Many business owners tend to believe so. However, new research shows that the Yellow Pages are still the most trusted source of information on local businesses - off and online. So if you cancelled your ad in the big yellow book, you may want to reconsider. … [Read more...] about Are the Yellow Pages Dead?
Car Interior
Shop Profile: Johnny’s Auto Trim
It's always interesting to read about other auto trim shops - especially the challenges that they face and the opportunities they're presented with. In the field of auto upholstery, there's a lot we can learn from one another - which is exactly why shop profiles, like this one about Johnny's Auto Trim, are so helpful. … [Read more...] about Shop Profile: Johnny’s Auto Trim
The Cowhide Convertible Top
Ted Stillwell of The Leavenworth Times, a local newspaper in Kansas, recently glanced through a periodical that was published in 1933 to learn about life during the Great Depression. Among the many articles he read, one was about a fella who, to save money, made his own convertible top for a Ford Model-T... out of cowhide. … [Read more...] about The Cowhide Convertible Top
How to Upsell Your Customers
Harry Weimann, auto trim shop owner and Director of Education at WyoTech, is at it again - publishing "Interior Insights: How to Upsell Your Classic Car & Truck Customers" in this month's issue of Hotrod & Restoration. The article is a quick read and chock-full of insights and advice based on years of experience. It's also a follow up to his last piece, "How to Expand … [Read more...] about How to Upsell Your Customers
RIP – The Front Bench Seat
The Detroit Free Press recently published an interesting article about the approaching demise of the six-passenger sedan. As it stands now, the Chevrolet Impala is the last American sedan to feature a front bench seat. Every other sedan sports two buckets. According to the article, a change in consumer taste and interior innovations are to blame. The Detroit Free Press warns, … [Read more...] about RIP – The Front Bench Seat
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