Mar 13, 2025 | Data Mining, Service Drive
I made it up – gotta admit that. But I didn’t just pull it out of my… hat. My wife’s older SUV used to cost us roughly $1,500 in annual repairs. Financially, that equated to $125 in “monthly payments” on that car we held the title...
Mar 13, 2025 | Data Mining, Service Drive
What is conquesting the service drive? Conquesting service refers to converting service customers—those who did not purchase their vehicle from a particular dealership—into potential sales leads. This approach is vital for dealerships looking to expand their customer...
Mar 3, 2025 | Data Mining, FRIKINtech, Marketing
It is sad to say, but not a surprise that we have a loyalty crisis in car dealerships right now. At NADA 2023 I sat on a panel with some very sharp people. One of those people was Brian Pasch who can be quite polarizing. He said something that stuck with me as it was...
Feb 26, 2025 | Data Mining, Equity Mining, FRIKINtech, Marketing, Service Drive
See the Benchmarks One of my favorite times of year is looking at all the stats we track for an annual benchmark on customer engagement with our products and dealers. 2024 is a special year for this as we developed a deeper view of the customer. In years prior, we...
Feb 19, 2025 | Data Mining, Service Drive
In the competitive landscape of automotive sales, dealerships often overlook a significant opportunity: their service customers. With 63% of dealership service customers not having purchased their vehicles from the same dealership, there exists a substantial potential...
Feb 16, 2025 | Digital Retail, Lead Response, Marketing, Websites
SALESiQ has been a franchise dealership tool since its inception. And now it not only is affordable for Independent dealers, it also generates incredibly engaged leads at a pace far faster than we’ve seen on franchised dealership websites! For example, we...
Feb 10, 2025 | Data Mining, Service Drive
As the average age of cars on the road reaches 12.6 years, the financial burden of maintaining these vehicles is becoming increasingly significant. The average repair costs for cars older than 10 years stand at approximately $610. This figure reflects the growing...
Feb 10, 2025 | CRM, Data Mining, Lead Response
What is attribution? The dictionary definition of attribution: noun the action of regarding something as being caused by a person or thing: the electorate was disillusioned with his immediate attribution of the bombings to a separatist group. the action of ascribing...
Feb 4, 2025 | Data Mining, Service Drive
In 2024, the average amount customers paid for service was $515. However, the frustration point at which customers decided to trade their cars for something newer was slightly higher at $518. This indicates that service customers have made multiple high-dollar visits...
Jan 31, 2025 | Data Mining, Equity Mining, Marketing
The Trade-In Timing Trend Recent data indicates that consumers who purchased a vehicle are increasingly looking to trade it in approximately 24 months after their purchase. They casually re-enter the market after making their 18th payment. It takes them up to 6 months...
