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Shops that used to be filled with only techs and service advisors are now.. [Read Full Story](https://blog.autovitals.com/do-you-need-a-production-manager-or-shop-foreman-at-your-shop) [![Your 'Next Great Opportunity': AutoVitals Campaign Manager](https://blog.autovitals.com/hubfs/Featured%20Image%20DSTR%2388.png)](https://blog.autovitals.com/ep.-88) ## [Your 'Next Great Opportunity': AutoVitals Campaign Manager](https://blog.autovitals.com/ep.-88) December 21, 2020 “We’re always looking for the next great opportunity, and it’s been sitting in our lap for a long time.” Russ Crosby, the owner of Russ’s Wrench in.. [Read Full Story](https://blog.autovitals.com/ep.-88) [![Techs Writing Estimates? Not at These Shops](https://blog.autovitals.com/hubfs/Featured%20Image%20DSTR%2385.png)](https://blog.autovitals.com/techs-writing-estimates-not-at-these-shops) ## [Techs Writing Estimates? Not at These Shops](https://blog.autovitals.com/techs-writing-estimates-not-at-these-shops) December 4, 2020 Should your techs be writing estimates? That was the topic of discussion on a recent episode of The Digital Shop® Talk Radio. Neil Daly from .. [Read Full Story](https://blog.autovitals.com/techs-writing-estimates-not-at-these-shops) [![2 Tools Mike Button Needs To Run His 3 Auto Repair Shops](https://blog.autovitals.com/hubfs/Featured%20Image%20DSTR%2386.png)](https://blog.autovitals.com/2-tools-mike-button-needs-to-run-his-3-auto-repair-shops) ## [2 Tools Mike Button Needs To Run His 3 Auto Repair Shops](https://blog.autovitals.com/2-tools-mike-button-needs-to-run-his-3-auto-repair-shops) December 1, 2020 Technology has made an enormous difference for auto repair shop owner Mike Button. Not only has his new POS system allowed him to transition from one.. [Read Full Story](https://blog.autovitals.com/2-tools-mike-button-needs-to-run-his-3-auto-repair-shops) [![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) [![Host Turned Guest: Tom Dorsey Joins Jay Goninen on Beyond the Wrench](https://blog.autovitals.com/hubfs/Untitled%20design-3.png)](https://blog.autovitals.com/radio-host-turned-guest-tom-dorsey-joined-jay-goninen-on-beyond-the-wrench-this-week) ## [Host Turned Guest: Tom Dorsey Joins Jay Goninen on Beyond the Wrench](https://blog.autovitals.com/radio-host-turned-guest-tom-dorsey-joined-jay-goninen-on-beyond-the-wrench-this-week) September 30, 2020 Tom Dorsey, host of The Digital Shop Talk Radio, was a guest on this week’s Beyond the Wrench with Jay Goninen. The topic of discussion was an.. [Read Full Story](https://blog.autovitals.com/radio-host-turned-guest-tom-dorsey-joined-jay-goninen-on-beyond-the-wrench-this-week) [![Efficiency = More Revenue in 3 Steps](https://blog.autovitals.com/hubfs/move-to-ro-pos.png)](https://blog.autovitals.com/efficiency-more-revenue-in-3-steps) ## [Efficiency = More Revenue in 3 Steps](https://blog.autovitals.com/efficiency-more-revenue-in-3-steps) September 11, 2020 When you are running an auto repair shop, every minute counts. Yet, some shops are still losing more than 580 minutes a week to inefficiencies. The.. [Read Full Story](https://blog.autovitals.com/efficiency-more-revenue-in-3-steps) [![Driving Growth With Consistency in the Auto Repair Shop](https://blog.autovitals.com/hubfs/Blog%20Media/Featured%20Images/Blog-Featured-Image-Driving-Growth-With-Consistency-in-the-Auto-Repair-Shop-01.png)](https://blog.autovitals.com/driving-growth-with-consistency-in-the-auto-repair-shop) ## [Driving Growth With Consistency in the Auto Repair Shop](https://blog.autovitals.com/driving-growth-with-consistency-in-the-auto-repair-shop) July 6, 2020 “The name of this episode is what, consistent processes? We were just talking earlier, saying the only thing consistent about our process is that.. [Read Full Story](https://blog.autovitals.com/driving-growth-with-consistency-in-the-auto-repair-shop) [![7 Simple Steps to a Successful Repair Shop Meeting](https://blog.autovitals.com/hubfs/Blog%20Media/Featured%20Images/Blog-Featured-Image-7-Simple-Steps-To-a-Successful-Repair-Shop-Meeting-01.jpg)](https://blog.autovitals.com/7-simple-steps-to-a-successful-repair-shop-meeting) ## [7 Simple Steps to a Successful Repair Shop Meeting](https://blog.autovitals.com/7-simple-steps-to-a-successful-repair-shop-meeting) June 30, 2020 If you aren’t meeting with your automotive shop crew regularly, you aren’t doing it right. Frank Scandura, the owner of Frank’s European Service in.. [Read Full Story](https://blog.autovitals.com/7-simple-steps-to-a-successful-repair-shop-meeting) [![3 Reasons Workflow Management Matters at Your Auto Repair Shop](https://blog.autovitals.com/hubfs/Blog%20Media/Featured%20Images/Blog-Featured-Image-Three-Reasons-Workflow-Management-Matters-at-Your-Auto-Repair-Shop-02.jpg)](https://blog.autovitals.com/three-reasons-workflow-management-matters-at-your-auto-repair-shop) ## [3 Reasons Workflow Management Matters at Your Auto Repair Shop](https://blog.autovitals.com/three-reasons-workflow-management-matters-at-your-auto-repair-shop) June 18, 2020 “Workflow is the spine of the automotive industry,” says Fred Gestwicki, owner of Fix-it with Fred, in Canton, Ohio. It doesn’t matter if you have a.. 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