What APS does for US Auto Recyclers?
Auto PARTnered Solutions is led by Chris Daglis, a second-generation Auto Recycler, who left the family business in 2012 to move into a consulting role. Initially with Suncorp Insurance, Australia. And later to set up his own consulting business to bring solutions to the industry that he loves so much.
Over the past 8 years, APS has grown to now deliver services across the US, Australia, New Zealand and the UK that are changing the game for Auto Recyclers, with a particular focus in the digital space.
With over 150 employees in the Philippines, plus an Australian-based team - APS has the resources, experience and results to help recyclers significantly increase their bottom line.
While many of the industry know of Chris, the pace in which he has developed new solutions and products, has meant that some of his services need an introduction to the US Market.
When we were asked recently, what does APS do for US Auto Recyclers, we thought that this breakdown would really highlight some of our more popular products.
As always, if you have any questions, or want more information - perhaps you even want to speak with a US colleague in the industry who is already working with APS for a reference - feel free to reach out.
Key services provided by APS to the US Market:
OPERATIONS
Inventory Team - A popular solution in today’s staffing environment where on the ground staff are becoming more difficult to recruit, let alone keep - APS will assign one (or more) full time inventory specialist to your business. 52 weeks a year, 5 days a week. They will review all your new inventory to ensure parts are loaded and graded correctly into your YMS.
BidBuddy Previewers - Full time trained previewers completing up to 80 previews per day on your BidBuddy system. This is one full time person assigned to your business. They work for you 5 days a week and 52 weeks of the year. You walk in to your office in the morning and your bids for that day’s auctions are ready for review and bidding.
BidBuddy Settings - Are you relying purely on QCI scores? Chris will run an analysis of your current settings and based on your demand, instock and sales data - make recommendations on how you can improve the accuracy of your bids and buy better.
SALES
ebay Listing Specialists - One or more full time ebay listing specialists completing 150 quality listings per day for your business. This is one full time person assigned to your business. They work for you 5 days a week and 52 weeks of the year.
ebay Optimisation - This service will ensure that every day you have 150 new Manufacturer Part Numbers (MPNs) added to your eBay listings. This could include Superseded MPNs where available. It also adds more recommended item specifics, guaranteeing that your listing and eBay store rank better, giving you the best chance at selling your parts.
ebay Templates - Does your ebay template clearly outline your warranties and take away all confusion for your customers so they can confidently buy from you? If it doesn’t, it might be time for a new template. Our simple templates, designed in consultation with ebay themselves, ensure all the most important information is front and center. Making it easier for your customers to trust you and take action to BUY NOW.
Sales Assistants - Our trained sales assistants work full time in your business to support your sales team. Whether it be calling to collect cores, following up on quotes, answering ebay, podium and other online enquiries, or dealing with warranties and returns - our sales assistant will free up the time of your sales team so they can answer more calls and make more sales.
Image and Video Wizard - These two apps will automatically take video and or clean your images and immediately upload them to every one of your ebay listings that have that same VIN. You can have the Video Wizard app installed on as many of your Android devices as you like, so you can have multiple people doing videos and images. Video will significantly increase your visibility on ebay as it is favouried and gives you a higher ranking in search results and it will only take you 1 minute per vehicle. No need to save the file, name it, store it, find it and then have to upload it one at a time onto every single listing. Just take the video and we do the magic from there
MARKETING
Social Media - Our trained team, with over 10 years of experience in the Automotive Recycling industry, will help your team manage, post and grow your social media channels. From creating content to answering enquiries - they can help you maximize your visibility and online results on social media.
Email Marketing - Most Auto Recycler’s are not doing email marketing of any form. But the published statistics outline that on email marketing the ROI for every $1 you spend, is $40 in return. Those are some pretty good returns huh? Let our team manage this for you, so you can do it right - and get real results.
Strategy - Have a team but want to make sure you are all working towards the same goals and have a clear pathway on how to do it? Let us create a roadmap for you. Our digital marketing strategies are unique to your business, based on a discovery session with Chris, Georgia and the marketing team.
Websites - Our websites are mobile optimized, SEO friendly, custom designed and built to maximize your customers user experience. Our websites will help you make more online sales.
Marketing Consulting - Our experienced Marketing Consultants Cathy and Georgia have worked in the Automotive Recycling industry for over 10 years. They understand your customers, they understand your business. They are the best at what they do. If you are not sure how or what your next steps should be - whether it’s a one-off consult, or an ongoing partnership, these girls are the go-to in the business.