- September 12, 2023
- By Nick Coyle
As of July, 31st 2023 a new Consumer Duty directive from the FCA has been in initiation. This comes in further pursuance of their ambition for the automotive industry to treat customers fairly. The objective of the proposal in summary is as follows: A new Consumer Principle that requires firms to act to deliver good
Car sales is a very different game to what it was even as recently as a couple of years ago. Customers have so many methods of buying a car nowadays and the information they need is at their fingertips. This means that the role of the car salesperson has changed from selling a car to
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Motivating your sales team often isn’t as straight-forward as simply setting a target and offering a cash prize to the winner. It may be time to look at what truly motivates your staff and how you can use this to focus their efforts towards the priority areas in your business.
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Highly satisfied customers are undoubtedly the biggest driver of customer retention and recommendation. So, if long term profitability and growth is to be achieved, it is vital to ensure that your customers receive a fantastic experience during their vehicle purchase, but also throughout their entire ownership of the car.
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