IS IT TIME TO BACKOFF YET?
By David Rogers Since the current recession started back in 2008, we’ve been telling shop owners that the shops that survive and thrive during economic downturns are the shops that …
RPM ToolKit Top Performing Repair Shop – Fourth Quarter 2012
Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 Fourth Quarter Top Performing Shop Contest! For the Fourth Quarter of 2012, we’d like to congratulate owner Larry and the team at Motoring …
RPM ToolKit Top Performing Technician – Fourth Quarter 2012
Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 Fourth Quarter RPM ToolKit Top Performing Technician Contest! As usual, there were some tight races this quarter that ran down to the wire. …
RPM ToolKit Top Performing Service Writer – Fourth Quarter 2012
Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 Fourth Quarter RPM ToolKit Top Performing Service Writer Contest! The Fourth Quarter winner of the 2012 Top Performing Service Writer is Dave from …
WHAT DOES FREEDOM MEAN TO YOU?
By David Rogers I know we’re half a year away from the day where we spend the most time thinking about freedom, the 4th of July. But as we head …
RPM ToolKit Top Performing Service Writer – Third Quarter 2012
Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 Third Quarter RPM ToolKit Top Performing Service Writer Contest! This race again ran down to the wire as less than 5 points separated …
RPM ToolKit Top Performing Repair Shop – Third Quarter 2012
Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 Third Quarter Top Performing Shop Contest! For the Third Quarter of 2012, we’d like to congratulate owner Larry and the team at Motoring …
RPM ToolKit Top Performing Technician – Third Quarter 2012
Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 Third Quarter RPM ToolKit Top Performing Technician Contest! As usual, there were some tight races this quarter that ran down to the wire. …
THE KUMBAYA MYTH: WHY YOUR SHOP DOESN’T NEED A COUNSELOR, IT NEEDS A LEADER
By David Rogers David has a new blog post on Motor Age’s Search-AutoParts.com that is a must-read for every shop owner… Can you chalk morale problems and personality conflicts up …
Congratulations to the 2nd Quarter 2012 RPM ToolKit Service Writer Contest Winners
Congratulations to the Winners of the 2012 Second Quarter RPM ToolKit Top Performing Service Writer Contest! It was a tight race this quarter, full of surprises and even a close …
Congratulations to the 2nd Quarter 2012 RPM ToolKit Top Shop Contest Winners
It’s time to announce the winners of the Top Shop, Top Service Writer and Top Technician contest for the second quarter of 2012! As this quarter ran down, the numbers …
Congratulations to the 2nd Quarter RPM ToolKit 2012 Technician Contest Winners
Congratulations to the Winners of the 2012 Second Quarter RPM ToolKit Top Performing Technician Contest! As usual it was a close race this quarter, as less than 35 points separated …
Congratulations to the 2012 First Quarter Winners of the RPM ToolKit™ Top Performing Service Writer Contest!
Here are the numbers from the first three months of 2012….with new service writers joining the contest every day, the competition has never been stronger and the winners have never had …
Congratulations to the RPM ToolKit™ Repair Shop Contest Winners for the First Quarter of 2012!
What an exciting start to the new year! As we tally the final numbers for the first quarter 2012 Top Performing Shop, Service Writer and Technician, here are the results for …
Congratulations to the First Quarter 2012 RPM ToolKit™ Top Performing Technician Contest Winners!
It’s time to tally the first quarter 2012 results to find the Top Performing Technician, Service Writer and Shop! (See the Top Performing Shops and Top Performing Service Writers.) For the First Quarter …
AUTO PROFIT MASTERS AWARDS $45,000 TO NATION’S TOP AUTO REPAIR CENTERS
Top performing shops, service writers and technicians recognized for excellence LITTLETON, Colo., Feb. 28, 2012 — Today, Auto Profit Masters, a repair-shop training company founded by the owners of award-winning Keller …
IS NAPA VISION RIGHT FOR MY SHOP?
Napa has rolled out a new set of online tools for repair shops, ranging from blogs to videos and beyond. Is it worth purchasing? We’ve been using it at our …
THE MONEY YOU NEED FOR GREAT MARKETING IS ALREADY IN YOUR SHOP!
By David Rogers Over the last month, the markets wiped out the gains they’d made this year. From where I write this, European banks and governments are struggling to stay …
DOES YOUR SHOP HAVE LAZY EMPLOYEES? HERE’S THE SOLUTION!
By David Rogers We’ve probably all had to deal with them. They ruin the morale of your shop, they shut down your productivity, they cut off sales, and hurt your …
WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO HAVE AN EXIT PLAN FOR YOUR REPAIR SHOP
By David Rogers Flip over the news…open your browser…switch over to talk radio…there’s a lot going on in the world right now. Death of Osama bin Laden. Gas prices. Libya, …