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Price Quoting- how do you handle it?

How are price quotes handled to customers that aren't in the store?

  • Sales Manager approves a number and then we email/text/phone the customer

    Votes: 2 40.0%
  • We have a changing price list we work off of

    Votes: 2 40.0%
  • I am the boss! I quote however I wish

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • We are one price and email/text/phone those prices freely

    Votes: 1 20.0%
  • Ha! You weak consumer advocates - we only quote prices in the store

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    5

Alex Snyder

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We went through a few phases at Checkered Flag where each and every price was managed by a sales manager to the entire group keeping a centralized spreadsheet of all the price ranges for each model when we had a BDC. Checkered Flag is now one price, so this a non-issue now.

But how are you giving numbers to a customer when that customer is not in the store?
 
I read this right after you posted and it got me thinking. What can we do to create more engagement around the price quote request response?

To me I want the customer to feel they are special, that I worked hard to get them the price and that we are easy to work / transparent.

My thought is to add the price quote to the 1st quality personalized video response. I would create a process to shoot the video of the car with the price quote at the end. The quote should be explained in the video and in production I would add the graphics/text of the quote. Since the quote will essentially be the outro I would make a template of the creative and quickly plug in the variables. I would also start the video by saying I have a personalized quote at the end of this video just for you to ensure they stick around.

Honestly - this may seem hard to some that read this, but that's the point - the customer will feel the effort and that is goal. In terms of scaling it and making it less painful, I see this as a cool product if someone wants to take a stab at it or perhaps this already exists...idk. We are busy...
 
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✨ AI Highlights

  • The thread discusses best practices for delivering price quotes to customers who inquire remotely rather than visiting the dealership.
  • While the original poster describes their dealership's evolution from a centralized manager-controlled quoting system to a simpler one-price model, a respondent proposes an innovative solution: embedding personalized price quotes into video responses to create a more engaging, transparent customer experience that makes prospects feel special and valued.

The thread discusses best practices for delivering price quotes to customers who inquire remotely rather than visiting the dealership. While the original poster describes their dealership's evolution from a centralized manager-controlled quoting system to a simpler one-price model, a respondent proposes an innovative solution: embedding personalized price quotes into video responses to create a more engaging, transparent customer experience that makes prospects feel special and valued.

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