Performance Automotive Shop

[webgeek]

Aside from the obvious tools for gaining new customers like:

1. Word of Mouth
2. Flyers in Doors
3. Website with Location Words
4. Social promotions / ads in appropriate groups

Any great ideas for promoting a shop that does everything from oil changes to alignments, engine rebuilds to custom swaps?

 

[fisicx]

Billboards, adwords, local radio adverts, banners on local websites, van wrapping, adverts in car magazines.

 

[The Byre]

Another vote for billboards!

 

[webgeek]

Cheers for that.

One thing we do, which is a bit like word of mouth, is to have a number of cars at track days and shows like Knock Hill. Some carry the JMA branding, but others don't (as they are customer owned).

 

[fisicx]

Went to car show a couple of weeks ago and a couple of local garages had a stall with customer cars on display. They picked up a good number of new customers - including me.

 

[webgeek]

Heh - yeah, and car shows are good fun.

 

[webgeek]

Settling in to working at JMA and am amazed at the number of big horsepower Subaru and Mitsubishi cars coming in for upgrades. Like a kid in a candy store

 

[Gordon - Commercial Finance]

That sounds like a fun job

 

[webgeek]

Yeah, always loved performance cars. Never knew they come such unusual packages though.

BMW car converted to a pickup with a V8 swap.

Mitsubishi Colt with an EVO engine and drivetrain. 600+ horsepower in a 600kg package - an absolute beast.

All good fun - but how much horsepower is ever enough

 

[Gordon - Commercial Finance]

but how much horsepower is ever enough

More.....

 

[Gordon - Commercial Finance]

Do they do anything with bikes?
Would be interested to see the machinery they've got going - if they're looking at buying any new kit let me know and I'll have an excuse to come and see what's doing.