Stellantis

Aftersales as a podcast.

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PODCAST · CONFERENCE · WHATSAPP · SINCE JANUARY 2023

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Setup

A dealer dialogue that doesn't sound like a circular.

TH!NK SERVICE didn't start as a single communication channel but as an attempt to build aftersales communication differently: closer to dealers' daily reality, faster at placing topics and broader in whom it addresses. The aim was to raise attention for aftersales topics among dealers and to strengthen knowledge transfer.

From the outset the podcast was never meant as decoration but as the connecting format: a space for conversation in which dealers, internal departments and aftersales leads don't just broadcast knowledge but make it explainable.

The operational standard: not a fully scripted piece of advertising but a robust set of questions that gives structure while leaving room for genuine expertise. Experts and, above all, dealer voices get airtime — guided by questions rather than a rigid script. That has made TH!NK SERVICE a format with substance and real value from day one.

Stats

PeriodConcept & production since January 2023 · first recording 27 Jan 2023
ReachOver 30 episodes · more than 10,000 plays · top episode over 900 · WhatsApp channel around 500 subscribers

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Approach

TH!NK SERVICE is more than a podcast — it is a broader communication approach with conferences, a messenger service and further elements. That is exactly where the strength of the concept comes from:

The conference provides the stage for current aftersales topics and direct exchange. Questions and impulses from the network are picked up.

The podcast translates them into an accessible conversational format. It works to a simple, highly scalable dramaturgy: set the topic, bring in the experts, include the dealer perspective, use the question set as the thread — making aftersales communication not just faster but more personal.

The WhatsApp newsletter rounds out the concept as a mobile follow-on channel. With it TH!NK SERVICE grows towards campaign mechanics: tease, invite, discuss, follow up, go deeper.

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Core insight

TH!NK SERVICE doesn't simply broadcast information — it builds a recurring space for dialogue.·
"We didn't turn aftersales communication into another circular — we built a format: live at the conference, direct in the messenger and in depth in the podcast. The podcast became the narrative core — with real voices from dealers and internal departments, a clear question structure and topics that come from everyday workshop and service life. TH!NK SERVICE turns information into exchange — and exchange into a recurring communication system."
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