One of the best ways to achieve a more consistent car count is to make sure that every customer that leaves your shop today has their next future oil change or factory maintenance appointment booked. Please don’t tell me you have tried this process and it doesn’t work for you; it does work. You can’t get out of your dentist’s chair before booking your next teeth cleaning!
Let’s face it, the days of the 3,000-mile oil changes are long gone, so if you are waiting for the customer to book their own appointment, good luck with that strategy. You need to be proactive and book the customer’s next service appointment. I would also recommend booking your customer’s next tire rotation, which will be approximately every six months for most customers.
Here’s the essential component of this strategy: Make sure all customers you have booked for a future appointment are logged in your calendar. And make sure that each customer receives a phone call or text a week or so before the appointment date; if the customer can’t keep that date, no problem! Simply book another day!
This isn’t rocket science, but it does take a proactive approach on your part. Start today, and you will reap the benefits of this strategy in no time at all.
What about electric cars? Well, they need services and repairs too. I will address that in a future blog, so stay tuned!
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