{"id":9971,"date":"2022-11-08T18:39:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T18:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=9971"},"modified":"2025-11-04T17:49:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T17:49:46","slug":"mistakes-panel","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/resources\/mistakes-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Notorious Mistakes Your Sales &#038; Service Teams Make in Outbound Phone Handling"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9971\" class=\"elementor elementor-9971\" data-elementor-post-type=\"resources\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3806151 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3806151\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efb2105 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"efb2105\" 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=\"2251\" height=\"1317\" src=\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/5-notorious-mistakes_laptop.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9975\" alt=\"laptop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/5-notorious-mistakes_laptop.png 2251w, https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/5-notorious-mistakes_laptop-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/5-notorious-mistakes_laptop-1024x599.png 1024w, https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/5-notorious-mistakes_laptop-768x449.png 768w, https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/5-notorious-mistakes_laptop-1536x899.png 1536w, https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/5-notorious-mistakes_laptop-2048x1198.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2251px) 100vw, 2251px\" \/>\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-3dac895 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dac895\" 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<p>Watch Now<\/p>\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-b77edd7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b77edd7\" 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-550e1d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"550e1d7\" 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<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><i>Did you know, 80% of outbound calls made by dealers aren&#8217;t connected with a customer? Or, that over 9% of inbound calls to Service are about the status of a vehicle?<\/i>\u00a0Outbound phone calls hold immense opportunity, but it&#8217;s an area most dealers struggle with. By tweaking your outbound phone handling strategies and properly tracking those calls to understand areas of improvement, your Sales and Service Departments can overcome one of the most notoriously challenging areas for dealers to capitalize on.<\/p>\n<p>Join our Car Wars experts \u2014 Cassie Broemmer, Curtis Batsel, and Ryan Pitz \u2014 in an on-demand panel hosted by Jeff Serra! They will discuss recognizable patterns in both Sales and Service Departments that may be negatively impacting your bottom line and customer retention rates. They&#8217;ll offer actionable solutions to better manage your outbound calling processes that will put you leagues ahead of your competition. You&#8217;ll walk away knowing how you can leverage the phone to increase call conversion rates and strengthen outbound phone handling across your dealership.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edc8461 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"edc8461\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ac5232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ac5232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">After this FREE on-demand panel, you'll discover:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2641c2 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d2641c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8zm0 448c-110.5 0-200-89.5-200-200S145.5 56 256 56s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Strategic solutions to overcome common outbound phone handling mistakes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8zm0 448c-110.5 0-200-89.5-200-200S145.5 56 256 56s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Proactive recommendations and outbound strategies for your Sales and Service Departments<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8zm0 448c-110.5 0-200-89.5-200-200S145.5 56 256 56s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Examples of why your current phone handling practices may be bringing down your bottom line<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8zm0 448c-110.5 0-200-89.5-200-200S145.5 56 256 56s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Proven word tracks to increase conversion rates and capture more opportunities on outbound calls<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ffe4ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ffe4ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f6ccc7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f6ccc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8cdef1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f8cdef1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a0bb3d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a0bb3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd6e4ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd6e4ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0269170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0269170\" 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=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/curtis-batsel.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7477\" alt=\"Curtis Batsel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/curtis-batsel.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/curtis-batsel-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/curtis-batsel-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28c423e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28c423e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f634b7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f634b7b\" 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<p>Curtis Batsel<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8894eaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8894eaa\" 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<p>Client Success Director<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5bba17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5bba17\" 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<p>Curtis joined Car Wars in March 2018. He has been leading the Client Success team for 3 years, and their sole mission is to help dealers uncover more value from Car Wars. When he&#8217;s not helping dealers own the phone, you can find him hiking with his wife and 4 kids or trying to find the best sushi spot nearby.<\/p>\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-18e99e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18e99e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93261d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93261d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e6c69 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c6e6c69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1866ae9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1866ae9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ba426 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75ba426\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5db3e91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5db3e91\" 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=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cassie-broemmer.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7573\" alt=\"Cassie Broemmer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cassie-broemmer.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cassie-broemmer-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cassie-broemmer-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab66370 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab66370\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c3e9b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c3e9b7\" 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<p>Cassie Broemmer<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-192409f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"192409f\" 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<p>Chief Revenue Officer<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-833751a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"833751a\" 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<p>Cassie Broemmer is the Chief Revenue Officer for Car Wars. She is responsible for driving revenue growth through strong partnerships with our dealer clients and partners, leveraging both the Car Wars Consulting and Sales teams. Cassie ran the Marketing and CRM divisions for Van Tuyl Group, the nation&#8217;s largest privately held automotive group, for 11 years. She then led the marketing efforts to rebrand the group to Berkshire Hathaway Automotive when it was acquired in 2015. With twenty-two years in the automotive industry, she served as a district sales manager with AutoTrader.com and held positions as a regional sales manager, national sales trainer, national accounts director, and director of CRM sales at Who&#8217;s Calling, Inc.<\/p>\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-578f76d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"578f76d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8c9d73 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8c9d73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab51dc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6ab51dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee56c6b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee56c6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26f5e14 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26f5e14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cbcfb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0cbcfb8\" 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=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ryan-pitz.