Goodyear Helps Promote ‘It Can Wait’ Campaign
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s fleet of blimps will carry messaging devoted to “It Can Wait,” a national campaign encouraging people to not text and drive, on Sept. 19. The messaging will coincide with the campaign’s “Drive 4 Pledges Day.”
Six Waiting Room Tips For Shop Owners
If you want to build a more profitable import auto repair business, here are six proven tips for your waiting room that can help you do just that.
AASP-MN To Host ‘2013 Safety Compliance: AWAIR Workshop’
On Thursday, May 16, 2013, AASP-MN will host the “2013 Safety Compliance: AWAIR Workshop,” at its Roseville offices. The workshop will be offered from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. or 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Waiting Room Tips For Shop Owners
If you want to build a more profitable auto repair business, here are six proven tips for your waiting room that can help you do just that.
Filters for Brakes: Hawaii Proves There is a Sucker Born Every Minute
New laws regulating the amount of copper present in brake pads are becoming reality. Most brake manufacturers are ready or getting ready for the California and Washington state mandates to kick in over the next 10 to 15 years. Other states, like New York, Rhode Island and Oregon, are working on their own proposals. Most of these regulations are written in a way so the public is not at risk and so they do not become an economic burden to the state, aftermarket manufacturers or the public. But, Hawaii has gone off the deep end with the help of an inventor.
New ANCO Wipers Display Designed to Help Boost Sales in Nearly Any Store or Waiting Area Location
Federal-Mogul announced it has developed a versatile new ANCO wiper blades retail display that can be used in several configurations, enabling it to be used in virtually any location within a store or customer waiting area.
Tampa Repair Shop Makes Sure Customers are Comfortable While in Waiting Room
When Charles Calise opened Signature Tire & Auto Care in Tampa, FL, he wanted to make sure his customers had a pleasant experience while waiting for the vehicles to be repaired. The waiting room features a kids-free business center, kids play area and picture windows so customers can watch their vehicles being repair. Calise invested approximately $45,000 into the waiting room and projects to get that back within a year or two.
Score Points with Customers by Creating a Child-Friendly Waiting Area
Generally speaking, as long as we don’t feel uncomfortable or unwelcome, we adults don’t mind waiting a little bit for good work. Plush furniture, a flat-screen television, relevant reading material and a cozy atmosphere will keep parents pleasant while they’re waiting, but their children require a different sort of comfort.
Repair Shop Waiving Sales Tax Charge During Tax Season [VIDEO]
Northside Auto in Watertown, WI, is offering a unique promotion for the second year in a row. Through April 15, the shop is paying their customers’ sales tax for them. Last year, it cost the shop about $1,000.
2007 Federated Aloha Sweepstakes Winners Return from Hawaii Tan and Happy
The winners of the 2007 Federated Aloha Sweepstakes, Bill and Darlene Palange, just returned from their Hawaiian cruise and the trip was better than they could have ever expected ….