Re: Delta Crack Expanders?
Posted: March 15th, 2003, 4:05 am
Hello My name is Jeff.
I have been the sales and operations manager for PPG Auto Glass for Charleston,SC and Savannah, GA for the past 8 years. The last 3 years my primary focus has been education my customers (mainly auto glass replacement companies) of the growing need to really push auto glass repair. I have set hundreds of accounts up with Lynx and several dozen more with PPG Prostars. I will say that I am currently employed with PPG Ind. until the end of this month. I am then starting my own windshield repair only business up as of the 1st of April.
If I was not 100% positive of the WSR business earning me a great deal of money....I would not be doing this.
I have a $1800.00 per month mortgage........$700.00 in car payments........ and I just bought a new boat yesterday.
I also have a wife and two sons.......5 and 8 years old.
For me to walk away from a outstanding track record, company car, benefits,bonuses, and a great salary from an industry leader....to do windshield repairs......I am either very stupid or very confident in my future.
Because of my heavy involvement with Prostars and Lynx services I can offer a great deal of knowledge to the readers.
The insurance industry is in a full blown panic to lower there cost per claim......we all know that 80% of windshields could have been repaired rather than replaced..........It is our jobs to educate the insurance agents that you offer WSR....It is not hitting them in their pocket books yet.....but mark my words....by the end of 2003 the agents are going to start getting hit because of there cost per claim.....you need to be positioned and established with them to reap the rewards.
Now..........I am not building my business on the agent referrals only....that is just a small portion.
I will give you one small example.
Since I am still an employee of PPG I am working full time and have no time to really work my repair business until the end of this month.
I took 3 hours last Thursday and made sales calls to new and used car dealerships.........In that 3 hours I sold 14 repairs at $35.00 each..........I set them up for Saturday repairs......went out through and ended doing the original 14 repairs and picked up an additional 4 repairs for a total of 18.
$630.00 for 3 hours of sales calls is not bad money.
I did not make anymore sales calls this week until yesterday.....I was on my way to meet a customer and 1/2 hour to kill.........Popped in a couple dealers.....made a fast walk thru the lot and picked up 6 more repairs that I am going to take care of after lunch today.
My point of all this is.........................My area is over run with replacement and repair companies.........literally a glass shop on every corner.........But if you want success and you want to earn a great living........................................You only have to do one thing.
GO GET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good luck all
Jeff
I have been the sales and operations manager for PPG Auto Glass for Charleston,SC and Savannah, GA for the past 8 years. The last 3 years my primary focus has been education my customers (mainly auto glass replacement companies) of the growing need to really push auto glass repair. I have set hundreds of accounts up with Lynx and several dozen more with PPG Prostars. I will say that I am currently employed with PPG Ind. until the end of this month. I am then starting my own windshield repair only business up as of the 1st of April.
If I was not 100% positive of the WSR business earning me a great deal of money....I would not be doing this.
I have a $1800.00 per month mortgage........$700.00 in car payments........ and I just bought a new boat yesterday.
I also have a wife and two sons.......5 and 8 years old.
For me to walk away from a outstanding track record, company car, benefits,bonuses, and a great salary from an industry leader....to do windshield repairs......I am either very stupid or very confident in my future.
Because of my heavy involvement with Prostars and Lynx services I can offer a great deal of knowledge to the readers.
The insurance industry is in a full blown panic to lower there cost per claim......we all know that 80% of windshields could have been repaired rather than replaced..........It is our jobs to educate the insurance agents that you offer WSR....It is not hitting them in their pocket books yet.....but mark my words....by the end of 2003 the agents are going to start getting hit because of there cost per claim.....you need to be positioned and established with them to reap the rewards.
Now..........I am not building my business on the agent referrals only....that is just a small portion.
I will give you one small example.
Since I am still an employee of PPG I am working full time and have no time to really work my repair business until the end of this month.
I took 3 hours last Thursday and made sales calls to new and used car dealerships.........In that 3 hours I sold 14 repairs at $35.00 each..........I set them up for Saturday repairs......went out through and ended doing the original 14 repairs and picked up an additional 4 repairs for a total of 18.
$630.00 for 3 hours of sales calls is not bad money.
I did not make anymore sales calls this week until yesterday.....I was on my way to meet a customer and 1/2 hour to kill.........Popped in a couple dealers.....made a fast walk thru the lot and picked up 6 more repairs that I am going to take care of after lunch today.
My point of all this is.........................My area is over run with replacement and repair companies.........literally a glass shop on every corner.........But if you want success and you want to earn a great living........................................You only have to do one thing.
GO GET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good luck all
Jeff