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Customer Experience

S A L E S & VA R I A B L E O P S
By
Mike Hirschfield
CEO,
Assured Influence

Make the Customer Experience
Fun and Boost Sales

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If you are not intentionally

making the customer experience fun,
you are undoubtably missing a huge
opportunity to positively influence
customers and ultimately boost sales.
Recently, I was conducting an immersive
training session where I asked everyone to
recall a memorable experience from their
past year which they could say without a
doubt was the most fun. Once they had
their experience top of mind, I reminded
everyone that the experience must have
required a sacrifice of time. Everyone
agreed. Then I asked them to raise their
hands if they would have been willing to
sacrifice a little more time to have the ex-

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perience. Everyone's hands went up. What
about energy, I asked? Did you have to invest some energy in making the experience
a reality? Of course, everyone agreed.
Then I asked them to raise their hands
if they would have been willing to invest a
little more energy to live out the experience? Again, everyone's hands went up.
What about the money, I asked? Did you
have to spend some money on your experience? To no surprise, everyone nodded in
agreement. Finally, I asked them to shout
'yes' if they would have been willing to
spend a little more? Their response was
unanimous!
We all wish our customers would be

more willing to sacrifice time, invest
energy, and spend money on the solutions
we provide. Helping your customers have
fun is the key. Below I will share with you
the exact steps you can take to make your
customer experience more fun and boost
sales.

STEP 1: Help Your Customers Feel
Comfortable in the Moment
If you were to look back at any experience
that you would classify as fun, you certainly felt comfortable in the moment. In fact,
if you are not comfortable it is physically
impossible for you to have fun. When our
customers aren't comfortable with us or

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Digital Dealer - January 2020

Digital Dealer - January 2020
Up to Speed | Tech, Dealer News, & People on the Move
Interview With Facebook
Culture Seven Key Rules of Culture
Reputation & Loyalty What’s Your Dealership’s Reputation Worth?
Vehicle Valuation Discontinued Sedans Demonstrate Remarkable Staying Power in Terms of Valuation
Process & Performance Preparing for the Industry Ahead
Exclusive Interview With Liz Dimmitt of Dimmitt Chevrolet
Digital Dealer: What's New & What's Next
Video What’s Working in Auto Tv Advertising
Social Media Intelligent Social Media Strategy
Content Strategy Ad Copy Power Points!
Video Next Wave of Mobile-First Revolution
Social Media Mastering Social Media
Lead Handling 5 Ways Dealerships Lose Online Leads
Process & Performance Retail Resolutions to Drive Results
Fixed Operations the Fluid Fails Before the Part: A Sales Opportunity!
Customer Experience Make the Customer Experience Fun and Boost Sales
Social Seen | Snapshots of the Auto Retail Scene
What's Ahead | Auto Retail Vendors Announce Solutions Headed to Nada 2020
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Digital Dealer - January 2020 - Up to Speed | Tech, Dealer News, & People on the Move
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Digital Dealer - January 2020 - Interview With Facebook
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - 11
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - Culture Seven Key Rules of Culture
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - 13
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - Reputation & Loyalty What’s Your Dealership’s Reputation Worth?
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - 15
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - Vehicle Valuation Discontinued Sedans Demonstrate Remarkable Staying Power in Terms of Valuation
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - Process & Performance Preparing for the Industry Ahead
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Digital Dealer - January 2020 - 19
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - Exclusive Interview With Liz Dimmitt of Dimmitt Chevrolet
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - 21
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Digital Dealer - January 2020 - Digital Dealer: What's New & What's Next
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - 27
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - Video What’s Working in Auto Tv Advertising
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - 29
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - Social Media Intelligent Social Media Strategy
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - 31
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - Content Strategy Ad Copy Power Points!
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - 33
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - Video Next Wave of Mobile-First Revolution
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - 35
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - Social Media Mastering Social Media
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - 37
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Digital Dealer - January 2020 - 39
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - Lead Handling 5 Ways Dealerships Lose Online Leads
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - Process & Performance Retail Resolutions to Drive Results
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - Fixed Operations the Fluid Fails Before the Part: A Sales Opportunity!
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - Customer Experience Make the Customer Experience Fun and Boost Sales
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - 44
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - Social Seen | Snapshots of the Auto Retail Scene
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - 46
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - 47
Digital Dealer - January 2020 - What's Ahead | Auto Retail Vendors Announce Solutions Headed to Nada 2020
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