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Strengthen the Blend of Your Marketing 

Marketing today, as much as ever before, is a ROI game for dealerships. The many different traditional and digital marketing tools have blurred the lines of return on investment. This is a major issue for profitably running your dealership.

New Year, New Plans, New Potential

It’s that time of year again, when we take stock of the year that is ending and looking with fresh eyes towards the next. The promise of the New Year, with endless possibilities and untapped potential, drives us on to look with renewed energy and optimism. At this moment, the New Year has had no

The Dealership’s 2017 New Year’s Resolution List

As January 1st quickly approaches and everyone reminisces over their 2016 successes and regrets, for some, the latter of the two weighs more heavily. However, the promise of a new year brings hope and a fresh, optimistic perspective. Just as we discard our old calendars and reset the financial books, the New Year gives us

10 Loyalty Tips: How to Build a Strong Repeat/Referral Customer Base, Part 2

Investing in my repeat and referral customers had created the opportunity for me to produce at the highest level delivering 30 to 40 vehicles or more per month working four days per week, seeing customers by appointment only and earning a solid six-figure income.

Five Ways to Pump Up CSI, Marketing and Sales in 2017

In all respects, 2016 has been a banner year for the auto industry. The SAAR has soared and we’re ending the year on a high note with a record seven years of sales gains. However, don’t pop the champagne just yet. Reports are also showing a plateau in sales is coming, which means it’s time

Five Steps to “Turn Up” That Vehicle Turn

Next time you have a lot of a particular vehicle to move, don’t panic. When you follow these five steps you can feel confident that your spending is cost-efficient, you’re effectively targeting the right areas and you’re using a message that has the best chance of resonating with prospective buyers of your particular vehicle. It’s a solid strategy backed by data, and a winning model for success.

10 Loyalty Tips: How to Build a Strong Repeat/Referral Customer Base, Part 1

Investing in my repeat and referral customers had created the opportunity for me to produce at the highest level delivering 30 to 40 vehicles or more per month working four days per week, seeing customers by appointment only and earning a solid six-figure income.

Empowering Your Team to Perform Thorough Vehicle Condition Reviews

Offering a superior maintenance and repair experience is your best shot at keeping customer satisfaction high, and retaining them for their next purchase.

Nearly 20 Years of Customer Retention Success

As dealerships across the country try to design and implement customer retention programs, many are finding that it’s not easy as it sounds. Ideas such as providing cookies or offering movie nights are being experimented with, but few dealerships are truly successful in retaining the majority of their customers.

How to Use the GROW Model and Coach Your Team

Just like your favorite football team’s coach, as a leader you are the coach of your dealership, helping to drive them down the field to make the score. As head coach, your mission is to help each team member make good decisions, solve problems and learn new skills so that your dealership makes its goal on the lot and beyond.

Solving the Automotive Digital Marketing Puzzle: Budgets, Inventory and Funnels

As a kid, I remember it taking me about an hour and a half to solve the original Rubik’s Cube. It was deductive “if-then” reasoning that got me through that task then and still guides me today. I’ll admit, though, that it sometimes takes me longer than an hour and a half to solve some of today’s automotive digital marketing puzzles (wink, wink).

Look Around and Be Thankful

Many things have changed in the auto sales landscape over the years, but one thing hasn’t: This business is made up of people. That’s something we must never lose sight of, and that we must never take for granted.