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8446\" alt=\"Ryan Pitz\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ryan-pitz.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ryan-pitz-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38b0aa2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38b0aa2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d002a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d002a7\" 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<p>Ryan Pitz<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f078e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44f078e\" 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<p>Vice President of Training<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-140ee4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"140ee4b\" 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<p>Ryan has a deep understanding of call tracking technology, as well as the strategies and techniques to convert callers to firm appointments that show. He has trained thousands of automotive sales professionals and BDC agents across North America. He is highly skilled at training and enabling dealers to maximize phone leads on both inbound and outbound calling.<\/p>\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-9639423 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9639423\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2e7f6e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2e7f6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27189c8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"27189c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0567a3a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0567a3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8184e54 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8184e54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eb01db elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5eb01db\" 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=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/jeff-serra.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9979\" alt=\"Jeff Serra\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/jeff-serra.png 200w, https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/jeff-serra-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43e5993 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43e5993\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d012239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d012239\" 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<p>Jeff Serra<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73688bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73688bc\" 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<p>Senior Account Executive<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20a1c70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20a1c70\" 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<p>Jeff has 20+ years of Automotive Communication SaaS experience. He joined the Car Wars team in 2021 as a Senior Account Executive after 10 years at LivePerson &amp; 8 years at Who&#8217;s Calling. Over the past 2 decades, Jeff has helped thousands of dealers with their Phone, Text, and Chat processes. He has been married for 25 years, has 4 kids, and is a SoCal native.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this on-demand panel hosted by Jeff Serra and joined by other Car Wars experts, learn how to leverage the phone to increase call conversion rates and strengthen outbound phone handling across your dealership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11857,"template":"","resource_categories":[88,77],"class_list":["post-9971","resources","type-resources","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","resource_categories-on-demand-webinar","resource_categories-webinar"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>5 Phone Mistakes Your Sales &amp; Service Teams Might Be Making<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover the 5 notorious mistakes your sales &amp; service teams might be making, and how to fix them for the future, in this video panel discussion from Car Wars.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/resources\/mistakes-panel\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5 Phone Mistakes Your Sales &amp; Service Teams Might Be Making\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Discover the 5 notorious mistakes your sales &amp; service teams might be making, and how to fix them for the future, in this video panel discussion from Car Wars.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/resources\/mistakes-panel\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Automotive Phone Solutions | Car Wars\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-04T17:49:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Phone-Handling-Mistakes_WP-Tile.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"810\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/resources\/mistakes-panel\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/resources\/mistakes-panel\/\",\"name\":\"5 Phone Mistakes Your Sales & Service Teams Might Be Making\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-11-08T18:39:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-04T17:49:46+00:00\",\"description\":\"Discover the 5 notorious mistakes your sales & service teams might be making, and how to fix them for the future, in this video panel discussion from Car Wars.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/resources\/mistakes-panel\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/resources\/mistakes-panel\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/resources\/mistakes-panel\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Resources\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/resources\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"5 Notorious Mistakes Your Sales &#038; Service Teams Make in Outbound Phone Handling\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/\",\"name\":\"Automotive Phone Solutions | Car Wars\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Automotive Phone Solutions | Car Wars\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CarWars_logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CarWars_logo.png\",\"width\":384,\"height\":74,\"caption\":\"Automotive Phone Solutions | Car Wars\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"5 Phone Mistakes Your Sales & Service Teams Might Be Making","description":"Discover the 5 notorious mistakes your sales & service teams might be making, and how to fix them for the future, in this video panel discussion from Car Wars.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/resources\/mistakes-panel\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"5 Phone Mistakes Your Sales & Service Teams Might Be Making","og_description":"Discover the 5 notorious mistakes your sales & service teams might be making, and how to fix them for the future, in this video panel discussion from Car Wars.","og_url":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/resources\/mistakes-panel\/","og_site_name":"Automotive Phone Solutions | Car Wars","article_modified_time":"2025-11-04T17:49:46+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1080,"height":810,"url":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Phone-Handling-Mistakes_WP-Tile.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/resources\/mistakes-panel\/","url":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/resources\/mistakes-panel\/","name":"5 Phone Mistakes Your Sales & Service Teams Might Be Making","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/#website"},"datePublished":"2022-11-08T18:39:55+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-04T17:49:46+00:00","description":"Discover the 5 notorious mistakes your sales & service teams might be making, and how to fix them for the future, in this video panel discussion from Car Wars.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/resources\/mistakes-panel\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/resources\/mistakes-panel\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/resources\/mistakes-panel\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Resources","item":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/resources\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"5 Notorious Mistakes Your Sales &#038; Service Teams Make in Outbound Phone Handling"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/#website","url":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/","name":"Automotive Phone Solutions | Car Wars","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/#organization","name":"Automotive Phone Solutions | Car Wars","url":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CarWars_logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CarWars_logo.png","width":384,"height":74,"caption":"Automotive Phone Solutions | Car Wars"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resources\/9971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resources"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/resources"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resources\/9971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9985,"href":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resources\/9971\/revisions\/9985"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"resource_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carwars.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource_categories?post=9971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}