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Glitter and Spiderman: The Missed Market of Auto Accessories

Posted by Insignia Group on Jan 26, 2023 10:28:49 AM

Buying a car is, more than likely, the second biggest purchase a person makes in life. 

To better understand that statement, think about the first significant purchase. Consumers spend months researching and searching for the perfect fit for their lives and families. Incredible amounts of money are spent on homes in America. Countless television series is dedicated to home buying, improvement, and restoration. Home furnishing stores are everywhere. 

Is a car buying all that different?

While budgets span a tremendous range, a person is looking at spending thousands of dollars no matter how you slice it. Today, 92% of car buyers research online before they buy. So before a customer ever walks into your store, there’s been a time commitment on their part already. A car is a significant buy!

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Topics: Accessories System, Marketing, Millenials, Accessories sales, Automotive

Increasing Fixed-Ops ROI at Auto Dealerships

Posted by Insignia Group on Sep 13, 2022 12:27:52 PM

Parts managers and Service managers face the biggest challenges in increasing profit for services and monitoring the ROI of third-party resources. 

Today, fixed operations are faced with an even more urgent need to increase revenue, while inventory shortages result in unmet needs and plenty of backorders. 

How can a dealership create a successful parts department and a thriving service lane under the current conditions? The answer is simple yet complex.

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Topics: Accessories System, profit, parts department

Why You Need to Know Most Popular Parts by Sales

Posted by Whitney Williams on Aug 18, 2022 1:31:14 PM

Accessory catalogs are a dime a dozen. Complex accessory selling systems with reporting to prove R&I, incentive employees, and strategically boost sales are not. 

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Topics: Accessories System, Educate, Insignia Group

Why Monitor Parts Views vs Vehicle Views for Auto Accessory Sales

Posted by Whitney Williams on Aug 12, 2022 3:31:45 PM

When your bottom line is a significant department focus, it's vital to have tools that give you a well-rounded picture of what you're selling. Insignia Group is that tool for selling accessories at a dealership. In addition, we have many different reports available that managers can use to monitor their teams and move products faster than ever before—including the report for parts and vehicle views.

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Topics: Accessories System, Insignia Group

Are Accessories Being Presented in Your Insignia Group System?

Posted by Insignia Group on Aug 8, 2022 2:02:18 PM

 

You have the Insignia Group system, and you’re pretty sure you’re selling accessories to customers, so now what do you do?

Find out if it’s true! Our system is great for presenting accessories, tracking orders, creating new product bundles, adjusting pricing across the board, and making fixed operation jobs more effective. All those things are wonderful—until you discover that only half the teams that are supposed to be using it are actually using it.

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Topics: Accessories System

Are You Ready For Another Shutdown?

Posted by Whitney Williams on Dec 15, 2020 2:00:00 PM

Cut the fluff. We might be shutting down again.

This time, rather than lamenting, we focus on preparation. In the end, if everything is able to stay open, we’re only that much more prepared to do business.

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Topics: Accessories System, Service Conversions, Increase Profits, eCommerce, Best Practice, service, Accessories sales, dealer, Digital Retailing

3 Aftermarket Summer Trends That Yield A Serious Harvest

Posted by Whitney Williams on Sep 3, 2020 1:45:00 PM

Every season is alive with possibilities. Yes, even in 2020. Strategizing with the turning of the tides can make the difference for your bottom line. What should you do during the summer of an already dramatic year? The same thing you do every summer, my friend. Focus on what you know, and take one step at a time. So, what do we know?

We know public transportation is declining, making personal vehicles a necessity. We know road trips are beckoning the nation like a Siren's song. We know COVID online shopping has surpassed last year's holiday sales.

We also know Vehicle Personalization is a multi-billion dollar industry. The need for a car mixed with the need for a vacation, topped off with chronic *adds to cart*, should serve you well. This is an aftermarket summer like you've never seen it.

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Topics: Accessories System, Dealership, Vehicle Personalization, accessories, success, Accessories sales, tips, Land Rover, Aftermarket, Summer

The Top 3 Places To Link Your Accessory Site

Posted by Whitney Williams on May 21, 2020 4:00:00 PM

As dealers across the nation adjust to selling vehicles online, it’s imperative that we don’t skip vehicle personalization. The easiest way to ensure customers and salespeople have a fair shot at a perfectly adorned vehicle is to make your accessory link easy to find. Trip and fall over it easy. “There it is again” easy. “I didn’t find the link, the link found me” kind of easy. When you strategically place your personalization link, you make your salesperson’s life easier, and your customer more likely to buy. 

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Topics: Accessories System, Sales Best Practices, Customer Retention, Increase Profits, Dealership, Vehicle Personalization, accessories, sales, customers, Accessories sales, configurator, online catalog, Margin Compression, COVID-19

Attacking Margin Compression During A Pandemic

Posted by Whitney Williams on May 7, 2020 12:30:00 PM

Margin compression matters now more than ever. As dealers adapt to selling cars digitally, or with skeleton crews, monthly sales volumes are on a slippery slope. Though our present industry reality is less than ideal, we aren’t without hope. We have the tools to make every car sale count, to the extent of tipping this month’s scale back into balance, precarious as it may be.

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Topics: Accessories System, Sales Best Practices, Increase Profits, Dealership, Vehicle Personalization, accessories, Showroom, staff, sales team, sales, success, relationships, Accessories sales, tips, increase sales, dealer, Margin Compression, COVID-19

You Don't Have To Be Lucky To Sell Accessories

Posted by Whitney Williams on Mar 17, 2020 2:30:00 PM

St. Patrick’s Day has got us all toting rabbit’s feet. Donning green from head to toe, decorating our cubicles with four leaf clovers, and holding out hope for uncommon luck--all while being largely unsure of what we’re observing on this obscure holiday.

Is there a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? Is the rainbow literal, or figurative? Do leprechauns really eat marshmallow cereal? Don’t take this same level of confusion into your Vehicle Personalization program. Follow me into the magic of the metaphor, and sell more accessories this March 17th.

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Topics: Accessories System, Sales Best Practices, Customer Retention, Increase Profits, Dealership, Vehicle Personalization, accessories, Showroom, accessory program, Best Practice, Accessories sales, tips, increase sales, profit, cash