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A-Plus™ Continuing Education Program
Through our partnership with WebCE,
a nationwide e-learning provider specializing in web-based education courses for insurance professionals,
A-Plus Network members can purchase CE Class Vouchers through the A-Plus Program.
In turn, the Collision Repair facility would present the Voucher to the area insurance agents to redeem for a complimentary CE course. The Voucher is redeemable for any one of WebCE's state-approved correspondence courses, the exam, grading the exam, issuing a Certificate of Completion and mailing the Certificate to the agent.
For more information or to order CE Course Voucher, call the A-Plus Program Specialist at 216-332-8524.
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A-Plus™ Illuminated Sign Program
Signage is an essential part of any identification program. Dualite offers both indoor and outdoor signs for a complete package at one source.
Order your A-Plus signs today:
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A-Plus™ Loyalty Rewards Points Program
Our way of giving back to our members. A-Plus members that are in active standing receive A-Plus Loyalty Rewards Points based on 2% of their monthly liquid paint purchases. Points can be used for a direct reinvestment into the customer's business, simply by applying them against the wide variety of A-Plus programs and other services that are offered through the A-Plus program by supporting vendors.
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A-Plus™ Market Research Service
Our Market Research Service provides important data that shop owners and managers need to stay on top of their local market; the number of cars repaired annually, the number of reported auto accidents, total vehicle registrations, and total value of the collision repair market.
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A-Plus™ Promotional Merchandise
Dress your staff for success! A-Plus Promotional Merchandise offers a full line of clothing choices for men or women's and has the ability to co-brand your shop logo on any apparel items. From shirts and hats to clocks and mats, we can help you stand out in the crowd. Promote your membership by displaying the A-Plus Network logo prominently in your shop.
Check out our A-Plus Wearables and Collectables and begin shopping today!
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A-Plus™ University
Created exclusively for A-Plus" Network Members, this special assembly of workshops has been developed for owners, managers, and other key staff who are interested in gaining advanced business skills needed to take it to the next level. All classes are in a high-powered training environment, at top quality destinations, and provide the energy you need to drive a successful business. The finest instructors in our organization and the industry teach these management courses. In addition, to the course schedule, which varies from event to event, there are opportunities to relax in the company of your industry peers, and learn from one another over a two-day period.
University curriculum includes courses such as:
Achieving Service Excellence
Estimate Solutions For Profit
Improving Workshop Efficiency
The Road To Sales Success
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A-Plus™ Vision Group
The collision repair industry is evolving rapidly. Collision centers are faced with new challenges every day: cars to the door, cycle time improvement, hiring and retaining qualified technicians, profitability impact. Has your business successfully answered these challenges? Do you need help? The A-Plus Vision Groups are here to help formulate solutions to the changes you face in this changing industry.
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ALLDATA® Collision
ALLDATA® Collision offers a single-source access to the manufacturer's published OEM factory repair information for Collision Repair Facilities. The manufacturer's recommended prodedures in ALLDATA® Collision takes the guesswork out of collision repairs, enabling technicians to work more productively. And in today's high competitive collision business, every minute counts!
This program builds goodwill and enhances customer service by providing technicians exceptional OEM online repair information at their fingertips.
For additional information on this great program, please call (800) 795-1525 or visit www.alldata.com/na/sherwin
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Auto Watch™
Always be one step ahead with Auto Watch! The on-line vehicle tracking system that is sure to be a powerful advertising and marketing tool for your business. Customers view each stage of the repair process on-line. Also from the award winning team at Autowatch - Web Ready Solutions - specialized Collision Repair websites designed exclusively for Sherwin-Williams. www.autowatch.com
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CSi Complete
Market & Manage your shop with CSi Complete - A customer service indexing program that works !
With CSi Complete - Increase customer satisfaction. Create the perfect dialogue with your customers and improve referral rates. Sign up today as an A-Plus member and receive your first 20 surveys free ! www.csicomplete.com
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Collision Repair Insight
Insight's new, improved CSI Program is a valuable quality control and marketing tool! Easy-to-use customer postcard system and monthly full-color Customer Satisfaction Indexing Report, featuring our new Estimator CSI tracking capability.
CSI tracking with INSIGHT will help you improve customer relations, quality control, employee meetings, and insurer relationships - AND our program is very affordable!
See for yourself. Phone INSIGHT at 800-860-2744 and request a sample CSI report today! Or log visit www.collision-insight.com for more information.
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Customer Research Inc.
Promote your high CSI with powerful Marketing Materials and detailed Management Tools through Customer Research Inc! Customer Research Inc. has specialised in providing CSI telephone follow-up exclusively to the automotive industry since 1967.
Customer Research Inc., contacts customers by telephone, and reports the results immediately via the Internet and e-mail. The highest contact percentages in the industry, coupled with a rapid turnaround time, provide the ability to resolve customer dissatisfaction in an extremly timely manner.
For an interative follow-up results web tour visit www.CustomerResearch.com, or call Andrew Preble at 1-877-886-3472 for more information. |
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Dell & Sherwin Williams A-Plus™ Members Purchasing Program - offering Discount Prices and More on High-Performance Dell PCs!
We are excited about matching Dell's standards of quality and service, with the purchasing power of Sherwin-Williams. This is a great new partnership that will be an exceptional service for our customers.
