTV) shoppers who visited a dealership between April and August 2020, reflecting the impact of COVID-19 on dealership behaviors. ... Read More >

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POWERSPORTS BUSINESS Study reveals top OEM brands for dealership website responses

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Study reveals top OEM brands for dealership website responses
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May 2020

The 2020 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index for Internet Lead Effectiveness Study has been revealed. As you can see, the results from the survey of 6,012 U.S. dealerships conducted between July 2019 and February 2020 find Harley-Davidson and Indian dealerships are at the top when it comes to responding to their own website customers. Here’s a press release from the company: HARLEY-DAVIDSON DEALERSHIPS RANKED #1 IN 2020 FOR RESPONDING TO ... Read More >

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