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Big O Tires Helps Family Continue Its Mission
Big O Tires LLC donated a set of tires to an Oklahoma family that travels the country to raise awareness of their young son's rare genetic disorder.
Big O Tires LLC donated a set of tires to an Oklahoma family that travels the country to raise awareness of their young son's rare genetic disorder.
In times like these, we learn the business lessons that stick with us for the rest of our lives. One lesson I think we’ll see is that the tire dealers who kept all of their technicians and best sales people employed during the pandemic will recover faster than those who did not.
As America starts to gradually reopen, what an extraordinary opportunity to re-boot your business in a fundamental way — by truly putting the customer at the center of your culture. This starts by asking yourself a simple question: Do you have a high-touch culture or a transactional, low-touch culture? That might seem like an odd question to ask during this time of social distancing.
In celebration of its 60th year in business, Discount Tire, in partnership with Michelin North America Inc., is offering a sweepstakes for consumers through the end of 2020.
With approximately $129 billion in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding remaining at the end of June, Congress and President Donald Trump have extended the deadline for applications.
Consumers who purchase four light truck, SUV or CUV tires from Continental Tire the Americas LLC in July or August are eligible to receive up to a $100 Visa prepaid gift card.
Modern Tire Dealer is kicking off a new series of interviews with independent tire dealers. We sat down with Rick Benton and Ryan Benton from Black's Tire Service Inc. and asked them questions about issues facing the tire industry. They addressed wholesale distribution, e-commerce and the search for technicians.
GB Auto Service Inc. has added 32 more locations to its portfolio, and the plan is for all of them to add tires to their inventory.
The sale of Les Schwab Tire Centers Inc., one of the country’s largest independent tire dealerships, has been “paused,” Dale Thompson, the company’s chief marketing officer, has told MTD.
Tire dealers are well-acquainted with the economic impact of COVID-19. Retail sales plummeted after the initial shock from the pandemic, but then began to recover as stimulus checks were deposited into Americans’ bank accounts and stay-at-home orders were eased.
There are so many great tools for marketing yourself to new customers. But the telephone is still critical. If your people are not using the phone properly, all of the great marketing campaigns you have launched and all of the other communication tools you are using will be rendered meaningless.
Automotive industry web platform provider RideStyler has named Jeremy Johnson director of business development.
The Automotive Parts Services Group (The Group) will hold a virtual national membership conference and expo August 18-20. With a theme of “Together Towards Tomorrow,” the meeting will bring together members of Federated Auto Parts and National Pronto Association, as well as supplier partners and associates in an online forum.
Based on data from 3,000 points of sale in the U.S., tire dealers have just recorded their best week of 2020.
You can’t always get what you want/But if you try sometime, you just might find — you get what you need.” Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote these lyrics in 1969 (or 1968, depending on who you believe) and I’m sure they weren’t thinking about independent tire dealers at the time. But those words do have an unexpected resonance some 50 years later.
Members of the Tire Industry Association (TIA) gathered for their annual awards ceremony on Nov. 4, before the start of the 2019 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show and the Global Tire Expo.
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