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Expediting Equipment Repair Part 1: 24-Hour Rule

Evaluate how you’re communicating with your service department customers to eliminate frustration, including following the 24-hour rule, and introducing the concept of “triage.”

By Bob Clements posted on April 4, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices

Evaluate how you’re communicating with your service department customers to eliminate frustration, including following the 24-hour rule, and incorporate the concept of “triage.”

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Improving Efficiencies, Customer Experience at Check-In Part 2

By Bob Clements posted on October 5, 2015 | Posted in Best Practices

Part 1 in this series looked at ways to improve the early stages of the check-in process. Let’s look at other ways to build efficiencies and improve customer experience throughout the entire workflow.

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Improving Efficiencies, Customer Experience at Check-In: Part 1

By Bob Clements posted on September 21, 2015 | Posted in Best Practices

Checking in a customer’s equipment for service seems like a simple process. However, how it is done and the questions asked of the customer make all the difference in the speed of the repair and customer satisfaction.

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Mowhawk Mowers Enters the Zero-Turn Space

Mowhawk mowers using decades of manufacturing experience to enter the zero-turn space and grow its dealer network.

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