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Gowanda Harley-Davidson

Gowanda Harley Davidson strives to continue their excellent customer service and are able to do that so much more with Kenect! With Kenect, they were able to save hours per day by cutting down on calls.

“Highly recommended! We love to work with Kenect. It is easy to use and efficient to engage my clients and boost our reviews. ”

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Testimonial Name
Testimonial Position
Business
Gowanda Harley-Davidson
Location
Gowanda, NY
Type
Powersports
Solutions
Business Texting, Online Reviews, Web Leads

Who is Gowanda Harley-Davidson?

Gowanda Harley-Davidson services Western NY riders and stretches to Bradford PA, Southern Ontario, and further. "We value honesty, loyalty, and customers as family. We strive to continue our excellent customer service, and now we can do that so much more with Kenect."

"We use Kenect to text pictures, bills ofsale, credit applications, and so muchmore. It's across the entire dealership— thesales team, service team, parts team, motorclothes department, and even administration!"

- Eric Fuchs, Sales Manager, Gowanda Harley-Davidson

Challenge

Gowanda Harley-Davidson had some challenges:

  • Needed a way to manage website leads and Facebook leads through one platform
  • Needed a text-enabled number so customers would stop texting personal cell numbers after-hours
  • Too much time wasted playing phone-tag with customers

Solution

Started Kenect business texting:

  • Use Kenect platform to manage Facebook leads,website leads, texting conversations
  • Give all employees access to Kenect app to prevent use of personal cell numbers
  • Service department uses text message to inform customers of updates and coordinate pick ups.

Results

What has Kenect helped your business achieve?

"There was a guy a few days ago who reached out to us on Facebook Marketplace. It was a direct sale that would've been delayed without Kenect."

Every department at Gowanda utilizes the Kenect platform to streamline their duties and maintain better communication with prospects and customers. Eric, Sales Manager, recommends Kenect to everyone except his competitors in the area. His message to his competitors is "No, don't do it. It's a terrible purchase."

Service department runs on text - "When a bike is finished in the service department, we text and say 'your bike is done, ready to go'."
Leads housed under one platform - "Our Facebook Messenger and Marketplace ads all filter through Kenect."
Priority messages are easily filtered - "Kenect gives that freedom to know what’s going on through the app, and I can judge if I need to respond after-hours, or if it can really wait."
Saving time by cutting calls - "Instead of jumping on a call and going off on a tangent, we text. It's a time saver for sure."
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