As Rose Quasney, co-owner of Auto Sense Auto Repair and Tire Center can attest, effectively rewarding a referring customer can involve a simple gesture, like sending out a thank you card complete with a gift card to a local restaurant.

Advance has been selected as the exclusive aftermarket auto parts supplier for Uber's Visa Debit Card program, which works across select service providers.

Rewards and Referrals enables shops to quickly track and map referrals to customers via a visual “referral tree.” The program gives shops an opportunity to create their own structure for customer referrals. Referrals, earned points and redeemed rewards are reported through the program.