More 5-star reviews.
More service visits.
Less chasing both.
Look, here's the thing about dealerships: your best customers drive off the lot happy and then disappear. No review. No second service appointment. No referral. Just a nice wave goodbye and a quick lube shop getting their next 12 oil changes. Spokk changes that. Automated follow-up, AI-powered reviews, loyalty rewards, and referral tracking, all running in the background so your team can focus on the next customer walking through the door.
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The reviews problem
Your happiest buyers never think to leave a review.
Here's something kind of unfair about the car business. The customer who bought happily, drove off smiling, and told three friends about you? Zero chance they're going home to write a Google review. They're busy. They're already thinking about something else. The review thing didn't even cross their mind.
But the customer who waited 20 minutes past their appointment time for a tire rotation? They found Google before they even got back on the highway. That asymmetry is brutal, and it's why so many dealerships with great teams still have review counts that make them look mediocre.
Spokk fixes this by catching the happy customer while the experience is still fresh. After their visit, they get an SMS with a quick feedback form. If they had a great time, they're offered an easy path to share on Google. And here's the key part: Spokk's AI uses their actual words, their ratings, their specific comments, and drafts a review for them. They read it, edit it if they want, hit copy, and post it. It takes about 60 seconds. That's the friction barrier that was stopping them before.
Learn about AI review generationThe happy buyer
Bought the car. Loves it. Told their brother-in-law about the dealership at Sunday dinner. Never wrote a review. Didn't even think about it. You got one word-of-mouth referral and zero Google visibility from this perfect interaction.
The frustrated customer
Came in for an oil change. Waited 15 minutes longer than promised. Nobody updated them on the delay. They left, opened Google in the parking lot, and left a 2-star review mentioning their advisor by name. You found out a week later.
With Spokk
Both customers get an SMS 2 hours after their visit. Happy buyer gets a pre-drafted review ready to post. Frustrated customer gets a private channel to tell you what went wrong. You fix it before it goes public. Reviews trend up, problems get caught early.
The 3-year cliff
Warranty expires. Quick lube is $10 cheaper and 2 miles closer. The customer never heard from you between visits. They drift. You lose $12,000 in lifetime service revenue and the next car sale too.
Fixed ops is your real profit center
Most dealerships make 50-70% of their gross profit from service and parts, not from selling cars. Variable ops gets the attention; fixed ops does the work. Retaining service customers IS retaining your business.
Service loyalty predicts next-car sales
Customers who service with you for 3 years are 5x more likely to buy their next car from your store. They know your team. They trust your service advisors. When their lease is up, who do they call? The dealership that's been texting them loyalty rewards for 3 years.
The service retention crisis
68% of your service customers are gone within 3 years. Here's why they leave.
It's not that they hate you. It's that nobody gave them a reason to stay. No loyalty points. No SMS when their next service is due. No "hey, you're 2 visits away from a free oil change." Just silence between appointments, while every quick lube place in town is advertising their $29.99 special.
Spokk's loyalty program gives every service customer a running tally of their visits. QR code check-in at the service drive. Milestone rewards you configure (free tire rotation on your 5th visit, free detail on your 10th). SMS notifications that keep them aware of where they stand and make them feel like a valued regular, not a random car that rolled in.
Combine that with the automated feedback and review sequence and you've got a relationship with every service customer that your competitors simply cannot match.
See how loyalty retention worksCustomer feedback
Feedback that fixes things before they blow up.
CSI scores matter for your OEM incentives. But by the time a CSI survey result hits your desk, the customer has already moved on. Maybe they already left a review. Maybe they already told their friends. Spokk gives you the feedback loop in real time, while you can still do something about it.
SMS delivery, not survey fatigue
A text message 2 hours after the visit, when the experience is still fresh. Not an email that arrives three weeks later with a formal survey nobody fills out. Response rates are significantly higher because the timing and format are right.
Private channel for unhappy customers
When a customer has a complaint, they need somewhere to direct it that isn't Google. Spokk gives them that. Their feedback lands in your dashboard as a service-recovery alert. You follow up. You fix it. Most of the time, that's where it ends.
Individual advisor and consultant ratings
CSI surveys tell you the dealership score. Spokk tells you which service advisor keeps getting 3-star ratings and why. Individual-level data for coaching, recognition, and performance management. Real-time, not quarterly.
