Does Your Auto Shop Have a No Smoking Policy?Ideas about smoking have changed dramatically in the past decades, so the feedback AMN has received may also help other owners and managers to deal with issues related to smoking, vaping, and marijuana use at work.
5 Ways to Grow Your Auto Repair BusinessIn most areas of the country the auto repair business is a very competitive market. The recent large recession, with its drop in disposable income for the av
A Desperate Shortage of Auto MechanicsAuto repair shops need to address the shortage in order to stay in business. What is yours doing to ensure that it will be staffed in ten years? Five years? Next year?
Appealing to a Female Customer BaseWomen customers bring 65 percent of business to the auto repair industry, so it's important to understand their perspective if you want to keep them coming to your shop.
Auto Shop Owners – Is the Problem Greed?Many auto techs argue that there are many qualified and hardworking techs in the field, the problem is that owners do not want to compensate them fairly for their time and skill.
Automotive Service Advisor TrainingMany auto shop managers would like to know how they go about training service advisors to be more effective at their jobs so they can increase business and make sure that their customers are investing in repairs that will keep their cars safer and on the road longer.
Beyond Pay: Intrinsic Rewards and Workplace MotivationIn this blog we discuss extrinsic vs. intrinsic rewards and why employers, job recruiters, and employees are focusing on the intrinsic rewards jobs have - especially Millennial workers.
Direct Mail MarketingIs Direct Mail Marketing an Effective Use of your Marketing Dollars?Is direct mail marketing still useful in the tech age?
Should you target your
Does Your Auto Repair Shop Send out a Print Newsletter?If you want to reach your older customers or you want to flesh out the human side of your business in your customers’ minds, a newsletter is a good way to accomplish that.
Does Your Auto Shop Give Holiday Time off?How busy is your shop during the holidays? How much bargaining do you and your coworkers have to do in order to take holiday time off in December?
Does Your Auto Shop Have a No Smoking Policy?Ideas about smoking have changed dramatically in the past decades, so the feedback AMN has received may also help other owners and managers to deal with issues related to smoking, vaping, and marijuana use at work.