Best Practices

Check out the latest best practices to help you make the most of your Xtime products to help your dealership succeed.

3 Ways Multimedia Can Help Maximize Your Service Department Potential

3 Ways Multimedia Can Help Maximize Your Service Department Potential

With 21% of your customers still delaying vehicle service and repair you’re facing a unique challenge to your ability to contribute to the bottom line. Using video and pictures to enhance the service experience may give you the opportunity you need to keep driving the results your dealership needs. 

Grow Fixed Ops with the Digital Experience Your Customer Prefers

Your service department’s focus has accelerated in the direction of a fully digital customer experience. Why? Because you are truly looking at the service lane through the lens of customer preference — how they prefer to do business and interact, and the influence of convenience on their decisions.  

Fixed Ops Today: 3 Opportunities to Drive Revenue

Continued social distancing and an uptick in work-from-home situations have reduced demand for general maintenance and repair — 39 percent of dealer customers are delaying service because they aren’t driving as much now. That’s left many dealers looking at fresh approaches to attract and retain customers while growing dollars per RO.

Move Forward to Re-Engage Your Employees

I’ve talked about the constants in the auto sales and service industry. In the midst of all the rapid changes 2020 brought us, one of those constants has been challenged — and it’s for the good of our industry.

Fixed Ops Silver Lining: Stay the Course

In the first half of 2020, fixed ops transformation happened more quickly than anyone thought possible. You’ve hurdled plenty of obstacles and may still face some ahead.

Digital Transformation: Rethink the Service Experience

We’ve been talking digital transformation for a while. Now it’s time to take action. We have to make changes to keep our employees and customers safe now and deliver the ultimate customer experience for a long time to come.

3 Ways to Get Declined Services Next Time

Persistence is necessary for achieving success in almost every area of life, and your dealership service department is no exception.

Self Check-In Usage and Best Practices

You have an opportunity to show your customers you care about them. When you provide tools like Self Check-In, customers recognize it’s meant to keep them safe and they take notice

Your Tools for a Safe and Active Service Department

In this unprecedented and unpredictable environment, many consumers may have decided that now is not the right time to buy a car. But amid the uncertainty, there is opportunity for dealership service departments.

Communicate to Boost Confidence

I’ve talked about the constants in the auto sales and service industry. In the midst of all the rapid changes 2020 brought us, one of those constants has been challenged — and it’s for the good of our industry.

Tools You Need to Provide for Your Customers

It’s time to go all-in. Have you been dabbling in creating a digital experience for your customer? Many dealers have.

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