{"id":8917,"date":"2025-05-29T20:44:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T20:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=8917"},"modified":"2026-03-30T16:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T16:18:09","slug":"4-service-metrics-ebook","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/resources\/4-service-metrics-ebook\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Phone Metrics Fueling (or Hindering) Growth in Your Service Department"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8917\" class=\"elementor elementor-8917\" data-elementor-post-type=\"resources\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dfca1c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5dfca1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd51b51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd51b51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1502\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-Phone-Metrics-Fueling-or-Hindering-Growth-in-Your-Service-Department_Mockup.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8922\" alt=\"4 Phone Metrics Fueling (or Hindering) Growth in Your Service Department Mockup\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-Phone-Metrics-Fueling-or-Hindering-Growth-in-Your-Service-Department_Mockup.png 1502w, https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-Phone-Metrics-Fueling-or-Hindering-Growth-in-Your-Service-Department_Mockup-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-Phone-Metrics-Fueling-or-Hindering-Growth-in-Your-Service-Department_Mockup-769x1024.png 769w, https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-Phone-Metrics-Fueling-or-Hindering-Growth-in-Your-Service-Department_Mockup-768x1023.png 768w, https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-Phone-Metrics-Fueling-or-Hindering-Growth-in-Your-Service-Department_Mockup-1154x1536.png 1154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1502px) 100vw, 1502px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-317bd9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"317bd9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title sub\"><header class=\"split\">\n<div class=\"textwrapper\">\n<div class=\"title nocap firstof lastof slide-d-o delay2 animated\">\n<div class=\"subtitle\"><i>A Data-Backed Blueprint for Service Advisor Success on the Phone<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7a31b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a7a31b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f822a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10f822a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The phones remain the first touchpoint for most service customers and yet, they&#8217;re often the most overlooked part of revenue strategy. 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