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Infiniti dealerships take first place in online responsive study for second year in a row
March 2022
Infiniti dealerships ranked highest in the Pied Piper PSI Internet Lead Effectiveness Study for the second year in a row, showing their ability to successfully work through the supply shortage and pandemic. Pied Piper submitted 3,628 inquiries on dealership websites asking specific questions and gave a score out of 100 based on how well the dealerships responded over the next 24 hours, it said in a press release Monday. Although Infiniti's ...
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Infiniti tops internet lead study
March 2022
Infiniti's U.S. dealers were ranked number one in Pied Piper's 2022 Internet Lead Effectiveness Study
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Some Car Dealers Good, Some Not-So-Hot at Handling Internet Leads
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March 2022
Virtually all car dealers know it’s worthwhile to promptly field Internet customer inquiries, says Fran O’Hagan, CEO of consulting firm Pied Piper. But that doesn’t mean all dealers are quick enough on the draw, as evidenced by the 2022 Pied Piper PSI Internet Lead Effectiveness Study. It measures by-brand responsiveness to mystery-shopping Internet leads sent to dealer websites. “I don’t think there is a car dealer out there who says, ‘No, ...
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Press Release: INFINITI DEALERS RANKED HIGHEST AHEAD OF CADILLAC AND LEXUS AS MOST RESPONSIVE TO WEBSITE CUSTOMER QUERIES; MAZDA AND SUBARU RANKED HIGHEST AMONG MAINSTREAM BRANDS
Despite inventory shortages and COVID-19, dealers who responded faster by text, phone, and email showed markedly stronger sales to web customers
March 2022
Monterey, California – March 7, 2022 – For the second consecutive year, Infiniti dealerships were ranked highest according to the 2022 Pied Piper PSI® Internet Lead Effectiveness® (ILE®) Study, which measured responsiveness to Internet leads coming though dealership websites – a top requirement for retail success. Mazda and Subaru dealers were ranked highest of the mainstream brands. “Most dealers had less inventory in 2021, but dealer treatment ...
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Press Release: 2011 Pied Piper PSI(R) Internet Lead Effectiveness(™) Benchmarking Study (U.S. Auto Industry)
Lexus, Honda, Toyota Dealerships Top Ranked for Internet Lead Effectiveness
March 2011
Industrywide: 36% of customer internet inquiries remain unanswered after 24 hours Lexus, Honda and Toyota dealerships ranked highest in a newly released Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index® (PSI®) Internet Lead Effectiveness(™) Benchmarking Study to measure dealership responsiveness to customer inquiries over the internet. The study measured average dealership performance for all major U.S. automotive brands, showing a wide variety in ...
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