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  1. Marketing, Advertising, & Promoting

    Automotive Repair Shop marketing, advertising, and promoting your business. Includes print, digital, email, and social network marketing.

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  2. Customer Experience & Reviews

    How was your customer's experience? Customer online reviews including good and bad, consumer complaints, and general customer service discussion. 

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  3. Running The Shop

    Managing your shop includes making sure its operating well. This can also include the building, equipment, facilities, vehicles, maintaining your bays and overall shop operations.

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  4. Workflow, Procedures, Shop Forms

    Automotive repair shop workflow management, procedure, productivity, quality control, systems & shop forms you use. To generate profitable sales and consistent quality customer service, you need to be in control and have in place specific systems and procedures.

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  5. Dealing With Competition

    Knowing who your competitors are and working through competition in your market. Get help with building a strong competitive strategy.

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  6. Pricing, Discounts, Labor Rate

    Parts matrix, shop labor rate, add-ons, and maintaining the correct pricing strategy to ensure your shop is profitable. Discounts, coupons, and specials.

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  7. Invoices & Estimates

    Writing up estimates and converting estimates to invoices. General customer invoicing discussions. 

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  8. Accounting, Profitability, & Payroll

    A sale must bring profit, if it doesn’t It’s a loss. Accounting is a major part of any business. Are you in control of your accounting and profitability? Are you controlling your payroll to be profitable?

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  9. Credit Cards, Payments, Financing

    Credit cards accepted, merchant accounts, customer financing and receiving payments towards work performed.

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  10. Expense Management, Rent, Taxes

    Shop expense management expenses. Includes most general expenses, rent, mortgage, taxes, and other expenditures that do not have a dedicated forum. 

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  11. Human Resources, Employees

    Automotive repair shop topics on human resource, payroll, employee hiring and terminations,  team building, healthcare and training. State Laws are all different, please check your state laws for specific guidelines.

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  12. Education & Training

    Education and Training your technicians, service writers, and other employees is an important part of making sure your staff is well equipped to service today's customers. Technical, sales, business and general shop automotive education topics.

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  13. Shop Insurance, Certifications, Laws, Legal

    Discussions about shop insurance, certifications, state and federal laws, regulations, and general regulatory and legal issues.

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  14. Management Software, Web Sites & Internet

    Discussions about automotive shop management systems, software, websites, the internet, online purchasing, how-to, etc.

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      Many Shops Have Raised their Labor Rates, But Still Struggle!

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      If your making reference to the season, at this point it's the hi season for them. The holidays is the answer. Business closing, there are so many factors. For the shipping companies laying off, they're at their peak due to the Holidays and online orders, not laying off until after season... The purchasing habits have change a lot... My sales for November & December had diminished a lot, nothing to compared to the previous months. My thoughts for this year, "Black Friday turn into Black November" The Black Friday sales started early in November and not in the Black Friday, therefore people spending on gifts and specials for the holidays. Once we got to the Thank Giving week, the consumer buy food and kids are out of school, so their funds go to the groceries store. The auto shops are empty since the consumer does not consider their car well being since it runs, if it does not run then they'll consider doing something about it... it's an uphill battle. and Yes, I have been advertising even more, with very little outcome.  
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    • carmcapriotto
      Are You Hiring or Just Filling a Position? The Truth About Automotive Recruitment [THA 410]

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      Thanks to our Partners, NAPA TRACS, Auto-Fix Auto Shop Coaching, and Today's Class Partnering with a recruiter isn’t just about filling a position—it’s about building a team that drives your business forward. In this episode, Kelly Cavanaugh, VP of Recruiting at Promotive, Brian Burris, Account Manager at Promotive, and Matt Fanslow, Shop Manager and Diagnostician at Riverside Automotive, share expert insights on attracting and retaining top talent in the automotive industry. Gain valuable perspectives from both a recruitment company and the shop level, offering a well-rounded view on hiring strategies, retention, and building successful teams. Dive into critical topics shaping the industry, including: Recruiting Strategies to attract top talent Retention Techniques to keep employees engaged Overcoming Ghosting in today’s hiring landscape Resume Building tips for technicians Cultural Fit and why it matters in building strong teams Kelly Cavanaugh, VP of Recruiting, Promotive Brian Burris, Account Manager, Promotive Matt Fanslow, lead diagnostician and shop manager, Riverside Automotive, Red Wing, MN. Matt’s previous episodes HERE Matt Fanslow Podcast: Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z Show Notes Watch Full Video Episode It’s time to hire a superstar for your business; what a grind you have in front of you. Introducing Promotive, a full-service staffing solution for your shop. Promotive has over 40 years of recruiting and automotive experience. If you need qualified technicians and service advisors and want to offload the heavy lifting, visit www.gopromotive.com. Challenges in Hiring (00:02:56) Cultural Fit in Interviews (00:03:49) Pre-Screened Interview Questions (00:04:55) Working Interviews (00:05:52) Confidentiality in Job Searches (00:06:37) Reasons for Leaving Jobs (00:07:02) Culture and Career Opportunities (00:08:11) Balancing Work and Training (00:08:34) Investment in Training (00:09:11) Candidate Profiles and Training Willingness (00:12:56) Resume Building Assistance (00:17:09) Candidate Preparation for Interviews (00:18:34) Curious vs. Serious Job Seekers (00:19:39) Ghosting Phenomenon in Recruitment (00:20:47) Communication with Candidates (00:21:31) Understanding Candidate Excuses (00:23:19) Importance of Recruiters for Shop Owners (00:26:09) Delegating Recruitment Tasks (00:32:39) Cultural Shift in Recruitment Practices (00:34:17) Importance of Job Satisfaction (00:36:01) Defining Job Expectations (00:36:34) Qualifying Candidates Effectively (00:36:57) Delegating Hiring Responsibilities (00:37:28) Thanks to our Partner, NAPA TRACS NAPA TRACS will move your shop into the SMS fast lane with onsite training and six days a week of support and local representation. Find NAPA TRACS on the Web at http://napatracs.com/ Thanks to our Partner, Auto-Fix Auto Shop Coaching Proven Auto Shop Coaching with Results. Over 61 Million in ROI with an Average ROI of 9x. Find Coach Chris Cotton at AutoFix Auto Shop Coaching on the Web at https://autoshopcoaching.com/ Thanks to our Partner, Today's Class Optimize training with Today's Class: In just 5 minutes daily, boost knowledge retention and improve team performance. 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