Best of the Blogs 2020: Auto Shop Marketing Tips

Marketing can be tricky. It is an ever-evolving and dynamic practice that can make or possibly break a business. New technologies and methodologies are constantly developing and consumers change with these trends; including the way they interact with marketing communication methods. We here at Mitchell 1 are committed to helping auto shop owners and their teams by continuing to educate them on industry trends, new tips n’ tricks and other helpful information to make auto shop marketing easier.

This past year, our SocialCRM auto shop marketing team has been busy blogging away and sharing their marketing wisdom to help your shop gain and retain more customers, communicate better with them through different channels, and ultimately boost sales. Below is a round-up of the SocialCRM team’s blog posts from 2020.


Mitchell 1’s “Super-Secret” Texting Feature

Published January 30, 2020

Text messaging has become one of the most prevalent forms of communication today. Successful businesses and shops are actively using social media to communicate with their customers every day. Mitchell 1’s SocialCRM auto repair marketing service offers text messaging to help you enhance your marketing efforts and engage with your customers, while Manager SE shop management system also offers MessageCenter, enabling you to reach your customers right away with text messages sent directly from inside your Manager SE shop system. Learn about the “Real Magic” that happens when these two systems are integrated in this blog.

Best Practices to Successfully Launch Your SocialCRM Program

Published March 25, 2020

Making a powerful first impression with your SocialCRM auto shop marketing program can have a big impact on your shop’s future success. We here at Mitchell 1 have some best practices we recommend before your SocialCRM auto repair marketing services go LIVE!

Is My Business Growing?

Published May 27, 2020

We understand that it can be difficult to tell if your business is growing after you’ve begun a Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Google Ads online advertising campaign. You ask yourself where the phone calls are coming from, is my website traffic on the rise, are people seeing my ads and more? Luckily the SocialCRM auto repair marketing team has put everything you need to successfully market your auto repair shop into your reporting dashboard!

3 Ways to Supercharge Your Marketing Results

Published June 8, 2020

A collection of three blog posts that we previously published that will help explain the importance of regular interaction and engagement with your customers and how the SocialCRM dashboard can help you.

Mitchell 1 Offers SocialCRM Marketing Tips and Tricks to Help Automotive Repair Shops

Published July 13, 2020

The Mitchell 1 SocialCRM automotive shop marketing services team has put together a roundup of 10 marketing tips and tricks to help automotive repair shops boost their businesses now that restrictions related to the COVID-19 virus are starting to ease up and more vehicle owners are able to bring their cars into shops for service and maintenance.

How to Access Your SocialCRM Dashboard Reports from Manager SE

Published August 6, 2020

The SocialCRM automotive digital marketing service is powerful tools helping automotive repair shop owners establish better relationships with their customers. With the use of automated emails & text message, shops can notify vehicle owners of their upcoming services and more!

How Automotive CRM Software Can Help You Connect with Your Customers

Published October 15, 2020

The SocialCRM automotive digital marketing service is powerful tools helping automotive repair shop owners establish better relationships with their customers. With the use of automated emails & text message, shops can notify vehicle owners of their upcoming services and more!

What Exactly is Call Tracking for Marketing?

Published November 5, 2020

Simply put, call tracking is a way for your shop to receive important information to help you grow and market your business. It’s a valuable part of your overall auto shop marketing strategy. Read the blog post to learn more…

Why Customers Leave – Do You Care?

Published November 8, 2020

It’s safe to say that most shops would admit that working with customers is an everyday challenge – period. Even when things go right, challenging customer personalities and attitudes will still exist. And in the end some customers will leave no matter what. Here are some tips from our Social CRM marketing experts on why your customers will leave and what you can do about it.

Stay Top Of Mind With These Holiday Email Ideas

Published December 2, 2020

The Holiday Season has arrived. Have you put any thought into your holiday greeting and specials offer emails? If you said no, you would not be alone. However, this is a gentle reminder that now is the time to start putting your plans together and contacting your SocialCRM support agent to help you with any holiday client retention strategies!

Meet your Marketing Specialist Support Agent: Chris Rohrer

Published December 22, 2020

The “Meet Your Support Agent” feature provides an inside look at the SocialCRM auto shop marketing service from the support agent’s perspective. Using their expertise within the Automotive field to be part of the business team to enhance the performance of their SocialCRM!  This time we had the opportunity to sit down with Chris Rohrer and obtain his advice to shop shops engage with their customers, obtain new customers and increase retention.

 

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