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Things You May Not Know About Your Membership

Membership benefits information current through May 2008. Click here to download a full up-to-date list of all ASA membership benefits in .pdf format.

To learn more about the value of ASA membership and the association's full benefits package, access the electronics benefit portfolio within ASA OnDemand, which can be downloaded at www.ASAOnDemand.com.

Save 10 Percent on Labor Law Posters in May

All employers are required to post federal labor posters under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) notice. The Department of Labor normally allows employers a 60-day grace period prior to enforcement citations being issued. ASA offers these required posters, which are specific to each state, to members for $38 per poster. There are several states that even offer the postings in Spanish.

During May, ASA members are eligible to save an additional 10 percent off the federal labor law posters. For more information, or to order the required posters, contact the ASA membership department, at (800) 272-7467, ext. 295, or visit the online store in the Members Only section of ASA’s Web site, www.ASAshop.org.

Benefit Provider of the Month

“As an associate member and sponsored benefit provider, Delphi works closely with ASA to help develop a better understanding of training and diagnostic requirements, the diversity of the technician work force and to jointly advance solutions for overall industry issues. Both of our organizations share a passion for professionalism and excellence in the automotive repair industry, and we all benefit from the collaborative process aimed at industry unity, which is consistently fostered by ASA.”
– Bill Eyerdom, manager, New Business Development, Delphi Integrated Service Solutions

Enjoy Bank of America Credit Card Privileges

Bank of America offers ASA members access to the Platinum Plus credit card – a no-annual-fee MasterCard credit card program that provides peerless benefits, service, worldwide acceptance and convenience. Members can also take advantage of 24-hour customer service, emergency card replacement and ATM cash-advance access. For more information, contact ASA’s membership department, at (800) 272-7467, ext. 295.

Take Care of Your Customers

Using personalized, custom communications to target vehicle owners, the CustomerLink service encourages consumers to return to their independent service provider several times throughout the year for manufacturers’ recommended services, technician-recommended services, seasonal maintenance and wear-item replacement. ASA national members can now receive special discounts on several CustomerLink services. For more information, call ASA’s membership department at (800) 272-7467, ext. 295.

90 Days Deferred Interest Credit Card Program
February 2008 Stats for ASA members

• $1,059 Average Ticket First Use
• $402 Average Ticket Repeat Sales
• 66% Become Repeat Customers Within 5 Months
• $1,705 Average Credit Line

Averages are based on customer usage of the program at the 400-plus ASA member shops offering this program to their customers. Call the Membership Department today at (800) 272-7467, ext. 295, to see how CarCareONE can benefit your business, or enroll online through the Members Only section of the ASA Web site.

Enjoy Savings on Mitchell International Products

Mitchell International’s ABS 8 (Advanced Business System) is a Windows-based business management system that raises the performance bar for profit-enhancing functions that can turn any shop into a more productive enterprise. ASA members save $300 on ABS and have the ability to simplify parts management with ABS’s ordering, receiving, and costing processes; increase sales performance by tracking estimating activities and manage insurance partners by identifying how much business partners are sending and which ones are the most profitable; manage job costs by providing reports that highlight profits and losses generated at every step in the repair process; and track advertising and referral sources while conducting more intelligent e-mail and marketing campaigns. ASA members also save $150 on Mitchell’s UltraMate Automated estimating system – a collision repair solution that simplifies the collection and flow of critical information and tasks between business and trading partners in the claims process

ASA Announces Benefit Agreement with NPC to Offer Credit Card Processing

NPC The Automotive Service Association (ASA) has announced a new member benefit agreement with National Processing Company (NPC), a provider of business transaction processing, from point-of-sale credit card processing to e-commerce solutions. The agreement includes special pricing for eligible ASA member businesses. NPC is exclusively focused on small- and medium-sized merchants with services that include the electronic acceptance of credit, debit, gift and loyalty cards, and electronic checks.

“NPC is both honored and excited about our partnership with ASA and will capitalize on the opportunity to deliver superior products and outstanding service to their members, not only in 2008, but beyond,” said Chris McNulty, senior vice president of Strategic Sales, NPC.

Accepting credit cards offers convenience benefits for ASA members and their customers. With more than 350 million transactions and over $27 billion in annual processing volume, NPC is one of the largest service providers in the card-based industry, and can set up a business to accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, gasoline and fleet cards, and debit, gift and loyalty cards. In addition, the company offers a variety of equipment technologies including wireless or PC-based solutions.

“ASA continues to develop partnerships with prominent companies that will assist in our members’ business success. Evaluating and selecting a credit card processing firm for business use is a time-consuming task. We have attempted to take some of the guesswork out of this process for our member businesses by adding NPC as a sponsored benefit provider for credit card processing,” said B.J. Johnson, ASA’s vice president of membership services. “NPC will offer ASA members a competitive price point and quality customer service. The association is pleased to have NPC on board as a new sponsored benefit provider.”

To learn more about ASA’s agreement with NPC, or any of the more than 35 ASA member benefits, call (800) 272-7467, ext. 295.

Three Easy Steps to Access ASA’s Members Only Section

Step 1: Go to www.ASAshop.org
Step 2: Type your six-digit member number into the “Member Login” field on the right side of the ASA home page, and press “Go.” Your six-digit member number can be found on the mailing label of this issue of AutoInc. magazine. The number is printed directly above your name.
Step 3: You will be directed to the Members Only section. Once inside the section, start exploring all of the great membership benefits available to you as an ASA member!