Blog Posts

A Great Customer Experience Has to Be Designed

A Great Customer Experience Has to Be Designed

A Great Customer Experience Has to Be DesignedKim Auernheimer
Published on: 05/11/2026

Customer service becomes inconsistent when each advisor or employee decides for themselves what a great experience should look like. This article explains why top-performing shops define, train, measure, and improve the customer journey.

customer experienceservice advisorauto repair customer serviceshop systemscustomer retention
Your CRM Is Not a Follow-Up Strategy

Your CRM Is Not a Follow-Up Strategy

Your CRM Is Not a Follow-Up StrategyGreg Bunch
Published on: 16/10/2026

A CRM can support customer follow-up, but software alone does not create a declined-work recovery strategy. This article explains how better information, human ownership, prioritization, and measurement turn follow-up into a managed business process.

auto repair CRMdeclined workcustomer follow upcustomer retentionservice advisor process