Maaco, America’s Body Shop, offers vehicle owners a new, unique and easy way to obtain estimates and book appointments to have their car painted and have minor dents, scratches, or weather damages repaired with the Maaco Online Estimating Tool.
One of the first estimating services of its kind, the online tool allows customers to input information that generates an estimate for the services they need. It even has the flexibility to adjust pricing based on geography and the difference in regional labor rates. Once the estimate is generated, the vehicle owner can use the tool to book an online appointment, making the entire process fast easy, and able to be done from home on your phone or desktop.
“The Maaco Online Estimating Tool has made it significantly easier for customers to get estimates for their automotive paint services and light collision work,” said Jonnel Rosa, Senior Marketing Manager, Maaco. “We are also reaching a whole new demographic of customers, helping those who are young, tech-savvy and prefer to do business online. It is a very convenient way for them to get estimates and book appointments.”
The Online Estimating Tool is an easy way for Maaco owners to provide contact-free, preliminary online estimates that have no pressure commitments to the customer. Customers can also access the information they need anytime, day or night, to decide if they want to take their vehicle to one of Maaco’s nationwide shops.
"We typically receive more online estimates after business hours and over the weekend so it’s great to have a platform that potential customers can use that work with their schedules,” says Shirley Shriver, owner, Maaco Akron. “The key is the diligent follow-up to create a dialogue with these customers. For instance, we had a request for work on a classic VW van that started with an online estimate, but we called the customer once we saw the estimate come through because we knew this was a unique job.”
To get an online estimate, customers simply answer a few questions about their vehicle, then they will receive a preliminary estimate. From there, the customer can book an appointment to finalize the estimate on-site with their nearest Maaco facility.
Maaco continues to innovate, attracting new customers as well as people who want to become business owners. Visit www.maacofranchise.com or contact [email protected] to learn more about franchise opportunities.
About Maaco
Maaco is North America’s body shop, with almost 50 years of experience in providing affordable auto body repair and car painting. Maaco, with more than 400 independently owned and operated franchises across the United States and Canada, has been named a top automotive franchise numerous times by Entrepreneur Magazine in its Annual Franchise 500 ranking and Franchise Times’ list of Top 200 franchises. Maaco is a member of Driven Brands, the largest automotive services company in North America. For more information about Maaco, visit Maaco.com.
About Driven Brands
Driven Brands™, headquartered in Charlotte, NC, is the largest automotive services company in North America, providing a range of consumer and commercial automotive needs, including paint, collision, glass, vehicle repair, oil change, maintenance and car wash. Driven Brands is the parent company of some of North America’s leading automotive service businesses including Take 5 Oil Change®, Meineke Car Care Centers®, Maaco®, 1-800-Radiator & A/C®, and CARSTAR®. Driven Brands has more than 4,100 centers across 15 countries, and services over 50 million vehicles annually. Driven Brands’ network generates approximately $900 million in revenue from more than $3 billion in system-wide sales.
