Irrefutable Importance of the Mobile Phone
Now you talked a lot about customers and the ways that we have historically gotten in touch with them and things like that. And you’re right, everybody now has a mobile phone, but are we still utilizing the wrong channels to get a hold of our customers?
Inventory Management in Powersports
You mentioned something about inventory; inventory management. Why is inventory management such a vital part? Such a primary aspect of your financial success as a dealer?
CRM – Tool or Process
We’ve been working with CRM tools, at least in the automotive industry for the last 30 years. And here we are again talking about it. You would think we would be like done with it by now, right?
Start of the Sales Process
Somebody can get online, they can look in two, three, four places, but when they finally do come through your door, you need to earn their business, because they’ve already done their shopping. You’re probably going to contend with some misinformation that they’ve gathered on their own, or thought they gathered on their own.
Digital Communication
It seems like for a salesperson managing their contact information, there are some similarities to retail Automotive. I would think that in both Industries the sales person that waits around for the door to sway and the phone to ring is going to be in last place. It sounds like there are opportunities to be very aggressive about contacting people because they want these new things. They’re not afraid to buy them. Is that true?
