customer profiling

Know (How to Target) Your Customer

Convert marketing to sales with Customer Profiling and Personalized Messaging

direct mail

You’ve Got Mail: 4 Reasons to Consider Direct Mail

Snail mail is still popular among businesses, because it gets results.

batch bicycles

Q+A: The Fresh Batch

Bruno Maier discusses Batch Bicycles, the new, IBD-only brand from Huffy

bike demo

Rethinking Bike Demo Days

Offsite demos are one of the most effective ways of getting butts on bikes, a key step in the sales process.

e-commerce

E-Commerce: Why Your Shop Needs to be Online

So many consumers start their buying journey online that having an active Web presence is no longer an option, but a necessity.

mobile bike shops

Ask a Dealer: More About Mobile Repair

Noel Kegel and Brian Mikiten dig into the hows and whys of their mobile repair ops

Customer Satisfaction

6 Tips to Improve Customer Satisfaction

A New Staff Training Program Takes Aim at Customer Satisfaction

Turnover and Profit

Turnover and Profit: For What It’s Worth

How to Boost Turnover and Profit by Valuing Your Work

Custom jersey

Dealer to Dealer: The Dirt on Custom Jerseys

Hard-won tips and advice from dealers on shop-branded kits and jerseys

selling the season

Selling the Season

3 holiday merchandising tips to put your customers in the buying spirit