Retention Roadmap: Navigating Service Success for New Car Dealerships
Bill Springer
37 episodes
6 days ago
There’s nothing worse than losing customers to independent garages and quick lubes after the OEM warranty expires – which happens 70% of the time! As a car dealership, your #1 goal is keeping customers — and to do that, you need quality employees, an optimized service department, and benefits that matter to your customers.
Imagine transforming your service department into a powerhouse of customer retention and satisfaction. Picture a dealership where your team is motivated, your customers are loyal, and your service department consistently drives revenue and profit.
That’s exactly what you’ll get from Retention Roadmap with Bill Springer.
Bill is a seasoned expert in dealership customer retention, service marketing, and customer experience. In this podcast, you’ll get actionable insights, industry best practices, and real-life success stories from Bill, along with other industry experts.
Each episode is designed to equip you with the knowledge and tools you need to enhance customer retention, improve employee productivity, and drive profitability.
If you’re ready for that, subscribe now and start transforming your dealership.
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There’s nothing worse than losing customers to independent garages and quick lubes after the OEM warranty expires – which happens 70% of the time! As a car dealership, your #1 goal is keeping customers — and to do that, you need quality employees, an optimized service department, and benefits that matter to your customers.
Imagine transforming your service department into a powerhouse of customer retention and satisfaction. Picture a dealership where your team is motivated, your customers are loyal, and your service department consistently drives revenue and profit.
That’s exactly what you’ll get from Retention Roadmap with Bill Springer.
Bill is a seasoned expert in dealership customer retention, service marketing, and customer experience. In this podcast, you’ll get actionable insights, industry best practices, and real-life success stories from Bill, along with other industry experts.
Each episode is designed to equip you with the knowledge and tools you need to enhance customer retention, improve employee productivity, and drive profitability.
If you’re ready for that, subscribe now and start transforming your dealership.
The Retention Formula: Insights from Tully Williams
Retention Roadmap: Navigating Service Success for New Car Dealerships
24 minutes 20 seconds
7 months ago
The Retention Formula: Insights from Tully Williams
Customer retention in the dealership service department is about more than just numbers—it's about treating every customer as if they're family and earning their repeat and referral business. In this episode, Tully Williams, Fixed Operations Director at the Niello Company, emphasizes the importance of measuring retention consistently and realistically, sharing his unique insights on why customer-focused recommendations and competitive pricing strategies (especially with tires, brakes, batteries, and maintenance) directly impact dealership loyalty and profitability.
Tully also discusses practical steps dealerships can take to improve retention, such as refining tire sale processes, implementing targeted BDC outreach, and maintaining healthy advisor-to-technician ratios. From operational adjustments to building trust through transparent customer communications, Tully reveals how dealerships can successfully navigate critical defection points and transform everyday interactions into long-term customer relationships.
What we discuss in the episode:
How to measure customer retention realistically (and why it matters)
Why tires are a critical driver of long-term dealership loyalty
The power of human outreach vs. automated messaging in retention strategies
How technician-to-advisor ratios directly impact your retention and CSI
Why selling recommendations you'd give your family boosts customer trust
Resources from this episode:
Niello
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Retention Roadmap: Navigating Service Success for New Car Dealerships
There’s nothing worse than losing customers to independent garages and quick lubes after the OEM warranty expires – which happens 70% of the time! As a car dealership, your #1 goal is keeping customers — and to do that, you need quality employees, an optimized service department, and benefits that matter to your customers.
Imagine transforming your service department into a powerhouse of customer retention and satisfaction. Picture a dealership where your team is motivated, your customers are loyal, and your service department consistently drives revenue and profit.
That’s exactly what you’ll get from Retention Roadmap with Bill Springer.
Bill is a seasoned expert in dealership customer retention, service marketing, and customer experience. In this podcast, you’ll get actionable insights, industry best practices, and real-life success stories from Bill, along with other industry experts.
Each episode is designed to equip you with the knowledge and tools you need to enhance customer retention, improve employee productivity, and drive profitability.
If you’re ready for that, subscribe now and start transforming your dealership.