Thursday, 22 September 2011 16:55

Philly’s Nigro’s Auto Body Reaches Out with Own Smart Phone Apps

Written by  Chasidy Rae Sisk
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Back in July’s Autobody News I wrote a shop showcase article about Nigro’s Auto Body in Philadelphia. (Go to www.autobodynews.com, and search “Nigro’s”)

A focus of my article was how the shop exemplifies the “city of brotherly love” motto by its exemplary contributions to charities and good causes in the region.

To view a PDF of this article please click HERE.

Now Nigros’ has gone beyond and has reached out to the online consumer in an unexpected yet useful way. With regard to society’s affinity toward technology, they have developed several smart phone applications to assist in accidents and promote safe driving.     The flagship app, Nigro’s Auto Body Assistance™ App, is a patent-pending car accident and emergency assistant smart phone app that provides consumers with instant access to everything they need if they are ever involved a car accident or driving emergency.

When I visited the shop in June 2011, co-owner Domenico Nigro explained that his goal is to improve the industry by helping people and disseminating information, and the release of Nigro’s Accident Assistance Application shows his dedication to this goal.

Several years ago, Domenico thought it would be a good idea to create an application to assist drivers in the instance of an accident. “At Nigro’s, our customers are our main concern, and I felt as though an app such as this could take a great deal of weigh off of the shoulders of drivers.” While researching the possibility of turning his dream into reality, Domenico came upon a company, Summit Software Solutions, that specializes in building smart phone applications, and with the help of this company, Nigro’s Accident Assistance App came into existence.

The phone application takes customers through the process of what to do in the event of a car accident. It allows users to program their vehicle information, insurance company, three emergency contacts, and a preferred body shop. Though Nigro’s hopes customers will choose their shop, they do not force them to do so, providing the option of changing that information to another auto body shop. An additional feature provides users with information about what to look for in a quality auto body shop as well as information about consumers rights after being in an accident.

This easy-to-use application also provides an accident report form and the ability to save photos of the accident which can be sent to the insurance company with an easy click. After entering all of their data, users are able to click on one button in order to simultaneously contact their three emergency contacts, their insurance agent/company and their preferred body shop. The application also makes it easy to locate and contact the nearest police department, ambulance service, hospital, towing company and rental car company.

According to Domenico Nigro, “we’re all about the customer at Nigro’s. Having this app makes dealing with an accident a lot easier, which in turn makes a happier customer. When our customers are happy, it helps us build strong bonds and great rapport with them. In turn, they hopefully will think of us when they need any other work done on their cars or if they know someone in need of auto body repair”.

Nigro’s Accident Assistance Application was released in August 2011 for the Droid, and by now Apple and Blackberry should have the application available on their phones. Currently Nigro’s is waiting to release two more applications, the Mobile Tattle Tale app and the Teenage Speedster app, both of which are complete and planned for release within the next couple months.

With the assistance of Mobile Tattletale Applications, LLC, Domenico has helped develop the Mobile Tattle Tale application which is designed to prevent teenagers from texting while driving. Upon reaching a certain speed, texting functions will be disabled until the speed is reduced below that limit. Additionally, the application will send an automatic response to incoming texts informing the party that the recipient is unable to text at the time, and it offers the benefit of sending the parent a notification if the teenager tries to disable or remove the application. The Teenage Speedster application will serve to monitor speed and will email parents the speed and location information when their teenager exceeds a specified speed limit. Mobile texters beware!

“We love our community and the people in it. We want to do everything we can to keep everyone safe”, says Domenico Nigro. These three applications definitely serve to increase safety in teenager driving and to make the stress of an automobile accident less dire.

Summit Software Solutions
www.summitsoftwaresolutions.com
Office: 858-547-8697
Fax: 858-547-8698
or email Frank Terlep:
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To reach Nigro’s Auto Body:
939 Washington Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19147-3824
(215) 925-4520
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