Referral program
Referrals already happen. You're just not tracking them.
65% of new car buyers got a recommendation from someone they know. That statistic has been true for decades. Word-of-mouth drives this industry. The problem is it's been completely invisible. No tracking. No incentive. No way to know which customers are sending you business and reward them for it.
Spokk automatically sends every customer a unique referral code 20 days after their visit, as part of the automation sequence. When they recommend you, they share that code. New customer mentions it at check-in. Both sides get an SMS reward notification. You see the whole thing in the tracking dashboard: who referred who, when, whether it resulted in a visit, whether the reward was redeemed.
A referred customer already trusts you before they walk in. They close faster, they complain less, and they stay longer. You should be doing everything you can to make more referrals happen.
See the referral programHow it flows
Customer visits your dealership for service or purchase
20 days later, Spokk sends their unique referral SMS automatically
They share the code when recommending you to a friend
Friend mentions the code at check-in
Both get SMS reward notifications. You see it all in the dashboard.
Staff performance
You can't improve what you can't measure.
You probably have a gut sense of which service advisors are great with customers and which ones are causing quiet friction. Spokk gives you the data to back up that instinct, or correct it if you're wrong.
Sales consultants
Rated on the overall buying experience: pressure level, knowledge of the vehicle, transparency on pricing, how the F&I process felt, delivery handover quality. Real customer sentiment at the individual level, not just deal count.
- ✓ Overall experience rating
- ✓ No-pressure feel score
- ✓ Knowledge rating
- ✓ F&I experience
- ✓ Delivery quality
Service advisors
Rated on communication, wait time accuracy, pickup experience, and value perception. The things that make a customer decide whether to come back or find a different shop next time.
- ✓ Communication rating
- ✓ Wait time accuracy
- ✓ Explanation of work
- ✓ Pickup experience
- ✓ Value perception
Everything Spokk does for dealerships
Pick the topic you want to dig into. Each one goes deep on how it works and why it matters specifically for car dealerships.
SMS Automation
4-step post-visit sequence that runs automatically. Feedback, reminders, reviews, referrals.
Google Reviews
AI-drafted reviews using your customer's own words. They post it, you get the stars.
Testimonials
Video and text testimonials collected automatically via SMS. No app required.
Loyalty Program
QR check-in, visit tracking, and milestone SMS rewards to keep service customers returning.
Staff Performance
Individual sales consultant and service advisor ratings from real customer feedback.
Referral Program
Unique codes, dual rewards, and a full tracking dashboard. Turn word-of-mouth into a channel.
Customer Feedback
Structured post-sale and post-service feedback. Private channel for service recovery.
Frequently asked questions
Real questions from dealership teams. If something isn't covered here, reach out.
Does Spokk work for both sales and service departments?▼
Yes, and they work differently, which is the right way to do it. Sales feedback focuses on the buying experience: pressure level, salesperson knowledge, F&I process, delivery handover. Service feedback focuses on communication, wait times, advisor quality, and value perception. You can configure separate feedback forms for each department, triggered by different events in your workflow.
How does Spokk integrate with our DMS (Dealer Management System)?▼
Spokk connects via REST API, which means you can trigger the automation sequence from your DMS when a repair order is closed or a vehicle is delivered. We also support Zapier and Pabbly if you want a no-code integration path. Your BDC team can also trigger sequences manually through the staff dashboard, which is useful during a transition period while you set up the API connection.
Is the AI review generation compliant with Google's policies?▼
Yes, completely. Here's what Spokk does: it uses the customer's actual ratings, their actual comments from the feedback form, and their specific experience details to draft a review in their voice. The customer reads it, edits it if they want, copies it, and posts it themselves from their own Google account. Nothing is fabricated. Nothing is posted without their active decision to post it. Spokk never blocks any customer from independently leaving a Google review. Google's policies prohibit fake reviews and incentivized reviews. Spokk's process is neither: it's a writing assistant that helps real customers share their real experiences more easily.
Can we track which service advisor caused a negative review or feedback rating?▼
Yes. When customers fill out the feedback form, they can select which staff member they worked with. If your DMS integration maps contacts to advisors, it can be pre-populated. The dashboard shows individual ratings for each advisor including trend over time, verbatim comments, and comparison to the team average. You'll know specifically who is getting low ratings and be able to read exactly what customers said.
