• Get Your Business on Facebook

    Get Your Business on Facebook Over the years, Facebook has become an increasingly important tool for businesses, including auto repair shops. Facebook allows businesses to communicate and engage with their consumers, find new consumers, and promote their products. Getting started on creating a business Facebook page is often the hardest part. There are lots of […]

  • How to Write Effective Email Subject Lines

    How to Write Effective Email Subject Lines You already know that email marketing is one of the very most effective ways to market your business. With email, you can target messages to specific audiences, connect and engage with customers and conveniently communicate reminders and promotions to bring them back to your shop. Since most people […]

  • Wish You Had More Customer Email Addresses?

    Do You Wish You Had More Customer Email Addresses? It’s no secret that email has taken the marketing world by storm as one of the most efficient ways to reach customers. Older marketing tools like the yellow phone books have faded as electronic technologies have grown. When was the last time you used a phone book for anything other […]

  • National Car Care Month is Coming!

    National Car Care Month is Coming in April – Are You Ready? Maybe a better question to ask is: Are your customers ready? Are they educated on the importance of National Car Care Month? April is National Car Care Month and it’s right around the corner. So there’s no better time than the present to […]

  • Meet Your Support Agent – Keri Winslow

    Meet Your Support Agent: Keri Winslow The “Meet Your Support Agent” feature provides an inside look at the SocialCRM service from the support agent’s perspective. In an interview format, they share expertise, insights and best practices to help auto repair shops use digital marketing & social media strategies to gain competitive advantage in their market. […]

  • Building Customer Trust Can be Easier than You Think

    Building Customer Trust Can be Easier than You Think It’s common knowledge that those customers who trust you and your business will buy more services over the lifetime of your relationship. But how do you accelerate the process of building trust with your customers so they will not only buy more services, but also share […]

  • Build Your Shop Management Skills in Sunny Scottsdale

    Build Your Shop Management Skills in Sunny Scottsdale We’re pleased to let you know that the first Shop Management Workshop for 2015 will be held in beautiful, sunny Scottsdale AZ on April 30 – May 2. The venue is the Scottsdale Plaza Resort, which describes itself as “an oasis of tranquility” with “warm desert breezes […]

  • Tips for Writing a Great Facebook Post

    Tips for Writing a Great Facebook Post Do you find yourself struggling to write a Facebook post or hesitant on what images and articles to share on your page? If so, don’t stress, the answer is simple: Keep your posts short, sweet and to the point! There are tons of helpful articles about Facebook on the Internet. […]

  • Best of the SocialCRM Tips & Tricks

    Best of the SocialCRM Tips & Tricks Want to get the most out of your SocialCRM shop marketing service? Here’s a collection of tips and tricks put together by the SocialCRM team in 2014. We share some great ways to pump up your marketing efforts using features in the SocialCRM service. We’ll be adding lots […]

  • When is a Website Like a Meatball?

    Like pairing a nice red wine with a steak, or adding meatballs to your spaghetti, there are many ways an aftermarket auto repair shop can enhance the effectiveness of their SocialCRM shop marketing service.