--- title: The Digital Shop® Blog | COVID-19 description: COVID-19 | --- (866) 949-2848 support@autovitalsinc.com - - - - [mailto:support@autovitalsinc.com](mailto:support@autovitalsinc.com) - [tel:866-949-2848](tel:866-949-2848) [![Autovitals](https://blog.autovitals.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/AutoVitals_May2020/images/AV_Monotone_Black_Full_Lockup.png?width=500&height=300&name=AV_Monotone_Black_Full_Lockup.png "Autovitals")](https://www.autovitals.com/) × - [The Digital Shop®](https://www.autovitals.com/the-digital-shop/) - [Solutions](https://www.autovitals.com/solutions/) - [Find My Solution](https://www.autovitals.com/solutions/) - [Sell More Work Per Inspection](https://www.autovitals.com/solutions/digital-vehicle-inspections/) - [Run at Peak Efficiency](https://www.autovitals.com/workflow/) - [Your Shop in the Digital Age](https://www.autovitals.com/the-digital-shop/) - [Best Practices](https://www.autovitals.com/best-practices-2/) - [Best Practices Library](https://www.autovitals.com/best-practices-2/) - [The Digital Shop® Talk Facebook Forum](https://www.facebook.com/groups/AutoVitalsPartners/) - [The Digital Shop® Conference](https://www.autovitals.com/conference/) - [The Digital Shop® Talk Radio](https://www.autovitals.com/radio/) - [The Digital Shop® Online Summit](https://www.autovitals.com/onlinesummit/) - [Support](https://www.autovitals.com/contact/) - [FAQs](https://www.autovitals.com/faq/) - [Contact Us](https://www.autovitals.com/contact/) - [About Us](https://www.autovitals.com/about/) - [Our Team](https://www.autovitals.com/about/) - [Press](https://www.autovitals.com/press/) - [Careers](https://www.autovitals.com/careers/) - [Schedule a Demo](https://www.autovitals.com/schedule-a-demonstration/) # The Digital Shop® Blog Posts about # COVID-19 [![It's All Fun and Games ... Then You See This Shop's Success](https://blog.autovitals.com/hubfs/Copy%20of%20PAY%20IT%20FORWARD.png)](https://blog.autovitals.com/its-all-fun-and-games-...-then-you-see-this-shops-success) ## [It's All Fun and Games ... Then You See This Shop's Success](https://blog.autovitals.com/its-all-fun-and-games-...-then-you-see-this-shops-success) April 29, 2021 Bill Rimmer and Ashley Payne from Cooper Lake Automotive joined Tom Dorsey, host of The Digital Shop® Talk Radio, in a recent episode and became.. [Read Full Story](https://blog.autovitals.com/its-all-fun-and-games-...-then-you-see-this-shops-success) [![A Case Worth Studying: Babcock Auto Care](https://blog.autovitals.com/hubfs/Featured%20Image%20DSTR%20Recap%20%2392-3.png)](https://blog.autovitals.com/a-case-worth-studying-babcock-auto-care) ## [A Case Worth Studying: Babcock Auto Care](https://blog.autovitals.com/a-case-worth-studying-babcock-auto-care) March 18, 2021 Babcock Auto Care deserves a mic drop. Just ask Mike Bennett, ATI Coach, who shared a case study about the Rochester, Minnesota shop in a recent.. [Read Full Story](https://blog.autovitals.com/a-case-worth-studying-babcock-auto-care) [![Processes: The Key to Success (Even When Your Entire Shop Has COVID)](https://blog.autovitals.com/hubfs/Ep.%2093%20Feature%20Image.png)](https://blog.autovitals.com/processes-the-key-to-success-even-when-your-entire-shop-has-covid) ## [Processes: The Key to Success (Even When Your Entire Shop Has COVID)](https://blog.autovitals.com/processes-the-key-to-success-even-when-your-entire-shop-has-covid) February 4, 2021 Disaster struck Levon Arnold’s shop Long Arm Mechanics, in Garden City, Idaho, late last year when all three of his technicians and his entire front.. [Read Full Story](https://blog.autovitals.com/processes-the-key-to-success-even-when-your-entire-shop-has-covid) [![AutoVitals 2020: A Year in Review and A Look Ahead](https://blog.autovitals.com/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Featured%20Image%20DSTR%20Recap%20%2392.png)](https://blog.autovitals.com/autovitals-2020-a-year-in-review-and-a-look-ahead) ## [AutoVitals 2020: A Year in Review and A Look