Record Turnout Highlights NORTHEAST 2011
The largest turnout of automotive repairers, vendors and industry representatives ever to attend the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ)’s NORTHEAST 2011 Automotive Services Show, sponsored by BASF, the Chemical Company, at the Meadowlands Exposition Center came together over the weekend of March 18 as AASP/NJ welcomed its first “Automotive Week” to
NORTHEAST 2011 to be Held This Weekend
Show organizers say thousands of automotive repairers, vendors and industry representatives are coming to Secaucus, N.J. for the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey’s (AASP/NJ) 34th annual NORTHEAST 2011 Automotive Services Show at the Meadowlands Exposition Center March 18-20. "We are very, very excited about this year’s show," said AASP/NJ President Jeff McDowell.
Industry’s Latest Technology on Display at NORTHEAST 2011
Over 150 exhibitors have signed up to show the latest in automotive repair technology at the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ)’s 34th annual NORTHEAST 2011 Automotive Services Show at the Meadowlands Exposition Center happening the weekend of March 18-20 in Secaucus, N.J. Industry leaders such as BASF (the NORTHEAST 2011 official
Seminar, Event Registration Now Open for AASP/NJ’s NORTHEAST 2011
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) are proud to announce that seminar and event information is now available on the show’s official website, www.aaspnjnortheast.com. With a multitude of national auto industry events creating a NORTHEAST "Auto Industry Week" leading up to the show itself, combined with an impressive slate of NORTHEAST
NORTHEAST 2011 Hosting Array of Industry Meetings
A weeklong schedule of national automotive repair industry meetings will be held for the first time during the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ)’s 34th Annual NORTHEAST Automotive Services Show at the Meadowlands in Secaucus, N.J. The week will kick off on Wednesday, March 16, with the Society of Collision Repair Specialists
Independent Shop Co-Op Launches Brand Marketing Program
Assured Performance Co-Op Network announced that over 750 member body shops nationwide are currently implementing a turnkey brand marketing and customer retention program for independent collision repair businesses. Another 1,500 of the 3,500 member shops are scheduled to launch the brand identity and marketing program through the winter of 2010-11. The program focuses on leveraging
Turnkey Marketing Tools
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MARCH COVER STORY: Rally for Retail
Trying to change your posted door rate that insurers control might be as silly as wishing for wings to fly. Creating retail list prices, however, could establish a baseline for negotiation and show insurers just how much of a discount they’re getting.
COVER STORY: The New DRP
Without significant changes to current direct-repair programs, all parties involved are stuck with a system that has become a fertile garden for corruption, abuse, extortion and inefficiency.
CCRE Says CIC Committee’s DRP Criteria Would Further Promote Steering
The Coalition for Collision Repair Excellence (CCRE) recently voiced its opposition to the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) Fair Trade Practices committee’s proposed criteria for DRP reform, saying that DRPs “foster, support and promote insurer steering of repairable vehicles.” “Though the vast majority of collision repairers understand this, it seems that this simple concept remains lost