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Improve Your Business by Recognizing Employee Milestones

Technician shortages are affecting everybody. Even if you do hire someone right out of a technical school, there’s no guarantee that they will be high performers or have enough basic knowledge to do anything of use on the shop floor right away. With that being said, the shortage of new talent should make shop owners

Matching Your Customers with the Best Touring Tire

Picture this: You’ve prepared your list of symptoms and questions to ask the doc, but when the time comes to see them, they don’t seem to want to get to the bottom of your issues. Instead, they send you home with a prescription you’ve never heard of before. You pop two of those bad boys

How Touring Tires are Designed to Meet Driver Needs

In our last video, we discussed what the touring tire segment is and why its popularity continues to rise. While it’s the largest volume tire segment in the industry, all touring tires aren’t the same and won’t just be “plug-n-play” for any vehicle or its driver. In this video from the Tire Review Continental Tire

The Largest Volume Tire Segment Continues to Thrive

I don’t know about you, but I remember the popularity of trends like iPods, MySpace, low-rise jeans and Jersey Shore. I can see it now…I am wearing my favorite “Live Strong” bracelet and writing the latest article for my Harry Potter blog. I was excited because Survivor is on tonight, and I just spent the

Classic Car Owners Look for Tires That Match Their Driving Habits

Summer is long gone for a lot of us in the East and Midwest, and we still have nearly four months of winter left! I know that stinks, but now is the perfect opportunity for your customers to do some work on their vintage vehicles. It’s not like conditions are good enough to drive that

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Offering Perks with Tire Purchases

It’s often tricky when you buy online because you don’t know what services will come with a tire sale. In this Tire Review Continental Tire Garage Studio video, we discuss the services that independent tire dealers have told us they include in a tire sale, so you can get some ideas about what you can

Prioritizing Safety Can Give You a Competitive Advantage

You may have a shop in a state that has occupational guidelines for repair businesses. Of course, there are always the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (or OSHA) standards which are national safety standards developed specifically for workplace safety to prevent accidents or injuries to employees, customers and the vehicles you service. In today’s world,

Buying vs. Leasing vs. Financing Shop Equipment

Last week, we discussed the pros and cons financially of buying vs. leasing equipment. In this Tire Review Continental Tire Garage Studio video, let’s dig into some other aspects your shop should consider when looking to invest in a new piece of shop equipment. Buying vs. leasing your shop equipment is a decision that varies

How Performance Reviews Can Improve Your Shop

Before and after a film is released, movie critics get a chance to review some of the biggest blockbusters to give the general public an idea of how the movie performs. Most movie reviews are focused on what went right in the film and or how it can improve. The same goes for your employee

Buying vs. Leasing Shop Equipment

For any tire dealer, their shop equipment keeps their shop moving…literally! With the necessary equipment that it takes to run a tire shop, equipment costs are unavoidable. And for many tire dealers, the debate is if they should buy or lease their equipment. Let’s talk about the pros and cons of each in this Tire

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Marketing To High-Value Customers Yields Profit, Repeat Business

I’m sure you appreciate every customer that does business with your shop, but there’s no secret that some are more high-value than others. For example, let’s say someone comes into your shop looking to spend the least amount of money possible. Saving money is essential in today’s world, but these customers may not know the

Three Ways to Avoid TPMS Valve Corrosion

Corrosion is one of the leading causes of TPMS replacement. In this Tire Review Continental Tire Garage Studio video, we get into why it happens and how you can help your customers avoid it. TPMS corrosion can happen for a variety of reasons. It’s caused by a chemical reaction that takes place when certain metals