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Want to Sell More Cars? Start by Answering Your Leads
Latest Pied Piper rankings reveal that quick, consistent digital follow-up is a top predictor of dealership sales success
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May 2025
Dealers who respond promptly and personally to online customer inquiries aren’t just offering good service – they’re selling more cars. That’s the takeaway from the 2025 Pied Piper Internet Lead Effectiveness (ILE) Auto Dealer Group Study, which ranks how well dealer groups respond to internet leads submitted through their websites. “Modern customers visit dealership websites first, and today’s sales success is driven by how the dealerships ...
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Auto Remarketing
Napleton sets record in topping dealer group rankings for internet lead response
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May 2025
When it comes to responding to internet leads, the best got better. Napleton Automotive Group earned the top spot in the 2025 Pied Piper PSI Internet Lead Effectiveness Auto Dealer Group Study, its fourth consecutive No. 1 ranking — and it set a record in the process. Napleton’s average internet lead effectiveness score of 91 among its dealerships is the first to break the 90-point barrier in Pied Piper’s annual study carried the dealership ...
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Automotive News
Dealerships: Call, text or email to boost web lead response times
May 2025
Dealerships that use email, text messages and phone calls in tandem to address online customer inquiries improve their web lead response times, industry consulting firm Pied Piper said in a new report. Pied Piper CEO Fran O’Hagan said pursuing the options together helps reach customers more effectively. “Otherwise, customers just don’t see or listen to the dealer’s response,” O’Hagan told Automotive News. That’s one of the central conclusions ...
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