Jeff Cowan's Blog Posts Tagged 'training' (13)

How to Create a Bold Automotive Service Department and Increase Sales

Great Tips for Service Departments, Service Advisors, and Service Managers

So you have been in business for a while and you’ve built a name. It’s a name that draws customers in to your service department like bees to honey. The problem is, your business is drawing in more customers than you can handle. You have volume, but…

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Added by Jeff Cowan on November 14, 2016 at 1:08pm — No Comments

How to Prepare Your Dealership for the Coming Recession

Our economic future is not going to be smooth sailing. In order to successfully navigate, the captains of the vessels are going to have to make the proper adjustments in order to weather the storm. The following is some information that supports my predictions and hopefully provides you with a map to help you steer you way clear of…

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Added by Jeff Cowan on August 24, 2016 at 2:35pm — 2 Comments

A Recession is Coming

A recession is coming, learn how dealerships will survive the bad economy.

I don’t like talking gloom and doom when it comes to dealing with a bad economy. On a personal level, I work very hard to be upbeat, to see the positives, and to stay focused on what is good. That said, as a person running a business, I have to research business indicators to help…

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Added by Jeff Cowan on August 23, 2016 at 3:14pm — 1 Comment

5 Tips to Increase Express Auto Service Sales

DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS: MAKE A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION

As the recession loosens its tight grip on our economy and businesses, vehicle sales have begun to steadily climb nationwide.  As a result, a very important decision is looming for auto dealers.  Many of the customers that are purchasing today are doing so for the first time in several years. As…

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Added by Jeff Cowan on April 25, 2016 at 1:40pm — No Comments

Make the Right Training Decision

Let’s face it. Training on any level can be an intimidating and daunting task. Questions like when to train, how often, and who should be involved come up.  What type of training and who should teach and provide it also adds to the confusion.  Most of the time, I feel that these questions become so overwhelming to both business owners and mangers, that the easiest decision  to be made is the one that is made most, and that decision is to do nothing. To do nothing is to put yourself and your…

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Added by Jeff Cowan on October 8, 2015 at 2:49pm — No Comments

6 Step Road to Service Department Success 2-Day Spring Workshops are Open for Registration

We've booked our Spring 2-Day Workshop dates and locations!

Learn how to have the highest Sales, Customer Retention, and Survey Scores, plus over 200 word tracks, closes and ways to handle objections will be taught that guarantee that you are a top performer, and much much more.

Give us a call to book your team…

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Added by Jeff Cowan on January 7, 2015 at 1:06pm — No Comments

THE MYTHS OF WRITING SERVICE Part 1

Myths are dangerous things. They are invented from misinformation and the unknown.  For example, only a few thousand years ago it was generally believed that if you sailed too far out to sea, you would fall off the end of the earth. It was only when man dared to sail out beyond where they had previously sailed that they proved the myth wrong. There was a time when people actually believed that the moon was made of cheese. That was disproven with the aid of powerful telescopes. Or how about…

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Added by Jeff Cowan on January 4, 2015 at 1:30am — No Comments

Who’s Failing Who?

So I have a friend who called me up in late June and asked me for some help.  His daughter, who had graduated college the year before, was having trouble finding a job.  He knew I’m in the automotive industry and wanted to know if there might be an opportunity for his daughter. Knowing Tammy, I was thrilled to think that this bright young woman would have an interest in an industry that I love so much. 

 

Although her college had been paid for, Tammy, not one to be idle, worked…

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Added by Jeff Cowan on November 12, 2014 at 10:00am — 4 Comments

The Effects of Being Negative Around Customers

Today's Daily Tune Up @CarBizToday http://bcove.me/lahzhkit on the effects of being negative around customers.

Added by Jeff Cowan on August 15, 2014 at 6:40pm — No Comments

Uncle Carl's Easy Tip For Success

Uncle Carl, who owned a chain of stores in Indiana, said it best. "Show up to work right on time and set yourself up for mediocrity. Show up 5 minutes early and you create job security; 15 minutes early and you will likely someday be in management; 30 minutes early and you will likely own the company someday."

Uncle Carl's advice is sound. How many times have you shown up early and had people waiting, or witnessed someone pulling in at quitting time, as the rest of the staff…

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Added by Jeff Cowan on August 13, 2014 at 12:27pm — No Comments

Cell Phones, Brain Tumors and Rudeness

Every once in a while the old tired debate of whether cell phones cause brain tumors or not arises.  It usually ends with two sides split; one saying they have proof that they do, while the other says they have proof that they don’t. Personally, I can tell you I do not know who is right or wrong in this case.  But one thing I do know is that cell phones do cause severe cases of rudeness.

I cannot believe how many people will stop in the middle of a sale, presentation, meeting…

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Added by Jeff Cowan on August 11, 2014 at 12:57pm — No Comments

Will You Be Watching Fireworks or Making Your Own This 4th of July?

Happy Fourth of July!

I love the 4th of July and everything it stands for. It is the pinnacle of summer. It’s family, it's friends, and it's fun.

From the celebration of the very first one, our forefathers new the 4th of July would be a date that would be celebrated indefinitely. As a matter of fact, John Adams, in a letter to his wife Abigail, said this about the 4th of July, once the declaration of independence was signed and passed by the continental congress. "I am…

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Added by Jeff Cowan on July 2, 2014 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Webinar- How Service Advisors KILL Customer Retention

Webinar back by popular demand!!

How Service Advisors KILL Customer Retention hosted LIVE by Jeff Cowan!

Tuesday, Aug 27th at 8:00AM PST / 11:00AM…

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Added by Jeff Cowan on August 12, 2013 at 1:44pm — No Comments

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