3 Key Takeaways for Dealers Your customers are overwhelmed with emails every day. If dealership messaging feels generic, irrelevant, or poorly timed, it’s easy for it to get ignored — or deleted entirely. The good news? Better communication doesn’t always require sending more emails. It requires sending smarter ones. 1. Relevance Matters More Than Volume […]
Your Customers Decide How They Want to Communicate A couple of months ago, I had an interesting conversation with my mom. She’s in her mid 70s and is actually pretty tech-savvy. She uses her iPhone, sends emails, and can text without any problems. But she was frustrated because her grandkids “never answer the phone” and […]
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What if the next growth opportunity for your dealership is already sitting in your data? That was the case for Weller Recreation in Kamas, Utah. GM and President Matt Weller knew there was room to grow, but traditional reporting made it difficult to see exactly where the opportunity was. His manufacturers’ primary market areas did […]
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You spent weeks earning the sale. Don’t let the final two minutes be the part they tell their friends about – for the wrong reasons. THE QUICK VERSION Nobody remembers an average checkout. They remember a bad one. Your customers aren’t buying a toaster. They’re buying a boat they’ll use every weekend, a side-by-side for […]
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How does Lightspeed ensure you get the right expert on the first call? We’ve replaced the “one-size-fits-all” help desk with a tiered support model. This structure routes specialized technical queries and simple workflow questions to the appropriate level of expertise, eliminating “phone tag” and accelerating resolution times for all dealers. The Lightspeed Customer Support team […]
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3 Key Takeaways for Dealers Customer communication has changed fast. Today’s buyers don’t want to wait on hold or play phone tag. They expect fast, convenient communication on their terms — especially through text and digital channels. 1. Customers Expect Texting to Be Part of the Experience For many customers, texting is now the preferred […]
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AI can be a powerful marketing tool, but for many dealerships, the hardest part is knowing where to start. That is where prompts come in. A prompt is simply the instruction you give an AI tool like ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, or another platform. The better the prompt, the better the output. Instead of asking AI […]
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Why walk-around video has quietly become one of the most powerful selling tools an RV dealer has, and what a decade of homebuyers can teach us about it A couple three states away finds a travel trailer on your website. They like the floor plan. They study the little top-down diagram, the one with the […]
The most effective support happens before a dealer even picks up the phone. Learn about Lightspeed’s “White Glove” proactive support model, where our team monitors account health and case volume to identify and resolve potential dealership challenges before they escalate into critical business disruptions. Most dealers think of support the same way: something breaks, you […]
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3 Key Takeaways for Dealers Great follow-up isn’t about sending more messages. It’s about sending the right message at the right time. In today’s competitive market, the dealerships that consistently win sales are the ones that stay connected, stay organized, and stay top-of-mind throughout the buying journey.. 1. Speed Matters More Than Ever Customers expect […]