Increasing Commitment = Increased Profits
By Mike Cieri, Vice President, Mardac Consultants
“The best way to predict the future is to create it” -- Peter Drucker
When we have committed employees, customers, suppliers and/or distributors, we create synergies that enable us to focus our efforts on efficiencies and exceeding customer service expectations, while having flexibility in problem resolution.
There are three categories to focus on that have a direct correlation to developing commitment, thus increasing profits:
1. Mission – The company’s purpose
2. Hiring – Employees & Customers
3. On-boarding – Employees & Customers
Your Next Car Could Reveal More About You Than Your Facebook Profile
Your next car could reveal more about you than your Facebook profile, promising a lucrative cash flow for automakers and drawing scrutiny from European regulators concerned over who can control that data and make money from it. As increasingly smart mobile devices, cars will be able to track where you go as well as gather information about whom you call or text and what you Google on the way.
That’s valuable information for the likes of BMW, Volkswagen AG and Daimler AG.
NICB’s Hot Wheels: America’s 10 Most Stolen Vehicles Imports and Pickups Still Dominate
The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) released its annual Hot Wheels report which identifies the 10 most stolen vehicles in the United States.
For 2014, the most stolen vehicles in the nation were:
1. Honda Accord
2. Honda Civic
3. Ford Pickup (Full-Size)
4.Chevrolet Pickup (Full Size)
5, Toyota Camry
6. Dodge Pickup (Full Size)
7. Dodge Caravan
8. Nissan Altima
9. Aura Integra
10. Nissan Maxima
Wireless Updates Will Save Consumers Time, Automakers Money
Paul Eisenstein/The Detroit Bureau
Wireless updates are commonplace in the computer and smartphone world. It’s the method of choice for distributing everything from anti-virus updates to the latest operating system revisions. But the technology is just beginning to be accepted by automotive manufacturers.
For customers, the use of wireless technology could eliminate the need for some service calls, especially at a time when the number of safety-related recalls has been rising. Some of those could be solved using over-the-air updates.
