HEY! I'm going to be hosting a session at www.AutomotiveBootCamp.com next week in Las Vegas for Brian Pasch on THIS VERY SUBJECT, so I've resurrected this blog to help set the stage. For example, do you hire the right people? Do you know how to measure them? Do you know how to PAY them? And do you know how to keep them? All topics for my session! Register and attend! :) Thanks! Keith
1) They get the online shoppers from leads and calls into the store; they answer the shoppers’ questions but still build urgency and make appointments.
2) They are great on the phone and depend on it for success; they know that email is best as merely a strong, personalized riff on a template and that it faces many hurdles (SPAM, attention, etc.) to just be seen by the shopper. Even those shoppers who ask for contact don’t often see it by email.
3) They are their own commercial. They use things like short, personal video invitations and video walkarounds to establish connection and rapport with customers before they come in.
4) They understand that the store’s reputation online is first seen by shoppers but first built by sold customers, and they work very hard to add positives to that online reputation from every customer they can.
5) They keep strongly to an effective, standard follow-up schedule—not just by email, but also more importantly by phone.
6) They aren’t shift workers: They are available for a quick few minutes of phone/email whenever they can, not just “open” hours.
7) They are great salespeople in person!
I tried to keep it simple, and many props to Mr. Covey for the years of great reads and education--and for the riff on his title that I myself made here.
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