All ADM Blog Posts Tagged 'study' (21)

If you are a Facebook user – just like roughly one-third of the planet – then you have probably noticed that Facebook sends birthday alerts via text messages. If you google the words “Facebook birthday alert texts” you will get a ton of results from websites…

On-demand driver services such as Uber are on the rise. The approaching disruption of driverless vehicles shouldn’t come as a surprise, but dealers need to find a way to keep up with customers who want alternatives to owning a vehicle. It comes down to this: complacency can cause suppliers to lose touch with their…

Many businesses, including the automotive industry, have a strong focus on creating a better customer experience through technology. In fact, technology has transformed the customer experience across all industries. Consumers can buy a multitude of products online and have them delivered, in some cases, in an hour.…

Customer loyalty is something every business needs and desires. Some companies are spectacular at accomplishing it, while others struggle.

According to a study by DMA, perhaps we’re missing an important fact… not all loyal customers are the same.

DMA’s “Customer Engagement 2016” study, takes customer loyalty a little further. It narrowed the pool…

Whether it’s an unhappy customer in the service drive because the repair is taking too long; or a customer in sales for 4 long hours attempting to buy a car and less than happy as a result; or a customer making a post-purchase call to report issues with a vehicle they just purchased; dealership managers can sometimes…

An interesting study conducted by MaritzCX and published on CustomerThink relays how dealers should care about – and invest in – the creation of a better customer experience in their stores.

While customer experience can be vague, and…

In a study published this month by Google’s Automotive division titled, “The 5 Auto Shopping Moments Every Brand Must Own,” it’s crystal clear that dealers need to have a strong mobile strategy in order to stay in the…

The multiple ways businesses can communicate with customers are constantly expanding - from telephone, to e-mail, to text messaging. With today’s technology, communication methods continue to evolve at unprecedented speeds. As smartphones have gotten smarter, the rise in the development of apps has…

For many car owners, their vehicles become an extension of their lives, a partner, and something that they have a true emotional bond with. In most places, cars are necessary to life. We use them to get to work, visit friends and family and take our kids to football practice. According to…

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ALBANY, N.Y. – May 19th, 2014 – Auto/Mate Dealership Systems (http://www.automate.com) announced today that Five Star Dealerships, an auto group in Aberdeen, WA has transformed its culture to one of managerial empowerment and has increased productivity with the help of reporting and dashboard features in Auto/Mate's dealership management system (DMS).

"Any time you make a big change like a DMS,…

The recently released J.D. Power 2014 U.S. Customer Service Index Study produced some interesting, and very promising, results.

The…

New consumer survey from DMEautomotive released in conjunction with National Collision Awareness month reveals that 'distracted driving' activities are still rampant: 28% surveyed admitted that they text; half eat or talk on the phone; 5% read, work on laptop, floss or shave while driving; young…

The most recent car reliability study by J.D. Power shows that the cars have become less reliable. People tend to think that the car quality is not what it used to be a couple of years ago. This survey queried 41,000 people who own cars manufactured in 2011. A three year old car should be almost as good as a new one? It appears not everyone agrees.

Lexus dominates the survey and is listed…

From eMarketer: In 2011, more than three out of 10 US new-car buyers said they were likely to purchase…

Due to the split nature of the Auto category, mobile users’ stage in the purchase decision making process is an important factor to incorporate when planning a successful campaign. According to Nielsen/Telemetrics, whether user activity occupied the top or bottom end of the purchase funnel, over one-third of mobile Auto users knew exactly what they were…

According to this recently published study by J.D. Power, 59% of auto shoppers with smartphones access dealership websites from the dealership. But why would a car shopper go to…

Attention Successful Dealers: 



I am conducting a confidential study of successful dealers in the country in order to find out the secrets behind their achievements. I will cross reference those results with the recommendations of most major books focusing on success and sales and then create a free workshop…

I made a promise to myself that following my next conference I would make time to properly capture my thoughts and musings and get them into my blog. That being said I had the priviliedge of attending another Digital Dealer conference and came away like I always do, filled with new insights, facts, figures and of course the opportunity to connect with some really awesome people.

Four of us headed down together, Barry Hillier, Ralph Reefke and myself, all from Dashboard/Glovebox…

Have you ever joined a project or group and you got the feeling it was going to be special? Today I sat through orientation for a new Automotive SEO study program given by PCG Digital Marketing and Driving Sales. The study will give 100 automotive dealers free access…