{"id":7524,"date":"2024-09-09T15:31:52","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T22:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitchell11.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/shopconnection\/preparing-your-auto-shop-for-the-holiday-season\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T09:58:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T17:58:11","slug":"preparing-your-auto-shop-for-the-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"shopconnection","link":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/shopconnection\/preparing-your-auto-shop-for-the-holiday-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing Your Auto Shop for the Holiday Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-style: normal !msorm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-67866\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SCRM-Holiday-postcards-blog-image_1-small-1.jpg\" alt=\"Auto shop holiday marketing\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-style: normal !msorm\"><strong><em><b>Who\u2019s thinking about the holidays already?!<\/b><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm\"><strong>Y<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm\"><strong>our Mitchell 1 marketing support agents! <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We are gearing up for the 2024 holiday season and are ready to help you put your ideas together. Our expert support agents can help you leverage customized postcard mailers as a best practice for special greetings to your valued customers. There\u2019s no time like the present to get a head start, as these mailers will need to be formatted, written, artistically crafted and then sent for your approval before postage.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67850 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SCRM-Holiday-postcards-blog-image_2-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"183\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Let our qualified marketing team assist you with finding the right holiday theme and message that your customers will appreciate. You could also add a nice holiday service promotion to show your customers that you value their trust in your shop throughout the year when servicing their vehicles.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-67854 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SCRM-Holiday-postcards-blog-image_3-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"383\" height=\"135\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Visit our resource center <span style=\"font-style: normal !msorm\"><em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/scrmlibrary\/target-market-postcardscoupons\/\">https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/scrmlibrary\/target-market-postcardscoupons\/<\/a>)<\/em><\/span> to see samples of artwork created in the past and popular themes during the holiday season. We can also help customize a special postcard with your personal touch, including a photo of you and your service team or your shop decorated in holiday lights. Talk with your support agent today and <strong><em>get that ball rolling<\/em><\/strong> . . .<\/p>\n<p>While it may seem like there\u2019s plenty of time before the holidays, we all know how quickly time flies, especially in the automotive service industry! If you\u2019re planning on sending something special, the time to act is now. This will ensure that your postcards are finalized and postmarked by Thanksgiving (the third week of November).<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm\"><strong>Read<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm\"><strong>y to Get Started?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Have some photos taken of you and your crew at the shop or even in a studio. Wear Santa hats, or we can add garland around your image.\u00a0 We can assist you in creating something unique that will leave a lasting impression with your customers. Start thinking about your mailer, and let us help you prepare!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67858 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SCRM-Holiday-postcards-blog-image_4-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"77\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that a one-time holiday mailer is an extra fee, so you\u2019ll need to plan your budget now and make it a priority in your marketing strategies for the holiday season. We are here to help you put together the perfect holiday card from your shop\u2014just call us at <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm\"><strong><u>888-724-6742<\/u><\/strong><\/span> and choose <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;font-style: normal !msorm\"><strong><em>Option 5<\/em><\/strong><\/span>. Your SocialCRM support team is here to help!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;font-style: normal !msorm\"><strong><em>Not a SocialCRM customer yet?<\/em><\/strong><\/span> No worries, <a href=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/socialcrm\/\">request a free DEMO with our team to learn more today!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-67862 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SCRM-Holiday-postcards-blog-image_5-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"186\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-67866\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SCRM-Holiday-postcards-blog-image_1-small.jpg\" alt=\"Auto shop holiday marketing\" width=\"250\" height=\"140\" \/>Y<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm\">our Mitchell 1 SocialCRM marketing support agents are gearing up for the 2024 holiday season! They&#8217;re ready to help you leverage customized postcard mailers for increased customer satisfaction. There\u2019s no time like the present to get a head start and ensure your holiday postcards are finalized and postmarked by Thanksgiving!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11691,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"shopconnection-category":[1631],"shopconnection-tag":[1618],"class_list":{"0":"post-7524","1":"shopconnection","2":"type-shopconnection","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"shopconnection-category-shop-marketing","7":"shopconnection-tag-auto-shop-holiday-promotional-ideasmarketingmarketing-support-agentmitchell-1-shop-marketingsocialcrm-holiday-ideas","8":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/shopconnection\/7524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/shopconnection"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/shopconnection"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"shopconnection-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/shopconnection-category?post=7524"},{"taxonomy":"shopconnection-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/shopconnection-tag?post=7524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}