Press - Internet Secret Shopping (Page 4)
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Motorcycle Product News May 2021
Response to customer web inquiries varied by brand and dealership, and the following are examples of performance variation by brand: Harley-Davidson, BMW, Indian, Polaris, Club Car, HiSun and CFMoto dealers on average sent an email or text that answered the customer’s question within one hour 30% of the time or more. Kawasaki, Kubota, Honda, Caterpillar, Kymco, Bobcat, Yamaha, and Tracker dealers on average emailed or texted an answer within one hour less than 15% of the time. Harley-Davidson ... Read More >
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Rural Lifestyle Dealer May 2021
To complete the 2021 ILE study, Pied Piper submitted customer inquiries through the individual websites of 6,407 dealerships between July 2020 and March 2021, asking a question about a vehicle in inventory, and providing a customer name, email address and local telephone number. Pied Piper then evaluated how the dealerships responded by email, telephone and text message over the next 24 hours. Twenty different measurements generate dealership ILE scores, which range from zero to 100. Some 17% of ... Read More >
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Powersports Business May 2021
Harley-Davidson dealerships have ranked highest in the recently released 2021 Pied Piper PSI Internet Lead Effectiveness (ILE) Motorcycle/UTV Industry Study, which answers the question, "What happens when motorcycle or UTV customers visit a dealer website and inquire about a vehicle?" The Indian motorcycle brand was ranked second, followed by BMW and Polaris. Dealers for top brands improved their website response behaviors dramatically over the past two years, while dealers for other brands ... Read More >
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Wards Auto March 2021
A mystery-shopping survey says car dealers are offering consumers more and more digital retailing tools - and 25% of their websites include the likes of "buy now" buttons. But it's questionable as to whether those serve merely as window dressing. Moreover, the 11th annual study indicates dealers whose websites feature "buy now" buttons failed to quickly respond to customer attempts to "chat" 44% of the time on average. Consultancy Pied Piper's 2021 Internet Lead Effectiveness Study recommends ... Read More >
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RURAL LIFESTYLE DEALER June 2020
Fran O'Hagan is on a mission. The president of Pied Piper Management Company —a group that helps brands, manufacturers and dealers improve their retail experience — has been working for more than a decade to determine the behaviors that turn shoppers into buyers. "When we enter an industry for the first time, we do the math to measure what steps actually drive sales at the dealership," O'Hagan says. But his company's research doesn't stop at in-person sales. He's also keen to figure out the ... Read More >
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DEALERNEWS May 2020
Harley-Davidson dealerships ranked highest in the 2020 Pied Piper PSI® Internet Lead Effectiveness® (ILE®) Industry Study, while Indian dealerships took second. Designed to answer the question, "What happens when motorcycle or UTV customers visit a dealer website and inquire about a vehicle? The 2020 study came out at the start of the COVID-19 closures. "The whole coronavirus issue has ‘supercharged' the importance of dealer response to online customers," says study author and Pied Piper ... Read More >
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POWERSPORTS BUSINESS May 2020
The 2020 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index for Internet Lead Effectiveness Study has been revealed. As you can see, the results from the survey of 6,012 U.S. dealerships conducted between July 2019 and February 2020 find Harley-Davidson and Indian dealerships are at the top when it comes to responding to their own website customers. Here’s a press release from the company: HARLEY-DAVIDSON DEALERSHIPS RANKED #1 IN 2020 FOR RESPONDING TO WEBSITE CUSTOMERS, REPORTS PIED PIPER PSI • Aftermath ... Read More >
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MPN May 2020
Harley-Davidson dealerships ranked highest in the 2020 Pied Piper PSI Internet Lead Effectiveness (ILE) Industry Study, which answers the question, "What happens when motorcycle or UTV customers visit a dealer website and inquire about a vehicle?" Dealerships selling Indian motorcycles were ranked second. The study was completed before the appearance of the coronavirus pandemic, but in the aftermath of the pandemic dealer response to website customers has become even more critical. A recent ... Read More >
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ADVRIDER May 2020
It’s well known that Harley-Davidson’s motorcycle sales numbers are taking a beating. But a new study says they are the best at being responsive to online inquiries. This coming from Pied Piper Management Company, LLC. The California company aims to help brands and manufacturers improve retail network performance. And, they say that their 2020 Internet Lead Effectiveness (ILE) Industry Study finds Harley-Davidson dealers are the most responsive to online inquiries. Pied Piper’s PSI® ILE® study ... Read More >
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RURAL LIFESTYLE DEALER May 2020
Monterey, Calif. - Harley-Davidson dealerships ranked highest in the 2020 Pied Piper PSI Internet Lead Effectiveness (ILE) Industry Study, which answers the question, "What happens when motorcycle or UTV customers visit a dealer website and inquire about a vehicle?" Dealerships selling Indian motorcycles were ranked second. The study was completed before the appearance of the coronavirus pandemic, but in the aftermath of the pandemic dealer response to website customers has become even more ... Read More >
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