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Showing posts with label positivity. Show all posts
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Wednesday, April 10, 2019

How to Increase the WOW Count at Your Shop

Increase the WOW cont at your shop.

“Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they will take care of the clients.  Richard Branson

Imagine that you’re a customer getting your car serviced at your shop. What are the first words that come to mind when you pull up to the curb?  

What’s the first impression you get as you walk up to the counter? How do you feel after interacting with your service advisor? 

Be brutally honest. If you weren’t the owner, would you enthusiastically refer your shop to your friends? If your first words, impressions, and feelings weren’t “WOW,” you would be unlikely to refer.

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

How to Regain Your Swagger at The Shop



“Skill and confidence are an unconquered army” George Herbert

The year was 2012 and I was frustrated. I was frustrated by the fact that I couldn’t move “Jack.” Jack is a shop owner who was failing to achieve his profit goals. He and I would speak every week, but the results didn’t change.  

We improved his pricing, but never experienced the payoff. We implemented new processes but failed to see the performance. We hired new people but didn’t enhance production. What was I missing?