Log on and start your savings at
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GMG Envirosafe" The Compliance Department
Safety and Environmental Compliance for today's collision center is a daunting task. Our goal is to make it simple for you. GMG Envirosafe provides our members with the support to maintain compliance.www.gmgenvirosafe.com
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GRC-PIRK - Government Regulatory Compliance, a Pirk Management Company
focuses on integrating compliance recordkeeping into business operations through "paperless" digital automation. Online solutions from Registered Environmental Assessors help reduce the potential for liability and increase the ability to provide a safe work environment. For more information log onto www.recomply.com |
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Hertz Local Edition
Hertz Local Edition is the latest A-Plus™ Program partnership. Hertz has been a leader in the car rental marketplace, and has more than 1000 Local Edition offices across the United States. Hertz is eager to serve your customer's rental needs.To learn more about this Exclusive A-Plus™ benefits program with Hertz - contact your local Sherwin-Williams Sales Representative.
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IContact
iContact is a leader in on-demand email marketing and helps small to medium-sized businesses create, publish, and track their email newsletters, surveys, blogs, and more.
Email marketing is an easy, affordable, and high-impact messaging tool. It allows you to communicate with your clients and prospects at a time when they need to hear from you most.
In a slowing economy, your business needs more for less - and email marketing has the highest ROI across advertising mediums, with a $45.65 return on every $1.00 spent (Direct Marketing Association, 2007 Report).
The ability to effectively communicate with your customers through newsletters, surveys and more is critical to growing your business.
iContact's email marketing service is regularly priced as low as $9.95 per month - but as an A-Plus Network member, you can start an email marketing campaign for as little as $8.95 per month!
To learn more and take advantage of this exclusive 10% discount, visit
www.icontact.com/sherwin-williams. You can also sign up for a FREE 15 Day trial of iContact's email marketing service - no strings attached!
If you should have any additional questions regarding this program, please contact the iContact support team at (866) 803-9462.
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Instant Estimator
Instant Estimator is the auto body repair industry's online lead generation tool of choice!
Utilizing revolutionary, patented, web-based technology, Instant Estimator provides a steady stream of business to your auto body shop at a price that won't crash your budget! Click here to learn more about our partner programs and how you can be getting new business tomorrow!
Instant Estimator Handbook, Instant Estimator Brochure or visit www.instantestimator.com for a test drive today!
To enroll your A-Plus Collision Repair facility into the Instant Estimator program please complete the Instant Estimator Enrollment Form and submit this form via email to sales@InstantEstimator.com, or by faxing it to (877) 841-7239. Or, you can call Instant Estimator Customer Service toll-free number at (877) 841-7239.
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OfficeMax® Solutions
As part of the A-Plus Program, OfficeMax® Solutions has established an agreement to cover your office supply, copier paper, furniture and printing needs. Take advantage of the discounted prices on your office supply needs by ordering on-line at www.officemaxsolutions.com First time users will need to contact OfficeMax at 1-800-472-6473 to receive their PIN number and login.
As part of this offering you can sign up for the OfficeMax Retail Connect Card program. Contact OfficeMax at 1-800-472-6473 to receive the OfficeMax Maxi Catalog for the extensive selection of office supplies dicounted at any of the nearly 900 Officemax retail locations.
Contact OfficeMax Furniture Team at 1-888-722-6473 for special pricing and to process your furniture order.
A-Plus Member Benefits:
- Great Group Prices-up to 75% off Mfg. List price through on-line orders
- Next Day Delivery on orders placed before 4:00 p.m. Mon-Fri
- No Shipping Charges on Office Supplies over $50.00 ($3.95 surcharge applies to orders under $50.00)
- Shipping Charge only applies to Furniture Orders and Residential deliveries
- No Hassle 30 days Return Policy
- Order via Internet, Phone, or Fax
If you have any questions regarding this program email MichelleVedova@OfficeMax.com. |
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Safelite Solutions
Safelite works with A-Plus Network members to provide a proven customized solution that meets your call reporting needs for after-hours, holidays, in the event of weather related catastrophes or as a comprehensive off-site overflow facility.
To sign up for this service or for more information, please contact Tom Reid at Safelite Solutions 614-210-9541.
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The Fristoe Group
The Fristoe Group is an outsourced human resource products and services provider for small to mid-sized independently owned businesses.
With 20 years of professional experience in the field of human resources, training and education, The Fristoe Group is focused on the successful delivery of best practices, consistency, compliance and operational excellence. Specifically, onsite consulting offerings could include training for management on human resource related topics; conducting employee information surveys; creating and implementing human resource infrastructure per location (employee handbook, job descriptions, performance appraisals); assistance with performance management and coaching employees; succession planning, and recruiting and staffing, with a targeted approach for collision repair shop owners and operators. The Fristoe Group presents "real world" tools and solutions for the day-to-day issues and concerns, allowing management to focus on successful outcomes for the shop.
As part of the A-Plus" Network, you qualify for special pricing for The Fristoe Group products and services.
For additional information on these great programs, please contact Darren Fristoe at (816) 392-7298 or email daren@thefristoegroup.com.
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VeriFact/Mentors @ Work
Attracting, training, and retaining new employees is the #1 obstacle that collision center owners and managers experience. Let Mentors @ Work help you solve the problem! For additional inforamtion, please call 949-272-3838 or email info@mentorsatwork.com.
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VeriFacts
VeriFacts' flagship service and core competency is interactive coaching, measurement and verification of the collision repair center. VeriFacts provide one-on-one technician guidance, coupled with ongoing monthly assessment and skills recalibration. This ensures all shop technicians receive ongoing, personalized coaching in the highest quality repair procedures being taught by leading industry-training organizations such as I-CAR and the Automotive Management Institute (AMI), the manufacturers or other qualified sources. VeriFacts' creates a culture shift within the entire shop organization by cementing high quality repair practices into each technician's skill set. VeriFacts' highly skilled coaching team works with a shop's management and staff to: Assess each technician's knowledge level and identify skill gaps in light of the most recent collision repair methodologies and industry best practices.
For special A-Plus Member pricing and further inforamtion on VeriFacts Program, please call 949-272-3838 or email info@verifactsauto.com.
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