Iowa Collision Repair Centers Raise $1,329 for Charity
BODYPROS Collision Repair, a group of Des Moines-based collision repair centers, has raised a total of $1,329 for the Iowa Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Team in Training during the Arena Football League Iowa Barnstormers’ home games. BODYPROS Collision Repair will hold a a 50/50 raffle at all Iowa Barnstormers home games
Chicago to Host May 2 Sherwin-Williams/Summit Software Collision Facility Digital Marketing Seminar
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes’ A-Plus Network University and Summit Software and Marketing will be taking their Digital Marketing Advanced Business Class – specifically created for collision repair facilities – on the road May 2, 2012 to Chicago, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Oak Brook, Ill. Facilitated by Frank Terlep, CEO and Lead Sherpa of Summit Software
Auto Recyclers and Collision Repairers Confess to Lack of Communication at URG Annual Conference
URG, the United Recyclers Group, hosted a Body Shop Panel Discussion at its 2011 annual conference in Englewood, Colo., on April 15. The two-day event was attended by more than 800 recyclers. Facilitator Don Porter of State Farm opened up the discussion by asking panelists to introduce themselves and talk a little about their
SCRS and March Taylor Education Foundation Team Up to Support Collision Repair Instruction
On April 20, 2011, SCRS MO-KAN – the Society of Collision Repair Specialists’ (SCRS) longstanding chapter – will hold its 2011 Education Night of Achievement at the Marriott Overland Park in Overland Park, Kan. To help provide maximum exposure to the event, SCRS and the March Taylor Education Foundation have teamed up to make it
Collision Repair Customer Profiling
In order to develop profitable relationships with your customers, you need to be an expert in dealing
with their different personalities.
AkzoNobel Honors Most Influential Women in Collision Repair Industry
Six industry leaders were honored at the 11th annual Most Influential Women in the Collision Repair Industry awards program held at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta on April 14. Janet Chaney, Stevensville, Mt.; Erica Eversman, Bath, Ohio; Kimberly Hicks, Highland Park, Mich.; Beth Ann Meckel, Glen Burnie, Md.; Linda Sommerhauser, Kansas City, Mo.;
How to Acquire and Retain Collision Shop Customers
Insurers can steer customers to their preferred shops, but we can steer them too. Copy what they do and you’ll be well on your way to regaining control of your customers.
Akzo Nobel Seeks Most Influential Women in Collision Repair Industry
Akzo Nobel is accepting nominations for the 2008 Most Influential Women in the Collision Repair Industry. The 2008 program will mark the 10th anniversary for what’s acknowledged by many as one of the cornerstone recognition programs within the industry. “Akzo Nobel is pleased to have been able to pioneer this effort in the collision repair
The Unofficial Collision Repair Dictionary: Part II
Class is back in session, students, as we take another look at terms used every day at our shops to figure out their true meanings.
It’s Now or Never: A Proposed Code of Ethics for the Collision Repair Industry
People are funny. Most of the time, if something bothers them, they just complain about it and do nothing. We all know why, too: It’s easier to whine than actually do something to address what we’re whining about. Taking action is the rougher road to choose. That’s why there are monuments built and history books