What’s the #1 reason automotive customers leave negative reviews at dealerships? It’s not price, inventory, or even wait times. It’s COMMUNICATION. That’s just one of the key insights from Widewail’s 2024 Voice of the Customer Report, based on our AI analysis of 8 million Google reviews, and available now. Discover what’s driving customer loyalty—and what’s holding it back—in 2024. 👉 Report: https://lnkd.in/dpCS-CGN
Widewail
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Burlington, Vermont 5,206 followers
Build trust, rank higher, convert more. 1,000,000+ reviews generated and responded to for local business clients.
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Widewail helps businesses of all shapes and sizes manage their online reputation. Through its full suite of powerful review management products and services, Widewail helps thousands of businesses engage with their customers, increase online visibility, and grow their business. INVITE - Automated Review Generation: Boost your review volume and search ranking by automatically requesting reviews from customers. INVITE VIDEO - Video Testimonial Generation: Turn your CRM into an always-on video testimonial generating machine. Empower your marketing team to convert more prospects to buyers with video social proof. ENGAGE - Online Review Management Services: Brand-reinforcing, fast, reliable responses to all of your reviews across the web by our professional response team. ENGAGE PLUS - Social Media Engagement Management Services: Thoughtful and timely responses by the Widewail response team to all of your social interactions on Facebook, Instagram, and Google My Business Q&A. Build loyalty, create community, and harness the power of your happy customers through online engagement with Widewail.
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- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Burlington, Vermont
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- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2017
- Specialties
- SEO, Customer Service, Communications, Digital Marketing, Reputation Management, Review Response, and Customer Engagement
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Matt Murray and Jake Hughes will be live on Refresh Friday today at 1 p.m. to discuss all things Voice of the Customer Report. Each year, we study dealership sales and service experience as customers communicate directly in public feedback. Widewail analyzed over 8 million dealership Google reviews to isolate what compels a good review, bad review, and how all aspects of customer experience are trending in automotive this year. The show will cover the most captivating insights from the report and how dealers should think about these data points in today’s environment. Attend here:
We are heading into that special time (December/January) when we get to hear stats for the whole year! Widewail is the first to bring the data on 2024. Widewail interprets all Google Reviews for automotive—yes, the word is ALL. They utilize artificial intelligence to analyze and classify those reviews into a digestible report called "The Voice of the Customer." Jake Hughes returns to RefreshFriday with Widewail founder Matt Murray to discuss what customers thought about car dealers in 2024. There are some big changes from 2023, so tune in to learn more.
All the Google Reviews | Voice of the Customer with Widewail 2024
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Bad reviews for dealerships are on the rise: Negative Google reviews for car dealerships are up, with “staff” issues jumping nearly 20%. Biggest complaints: finance (+31.4%), warranty (+21.6%), and sales (10.6%). But here’s the twist: the same areas earn glowing reviews when done right. Basically, dealerships that prioritize transparency and collaboration—especially in the finance office—are winning customer praise. Get the full story in Widewail’s report: https://lnkd.in/dpCS-CGN ____ (Data via CDG partner: Widewail #widewailpartner)
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Car Dealership Guy reports on Widewail's Automotive Voice of the Customer Report. We agree with this take: "Bottom line: Dealers will need to address knowledgeability gaps among staff members to ensure they communicate effectively with customers and work to boost transparency in the financing process. However, with the overall gain in positive scores, it seems the industry is working hard to learn from the past and make the car buying experience better for buyers despite the ongoing challenges." Read → https://lnkd.in/ezYuPUr9
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Want to create more positive reviews in 2025? Start here: 🤝 STAFF: Negative mentions are up 20% YoY. What’s behind the trend? 💬 COMMUNICATION: Still the #1 driver of negative reviews. Are you effectively keeping customers in the loop? 🔋 EV KNOWLEDGE: Falling short. Is your team ready for the shift? 💰 PRICE: Complaints and praise are evolving. See what's improving—and what's getting worse. Widewail analyzed 8,100,000 dealership Google reviews to isolate what compels a good review, bad review, and how all aspects of customer experience are trending in automotive this year. The results are compiled into a brand new automotive industry report: 2024 Voice of the Customer Report. Get the full 2024 report, available today, linked in the comments below.
