fixed ops

Using Data to Connect on-Line and in-Person Car Shopping
There has been a lot of attention paid to opportunities for Connected Car technologies in Sales and F&I, with ideas like personalized shopping,...

How Dealers Today Leveraged Fixed Ops and Digital Advertising for Quicker Recovery
During the COVID-19 lockdowns, numerous automotive dealerships radically cut back their general ad expenses to maintain as much of their bottom line...

Service Waiters: The Overlooked Audience
When I enter a new showroom for the first time, it’s never long before I make my way over to the service waiting area. You can tell a lot about a...

Declined Service Work or Targeted Marketing Opportunity?
The word “innovation” gets thrown around a lot when we talk about dealers who manage to stay ahead of the curve year after year, even as the industry...

Auto/Mate's Chief People Officer to Present “How to Win the Fixed Ops Talent War” at DrivingSales Executive Summit
Albany, NY — October 1, 2018 — Auto/Mate Dealership Systems’ Chief People Officer David Druzynski will present at the upcoming DrivingSales...

Making Profits & Happy Customers in the Service Department
A lot has changed in the auto dealership industry in the last few decades, but one fact is still true: the service department can and should be one...

Service Apps: the Automotive Retail App
Ask some dealers about mobile apps and they'll talk to you about ‘Angry Birds’ or ‘Words with Friends.’ Other dealers agree that there’s some...

Service is Your Best Showroom
The other day, one of our representatives was showing a dealer how to use database analysis to sell customers in the service lane. Trying out the...

Behold! A Way to Turn Warranty Expirations Into Service Gold
I’m certainly not a poet, as demonstrated by my effort at headline writing here…Nevertheless, the poetry of turning warranty expirations into service...