Press - Dealership Responsiveness
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Press Release: BMW MOTORCYCLE DEALERSHIPS TOP RANKED FOR RESPONSE TO CUSTOMER INTERNET INQUIRIES, REPORTS PIED PIPER PSI® September 2018
Monterey, California, USA – September 10, 2018 – BMW motorcycle dealerships ranked highest in the 2018 Pied Piper PSI® Internet Lead Effectiveness® (ILE®) Industry Study, which measured how motorcycle and UTV dealerships responded to customer inquiries received through dealership websites. Study rankings by brand were determined by the Pied Piper PSI process, which ties “mystery shopping” measurement and scoring to dealership sales success. Dealerships selling Polaris’ Indian motorcycle brand ... Read More >
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Press Release: AUDI DEALERS RANKED HIGHEST BY 2018 PIED PIPER PROSPECT SATISFACTION INDEX® (PSI®) July 2018
Monterey, California – July 9, 2018 – For the first time, Volkswagen Group’s Audi brand dealerships ranked highest in the newly released 2018 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index® (PSI®) U.S. Auto Industry Benchmarking Study. The study measured treatment of car-shoppers who visited 3,466 dealerships throughout the country. Study rankings by brand were determined by the Pied Piper PSI process, which ties “mystery shopping” measurement and scoring to industry sales success. From a customer’s ... Read More >
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BRP'S CAN-AM UTV/SIDE-BY-SIDE DEALERS RANKED FIRST BY 2018 PIED PIPER PROSPECT SATISFACTION INDEX® (PSI®) May 2018
Monterey, California, USA – May 7, 2018 – BRP’s Can-Am dealerships were the top ranked brand in the newly released 2018 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index® (PSI®) U.S. UTV Industry Benchmarking Study. The study measured treatment of Utility Task Vehicle (UTV) shoppers who visited a dealership, with rankings by brand determined by the Pied Piper PSI process, which ties “mystery shopping” measurement and scoring to industry sales success. Kawasaki and Honda were ranked second and third, ... Read More >
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Press Release: MERCEDES-BENZ DEALERS TOP RANKED FOR RESPONSE TO WEBSITE INQUIRIES REPORTS PIED PIPER PSI® March 2018
Monterey, California – March 5, 2018 – Mercedes-Benz dealerships ranked highest in the 2018 Pied Piper PSI® Internet Lead Effectiveness® Benchmarking Study, which measured how auto dealerships responded to customer inquiries received through dealership websites. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) brands Chrysler, Ram and Dodge were among the most improved compared to the previous year, along with Mercedes-Benz, Honda and Buick. Study rankings by brand were determined by the Pied Piper PSI process, ... Read More >
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Motorcycle Product News October 2017
Fran O’Hagan of Pied Piper says they have been publishing “In-Dealership” PSI studies for the motorcycle industry more than 10 years, but 2017 is only the second year for PSI-ILE (Internet Lead Effectiveness) for the motorcycle industry, where they measure dealer response to customer inquiries to a dealer’s website. He says this part of the business is a BIG DEAL, and becoming bigger every day, but it’s a challenge to get right. Dealers say that today between 20% and 40% of their new customers ... Read More >
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Powersports Business September 2017
The good news? A recent study shows that U.S. motorcycle dealerships responded to customer web inquiries within 24 hours 91 percent of the time in 2017. Back in 2013 that same measurement was 72 percent of the time, and in 2008 it was only 30 percent of the time. However, less good news is the fact that about half of the time, today’s motorcycle customers receive only an automated response acknowledging their inquiry, and then receive no further contact from the dealership. For the past 10 ... Read More >
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Wards Auto July 2017
Successful car salespeople regularly follow established sales processes, says Fran O’Hagan, president and CEO of Pied Piper Management, a consulting firm that mystery shops dealerships to determine showroom effectiveness. Dealers themselves, not automakers, should establish those processes. And it shouldn’t be optional for staffers to follow them or not, he says. For the second year, Nissan’s Infiniti brand dealerships ranked highest in the 2017 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index. It ... Read More >
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Automotive News July 2017
Infiniti secured the top spot in a study on prospect satisfaction with dealerships for the second consecutive year. The study, released Monday, measures how effectively each brand’s dealerships sell when car shoppers visit the stores. The 2017 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index is based on how dealerships treated mystery shoppers who visited 5,289 stores in the U.S. between July 2016 and June 2017. The study is conducted by Pied Piper Management Co. Infiniti, with a score of 114, was ... Read More >
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Powersports Business May 2017
Prospect Satisfaction Index reveals in-dealership treatment of U.S. motorcycle shoppers BMW motorcycle dealerships were the top ranked brand in the newly released 2017 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index U.S. Motorcycle Industry Benchmarking Study. The study measured treatment of motorcycle shoppers who visited a dealership, with rankings by brand determined by the Pied Piper PSI process, which ties “mystery shopping” measurement and scoring to industry sales success. Harley-Davidson ... Read More >
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Motorcycle Product News May 2017
BMW motorcycle dealerships were the top ranked brand in the newly released 2017 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index (PSI) U.S. Motorcycle Industry Benchmarking Study. The study measured treatment of motorcycle shoppers who visited a dealership, with rankings by brand determined by the Pied Piper PSI process, which ties “mystery shopping” measurement and scoring to industry sales success. Harley-Davidson dealers were ranked second, while Polaris Industries’ Indian brand and Audi AG’s Ducati ... Read More >
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