We have multiple rooftops. Can Spokk handle that?▼
Absolutely. Multi-location dealer groups are a natural fit. Each location has its own profile, its own QR codes, its own feedback forms, and its own reporting. You can view individual location performance or roll up to the group level. Staff ratings are location-specific, so a service advisor at your Toyota store doesn't get mixed in with your Honda advisors.
How does the loyalty program work at the service drive?▼
You print a QR code and display it at service drop-off (on the counter, on a table stand, on a wall sign). Customers scan it when they check in. Spokk logs the visit, increments their loyalty count, and if they've hit a milestone you've configured, sends them an SMS reward automatically. You configure the milestones and rewards. Examples that work well: free tire rotation on the 5th visit, free car wash on every visit, $50 service credit on the 10th visit.
What's the referral program reward structure? Do we have to pay for every referral automatically?▼
You configure the rewards and you control what triggers a reward payment. Spokk tracks the referral code and flags it as pending when a new customer mentions the code at check-in. Your team confirms the referral (or it can be set to auto-confirm after a completed visit). The reward SMS is sent after confirmation. You're never charged automatically for a referral claim, you always control the confirmation step.
Our CSI scores are tied to OEM incentives. Can Spokk help with that?▼
Spokk doesn't replace OEM CSI surveys, but it complements them well. The feedback you collect in Spokk is real-time and covers every customer, not the sample that OEM surveys reach. You'll catch problems immediately and fix them before they show up in the next CSI batch. Over time, fixing problems faster leads to better CSI outcomes because the issues that tank CSI scores (advisor communication, wait time surprises, delivery handover problems) are exactly what Spokk's feedback forms are designed to catch.
How quickly can we get set up?▼
The core setup takes about 5-10 minutes: enter your dealership name and Google review link, customize the default SMS templates if you want, and print your QR codes. Your team can start triggering the automation sequence the same day. The API integration with your DMS takes longer depending on your DMS provider, but you don't need it to get started. QR code check-in and manual staff triggers work fine in the meantime.
What does Spokk cost for a dealership?▼
Spokk is priced by customer volume: Starter at $59/month for up to 250 customers, Growth at $99/month for up to 500 customers, and Pro at $199/month for up to 1,500 customers. SMS is included in all plans. For multi-rooftop groups, reach out and we can talk about volume pricing. There's a 14-day free trial, no credit card required.
Can service customers opt out of the SMS sequence?▼
Yes. Spokk handles opt-outs in full compliance with carrier regulations. Any customer who replies STOP to an SMS is immediately removed from the sequence and will not receive further messages. Opt-out status is tracked in the Spokk contact record so they're not re-added accidentally. Spokk also respects cooldown settings so frequent service customers (like fleet customers who come in monthly) aren't messaged on every visit.
Starter
For solo operators & small teams
Billed $588/year
250 customers / month
Unlimited SMS included
- 250 customers / month
- 1 manager + 1 staff member
- Unlimited locations
- Dedicated toll-free SMS number (US & Canada)
- Full automation sequence
- AI review response drafts
- Loyalty & referral programs
- Feedback forms & QR codes
- HubSpot integration & API access
- Buy additional customer top-ups
Growth
For growing businesses & teams
Billed $984/year
500 customers / month
Unlimited SMS included
- 500 customers / month
- 2 managers + 2 staff members
- Unlimited locations
- Dedicated toll-free SMS number (US & Canada)
- Full automation sequence
- AI review response drafts
- Loyalty & referral programs
- Feedback forms & QR codes
- HubSpot integration & API access
- Buy additional customer top-ups
Pro
For high-volume businesses
Billed $1992/year
1,500 customers / month
Unlimited SMS included
- 1,500 customers / month
- 3 managers + 5 staff members
- Unlimited locations
- Dedicated toll-free SMS number (US & Canada)
- Full automation sequence
- AI review response drafts
- Loyalty & referral programs
- Feedback forms & QR codes
- HubSpot integration & API access
- Buy additional customer top-ups
All plans include a 14-day free trial. No charge until your trial ends. Questions?