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Katie Ritter, Widewail's National Director, Multifamily, joins Tiffany De Alva on Tiff Talks Tech to break down Widewail's high-tech and low-tech secrets to a smile-inducing reputation in multifamily. It's a good one, take a listen: Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gDKircS2 Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gCrsgKZp
Struggling to turn resident reviews into a real competitive advantage? In the latest episode of Tiff Talks Tech, I sit down with Katie Ritter, National Director at Widewail, to uncover the secrets to mastering authentic reputation management in multifamily. 🎙️ We dive deep into how to ask for reviews the right way, analyze customer sentiment, and use cutting-edge tech to build a reputation that not only attracts new residents but also keeps your current ones happier than ever. 🏡✨ Ready to take your community’s reputation to the next level? 💡 Tune in now! 🔗 Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gDKircS2 🔗 Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gCrsgKZp 👇 What’s your biggest challenge with online reviews? Let’s discuss!
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We are excited to share our monthly podcast with Widewail is now available! Host Gabrielle Gonzalez sits down with industry experts Katie Ritter and Jake Hughes from Widewail, along with Chelsea Johnson from Bernstein Management Corporation, to discuss an essential question: "Is resident retention really that obvious?" Together they dive into how onsite teams, maintenance quality, community culture, and transparent communication play a massive role in retention. They also share actionable strategies for setting realistic expectations and responding to resident feedback. Take a listen for practical takeaways to improve resident experience and drive retention. https://lnkd.in/eKy8AKXY #CXunplugged #widewail #CX #Customerexperience #MMN #Multifamilymedianetwork
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Michael DiMella and CHARLESGATE are rethinking centralization with its "functional specialization" model. Why? Turnover. In an industry with 35% turnover, employee retention is a huge challenge. In S1E8 of Feedback Fatigue, Michael explains Charlesgate's model. Episode 8 is 35 minutes that you won't want to miss on your commute this morning. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/eiGrh8QV
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Swickard Auto Group is an incredible Widewail client, and more importantly, a top-notice organization all-around. Jeff Swickard's interview with Yossi J Levi on the Car Dealership Guy podcast proves why. Staffing values and balancing automation w/ the human touch stood out most to me. Both lead to efficiencies without sacrificing the experiences that get customers to say, "hell ya!" and keep them naturally coming back. So awesome; a role model group in the #automotive community. *If you don't believe me, go check out their Google Business Profile ratings and review volume across the portfolio. 👏 😉
The secret hospitality formula behind scaling to 40 dealerships: Jeff Swickard, Dealer Principal of Swickard Auto Group, shares how his group provides the “ultra-premium customer experience” to 1M unique customers every year… Top lessons learned from Jeff: Hospitality is everything. — Prioritizing hospitality across every aspect of their business is worth the expense. — In fixed ops, the customer's schedule should set the pace — not the dealership’s. — Loaning customers the same model they drive when their vehicle is being serviced is a nice touch. Staffing makes a difference. — Dealers who take good care of their employees and customers grow through word of mouth. — Service teams should scale with demand so that technicians get as many hours as possible. — Retention problems are the result of poor company culture. Used car competition. — The used car market is challenging for dealers thanks to competition from third parties. — Brands like Carvana and CarMax source 90% of their vehicles from trade-ins thanks to strong brand awareness, resulting in higher profits. — As a result, dealers only control about 33% of the preowned market. Centralizing operations. — Centralized teams make decisions on reconditioning and acquisitions across Jeff’s rooftops, allowing for more price control. — Giving storefronts too much independence leads to disorganization and higher expenses. Tech vs. humans. — Automation and human resourcefulness have to be balanced. — Too much automation leads to a poorer customer experience. — But too little leads to inefficiencies. The full episode is live! Stream it now — YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eqrTfzSh Apple: https://lnkd.in/eJ7MeNQc Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eJfiPM-V
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Dana Hill, Senior Director of Engagement at RangeWater Real Estate, came on Feedback Fatigue for Episode 7. She has a rock-solid framework in place for assessing reputation partners. If you’re figuring out your process, here is Dana’s approach: → Find the Right Partner: It’s about more than software—choose a partner who gets your vision and helps you scale. → Set Clear Goals: Clear objectives are key to boosting reviews or improving specific areas. → Stay Compliant: Work with a partner who knows FTC rules and avoids review gating to protect your business. → Keep Improving: Automation isn’t a one-and-done. Continuously assess and act on feedback to drive results. Tune into the full episode, “How RangeWater Aligns Operations and Feedback,” for more - https://lnkd.in/eiGrh8QV