Ahead](https://blog.autovitals.com/autovitals-2020-a-year-in-review-and-a-look-ahead) January 21, 2021 2020 is finally in the rearview mirror. As we start what we hope to be a much less turbulent year, it’s a perfect time to look back at the ups and.. [Read Full Story](https://blog.autovitals.com/autovitals-2020-a-year-in-review-and-a-look-ahead) [![The Digital ShopⓇ Difference: R+W Highlights Role Tech Played in 2020](https://blog.autovitals.com/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Featured%20Image%20Blog%20%236-3.png)](https://blog.autovitals.com/the-digital-shop-difference-rw-highlights-role-tech-played-in-2020) ## [The Digital ShopⓇ Difference: R+W Highlights Role Tech Played in 2020](https://blog.autovitals.com/the-digital-shop-difference-rw-highlights-role-tech-played-in-2020) January 6, 2021 We’re proud to say we knew him when. Our friend, client, and frequent podcast guest Frank Scandura, owner of Frank’s European Service in Las Vegas,.. [Read Full Story](https://blog.autovitals.com/the-digital-shop-difference-rw-highlights-role-tech-played-in-2020) [![COVID Changes Reap Rewards](https://blog.autovitals.com/hubfs/russ.jpg)](https://blog.autovitals.com/covid-changes-reap-rewards) ## [COVID Changes Reap Rewards](https://blog.autovitals.com/covid-changes-reap-rewards) October 29, 2020 During normal times, the numbers Russ Crosby is producing at his auto repair shop, Russ’s Wrench in Clinton, New Jersey, would be impressive. In the.. [Read Full Story](https://blog.autovitals.com/covid-changes-reap-rewards) [![Growth mindset leads to success and innovation](https://blog.autovitals.com/hubfs/Untitled%20design-2.png)](https://blog.autovitals.com/growth-mindset-leads-to-success-and-innovation) ## [Growth mindset leads to success and innovation](https://blog.autovitals.com/growth-mindset-leads-to-success-and-innovation) October 8, 2020 COVID has turned 2020 upside down, but for Frank Scandura and Carlos Contreras, it is business as usual thanks to the processes they already had in.. [Read Full Story](https://blog.autovitals.com/growth-mindset-leads-to-success-and-innovation) [![4 ingredients to COVID-Era ARO increases](https://blog.autovitals.com/hubfs/Blog%20Media/Featured%20Images/Blog-Featured-Image-Four-Ingredients-to-COVID-Era-ARO-increases-02.png)](https://blog.autovitals.com/four-ingredients-to-covid-era-aro-increases) ## [4 ingredients to COVID-Era ARO increases](https://blog.autovitals.com/four-ingredients-to-covid-era-aro-increases) July 22, 2020 The digital shop is more than just a tool, it's an entire mindset and process, and during the uncertain times of COVID-19, it is the catalyst for a.. [Read Full Story](https://blog.autovitals.com/four-ingredients-to-covid-era-aro-increases) [![Turning Knowledge into a Multi-Million Dollar Business](https://blog.autovitals.com/hubfs/Blog%20Media/Featured%20Images/Blog-Featured-Image-Turning-Knowledge-into-a-Multi-Million-Dollar-Business-04.png)](https://blog.autovitals.com/turning-knowledge-into-a-multi-million-dollar-business) ## [Turning Knowledge into a Multi-Million Dollar Business](https://blog.autovitals.com/turning-knowledge-into-a-multi-million-dollar-business) June 1, 2020 Adam Bendzick owner of Pro Service Automotive Repair in Prior Lake, Minnesota, has been in the business long enough to know that sometimes you have.. [Read Full Story](https://blog.autovitals.com/turning-knowledge-into-a-multi-million-dollar-business) [![Letting Pictures Do The Selling For You](https://blog.autovitals.com/hubfs/Blog%20Media/Featured%20Images/Blog-Featured-Image-Letting-Pictures-Do-The-Selling-For-You-01.jpg)](https://blog.autovitals.com/letting-pictures-do-the-selling-for-you) ## [Letting Pictures Do The Selling For You](https://blog.autovitals.com/letting-pictures-do-the-selling-for-you) May 19, 2020 Some say a picture is worth 1,000 words. For Billy Catching and his team at Aram’s Auto Repair Center in Fresno, California, pictures are worth about.. 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