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Ducati Dealers Top 2014 Pied Piper Satisfaction Study
May 2014
Two-thousand thirteen was Ducati's first full year under Audi AG ownership. And when the Borgo Panigale manufacturer released its yearly worldwide sales report, record numbers were reported. This was the second consecutive year Ducati Motor Holding posted record yearly-sales results, and CEO Claudio Domenicali attributed the results to the “strength of our products and the appreciation of the brand.” The latter part of that quote received some ... Read More >
Powersports Business Blog
Emotion? Or just going through the motions?
December 2013
All major motorcycle manufacturers exhibited at the Long Beach Motorcycle Show this year, but while they all started with the same empty show floor, their displays were each very different. Similarly, each manufacturer was assigned the same amount of time — 15 minutes — for a press conference to share their message with gathered journalists, but the presentations were strikingly different. Some displays and presentations were full of energy and ... Read More >
Powersports Business
Study: Consumers expect online reply in 30 minutes
June 2013
Pied Piper releases first Internet study in five years In addition to the annual Prospect Satisfaction Index ratings, Pied Piper Management Company, LLC, also released its first Internet Lead Effectiveness (ILE) study since 2008. For that, the company tested 19 different criteria, related to which dealerships responded to online inquires within 24 hours. “The way we approach this is exercise the same way the customer would approach this,” Pied ... Read More >
Motorcycle & Powersports News
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Dealers Ranked Highest by 2013 Pied Piper PSI
May 2013
Harley-DavIdson dealershIps Were top ranked in the newly released 2013 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index (PSI) US. Motorcycle Industry Benchmarking Study, which measured dealership treatment of motorcycle shoppers. Study ran kings by brand Were determined by the patent-pendmg Pied PIper PSI process, which ties "mystery shopping" measurement and scoring to industry sales success. For the first time since 2008 , Pied Piper also separately ... Read More >
Powersports Business
Harley Dealers Rank Highest in PSI Study
May 2013
Pied Piper changes scoring system, and H-D stores remain on top As a group, Harley-Davidson dealers excel at handling prospective customers. For the second year in a row, they topped Pied Piper Management Company, LLC's Prospect Satisfaction Index, with a score of 111. And they did so despite Pied Piper changing the scoring system. Since the inception of PSI in 2007, Pied Piper has measured 57 variables when grading dealerships. Though the ... Read More >
MPN Magazine
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Dealers Ranked Highest By 2013 Pied Piper PSI
May 2013
Harley-Davidson dealerships were top-ranked in the newly released 2013 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index (PSI) U.S. Motorcycle Industry Benchmarking Study, which measured dealership treatment of motorcycle shoppers. Study rankings by brand were determined by the patent-pending Pied Piper PSI process, which ties “mystery shopping” measurement and scoring to industry sales success. For the first time since 2008, Pied Piper also separately ... Read More >
PowerSports Business
Harley-Davidson dealers top PSI scores for second year in a row
May 2013
Harley-Davidson dealerships received the highest score in the 2013 Pied Piper Satisfaction Index (PSI) released this week. However, Suzuki dealers ranked No. 1 in the PSI-Internet Lead Effectiveness study. Look for more on the PSI results in the May 27 issue of Powersports Business. The following is the news release from Pied Piper Management Company, LLC: Harley-Davidson dealerships were top-ranked in the newly released 2013 Pied Piper Prospect ... Read More >
Dealernews
Harley dealers top Pied Piper mystery-shopper study
May 2013
MONTEREY, Calif. - Among motorcycle retailers, Harley-Davidson dealers treat shoppers the best — although Suzuki dealers excel when it comes to following up online leads. These were two of the findings of a pair of new studies: the annual 2013 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index (PSI) and a separate study by the same firm that, for the first time since 2008, measured how well motorcycle dealerships responded to customer inquiries received ... Read More >
Motorcycle.com
Harley-Davidson Tops 2013 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index
May 2013
Harley-Davidson dealers outscored dealers from other brands to take the top spot in the Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index U.S. Motorcycle Industry Study for the second consecutive year. The annual study measures the effectiveness of motorcycle dealerships, rating them on how they perform in different categories, such as inviting customers to sit on a floor model, offering demo rides and asking for a customer's contact information. The study ... Read More >
Powersports Business Blog
Turning those lookers and shoppers into buyers
January 2013
Turning all those lookers and shoppers into buyers is, in retail, the “holy grail” of topics. We send our managers and sales folks to workshops and seminars looking for answers. We test the waters, view the landscape, and hope that just over the horizon is the Promised Land, the mother lode. Retail gurus who enlighten the sales process in ways that ensure success are far and few between, if they exist at all. That's not to say there's no one out ... Read More >
