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10-Step Checklist: Optimize Your Dealership’s Google My Business Listing

There are several easy things you can do to improve the Google My Business listing for your dealership at no cost whatsoever beyond the time it takes you to do it.

Trends in Online Customer Reviews: Dramatic Shifts in Online Visibility Impact Tire Dealers

Over the last couple of years, some significant changes in consumer behavior regarding researching retail sources of everything – including auto service – have left some tire dealers behind because they were not paying attention. Luckily, it is easy to catch up.

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In Praise of Training: Why You Need to Spend the Time (and Money) to Train Your Employees

Ensuring that your employees and managers receive training on your policies is just as important as having sound policies in the first place.

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Is Your Tire Business Not Reaching Its Potential? Here’s Why

Your dealership’s competitive edge may no longer exist thanks to the Information Age. So, how do you make your business stand out?

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Industry Intelligence: Do You Sell Used Tires?

In our Tire Brand and Segment surveys conducted this year, we discovered what percent of dealers sell used tires per segment.

2019 Tire Brand & Segment Studies

Tire Review has included a tire segment study as well as a tire brand study in our 2019 edition of the Tire Review Sourcebook. Both of these sections include data on both consumer and commercial tires.

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Tire Review Dealer Study: Sales Report

In the 2019 edition of the Tire Review Sourcebook, we take a look at shop sales volume, tire dealers’ top sources for tires, number of brands carried by tire segment, what tire dealers include in a standard tire sale and who are their most challenging competitors.

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The U.S. Auto Industry at a Glance

In the 2019 edition of the Tire Review Sourcebook, we present big-picture data that sheds light on the opportunities for tire replacements and vehicle service on a robust U.S. car parc.

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Tire Review Dealer Study: Service Report

Learn dealers’ average gross profit margin on vehicle service and other retail sales, where they buy their parts, the types of service jobs they perform, what dealers identified as their top technician training sources, how many technicians are ASE- and TIA-certfied and much more.

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Consumer Study: Buying Behaviors

Get a better understanding of the buying habits of today’s tire customer, from what factors influence their tire purchase to how they prefer you to communicate and engage with them.

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Tire Fitments & Brand Preferences Study: U.S. Regional View

Take a look at the top five PLT tire fitments within the five regions of the U.S. as well as a breakdown of dealer perceptions and ratings of passenger car tire brands within the same five regions.

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Tire Review Study: Tire Dealer Operations

In the 2019 edition of the Tire Review Sourcebook, we explore the many business aspects of owning and operating a tire dealership, including in-bay productivity, number of bays, the owners’ role in the business, gross profit margin, tire dealers’ major business concerns, top methods for tire dealership promotions, social media usage and more.

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