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- Protect Your Shop From the Threat of Ransomware
- Solving the Tech Shortage: Focusing on Kina’ole: Doing the Right Thing for the Right Reason
- The Best Body Shops’ Tips: How to Leverage the Certified Repair Model
- CIC: Regulators Show New Interest in ‘Most-Favored-Nation’ Clauses
- From the Desk of Mike Anderson: Check OEM Procedures Before Disconnecting, Reconnecting Batteries
Stacey Phillips
Stacey Phillips is a freelance writer for the automotive industry based in Southern California. She has 20 years of experience as an editor including writing in a number of businesses and fields.
She can be reached at sphillips.autobodynews@gmail.com.
Shop Strategies: Keep an Open Mind, Have No Fear and Dive in
Written by Stacey Phillips
Camille Eber, owner of Fix Auto Portland East and Fix Auto Gladstone in Oregon.
Camille Eber began working at her parent’s Oregon body shop, Roth & Miller Autobody, in 1986.
Shop Strategies: KS Body Shop Shares “Best Decision Ever Made”
Written by Stacey Phillips
Weaver's Auto Center in Shawnee, Kansas.
When Tony Adams was in high school, he began working at Weaver’s Auto Center, where his dad was a technician.
The Benefits of Plastic Repair for the Collision Repair Industry
Written by Stacey Phillips
Kurt Lammon, president of Polyvance, said there are many benefits of plastic repair.
Faster cycle times, fewer total losses and shorter length of rentals. These are just some of the many benefits of plastic repair that Kurt Lammon, president of Polyvance, talked about during a recent Guild 21 webinar.
Shop Strategies: NE Shop Shares Insight on Building a Brand
Written by Stacey PhillipsAs a second-generation body shop owner, Tom Tracy of Tracy’s Collision Center said he always dreamed about being a businessman.
Inmates Being Trained as Auto Body Technicians Across Nation
Written by Stacey PhillipsWith the growing need for skilled technicians across the nation, body shops are looking at new ways to hire employees.
More Customers Bringing in Vehicles for Post Repair Inspections
Last November, a 2011 Toyota Camry was brought into Coach Works Auto Body for a post-repair inspection.
Shop Strategies: The Power of Peer Groups & Surviving in a Consolidated Market
Written by Stacey Phillips
Dan Stander, operations manager of Fix Auto Highlands Ranch and president of ASA Colorado’s collision division
When it comes to the power of peer groups, Dan Stander of Fix Auto Highlands Ranch in Littleton, CO, is certainly a great resource on the subject.
Shop Strategies: Indiana Family-Owned Business Has Grown to Include Six Locations
Written by Stacey Phillips
Tom & Ed’s Auto Body has six locations in Indiana. Owner Tom Tylka and his wife Debbie are pictured.
Tom and Ed’s Autobody was established in 1983 in a 2,000-square-foot space in Schererville, Indiana.
Shop Strategies: Hawaii Collision Center Works Hard for Customers While Living in Paradise
Written by Stacey Phillips
Located in Waipahu, Hawaii, The Tony Group Collision Center was founded more than 30 years ago.
On the Hawaiian island of Oahu, The Tony Group dealership and collision center were founded by Tony Masamitsu more than 30 years ago.
The Best Body Shops' Blog: How to Compete with Consolidation
Written by Stacey Phillips
Brad Mewes, founder of Supplement, during SEMA 2016
During a recent SCRS seminar at SEMA 2016, Brad Mewes began his presentation by asking a room full of body shop owners to think back a decade ago when there were just a handful of consolidators in the industry, such as Caliber.
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Shop Strategies: Industry Vet Shares Secret to Running a Successful Shop
Written by Stacey Phillips
Ron Perretta and his wife Paula after receiving the ‘Excellence in Small Business’ award
When Ron Perretta started Professionals Auto Body at the age of 19, he set out to do business with the traits that he said were instilled in him from a very young age—values, ethics and morals.
The Best Body Shops' Blog: How to Connect with Today’s Connected Consumer
Written by Stacey PhillipsMany collision repair businesses are worried about getting cars in and out of their production areas and having better cycle time.
The Best Body Shops' Blog: Taking Responsibility & Listening Intentfully Will Help Your Business Grow
Written by Stacey Phillips
Mike Jones, president of Discover Leadership Training, during SEMA 2016.
In a large meeting room filled to capacity during the recent SEMA show, Mike Jones asked attendees to “listen with the intent of being influenced.”
You Charge How Much for Labor? Figure Out Your Costs First!
Written by Stacey Phillips
Tim Ronak, Senior Services Consultant with AkzoNobel – Vehicle Refinishes.
With vehicle construction and technology evolving at the most rapid pace in history within the automotive industry, what steps will auto body shops across the country need to take to remain successful?