Global Finishing Solutions Names Sal Parente New Executive Vice President of Sales
Global Finishing Solutions (GFS) has announced the appointment of Sal Parente to the newly created position of executive vice president of sales.
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Unveils New Online Media Center
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes has launched a new media center at Sherwin-Automotive.com, designed to put vehicle refinish and collision repair professionals in touch with the latest product news and industry trends.
Martin Senour Paints Launches New Automotive Refinish Website
Martin Senour Paints has refreshed its online presence, providing collision repair industry professionals a go-to source for the latest products, events, training classes and industry information that Martin Senour has to offer.
Grow Your Own Auto Body Technicians
In the ongoing struggle to find good techs, some collision repairers are going old school.
CCC Launches Carwise Shop Finder
Tool enables CCC ONE users to create a shop profile, share customer reviews and update customers on vehicle repair status.
Hiring a Consultant
So you’re at your wit’s end with your business and need some help. Sometimes a fresh pair of eyes from a consultant is just what you need.
Marketing Through Social Media
More and more collision repair facilities are using social media to communicate who they are to customers…and increase sales.
Anti-Steering Video Public Service Announcement Now Available to SCRS Affiliate Associations
A broadcast quality video public service announcement (PSA) informing consumers of the illegality of insurance company steering is being made available by the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) to its affiliate associations. The 30-second spots were developed by Ozone Advertising, Design and Strategy, a San Francisco Bay Area firm. Developed to be aired
An Incident at the Courthouse
Eighteen years ago, this stay-at-home mom got an auto body shop in her divorce settlement. Today, the story seems funny. Back then, not so much.
Itemizing Estimates: Where Do We STOP?
If you’ve been involved in this industry as long as (or longer than) I have, you may still remember the days when handwritten estimates were a way of life and computers and computerized estimating systems were still just Buck Rogers science fiction. Since estimates were handwritten back then, they were often as few lines as