Change Management: The “Upward Climb” With New Dealership Tech
Adopting new technology in a dealership is an important business decision that requires a process to ensure success. A comprehensive, user-friendly technology platform can be extremely advantageous and profitable to your dealership. It makes collecting data easier, provides the ability to mine existing customer information, and even helps integrate sales, service, inventory acquisition and other
All In: Five Game-Changing Tips to Deliver the Ultimate Customer Experience
Customers are changing the game for businesses everywhere by demanding higher-quality experiences, quicker feedback and more informed professionals than ever before. In fact, while dealerships of the past may have depended heavily on vehicle inventory, features and service to draw shoppers in, it now takes much more. Consumers are on the lookout for businesses that
How to Engage and Win the Lucrative Millenial and iGenerations
Imagine you send and receive as many as 3,000 text messages a month, but make and receive fewer than 150 phone calls. Imagine you read reviews on blogs and other social media platforms before a purchase instead of asking the opinions of friends or family. Imagine you share virtually everything that happens in your life
Does Your Dealership Preload Vehicles and Use Addendum Labels?
Do you preload vehicles and use addendum labels? If so, there are a few things to keep in mind to accurately and professionally present options you offer your clients in this socially connected world. Before we begin, I want to clarify that I am not an attorney and you should consult your legal counsel for
Vehicle E-Commerce: Why Would Today’s Dealers Stay Relevant in the New Sales Dynamics?
Barath Ashokkumar & Anand Sethuraman The biggest revolution currently underway is taking place neither in the manufacturing plant nor in the innovation labs, but in people’s living rooms. What started off as a demonstration of online shopping systems in 1979 has now exploded into a world of e-Bays and Amazons. With every kind of retailer
Recalculate Your GPS for Success by utilizing BradleyOnDemand and Money Mind Mapp
We are in the fourth quarter of 2016 — is your dealership delivering the units you anticipated? Are your net profits in line with annual projections? Are all of your salespeople averaging 18+ units per month? How would you rate your client satisfaction? Your online reputation? Is your dealership flooded with repeat business and referrals,
Expectations
An expectation is something we think about but maybe unconsciously take for granted in establishing our dealership’s culture, or the way we conduct business on a daily basis. Do we really take the time to fully understand exactly what this word means? We should, because it is an important key to our success as an
Building Today’s Communication Tool Box
The ways in which we communicate are ever changing, and that means thriving businesses must always be on the lookout for ways to update and clean out their communication tool boxes.
Bridging the Gap Between Data and Actionable Data
Complete the picture of the customer journey and you can deliver relevant messaging at the right time. How do we complete that picture? How do we turn raw, useless data into consumable information that we can act upon?
Don’t Blow Your Budget During Election Season: How to Make the Most of Your Ad Spend Until November 8
By Katie Barth, Marketing Manager PureCars Ten years ago, politicians relied primarily on traditional advertising to further their campaign efforts. Refocus on 2016: When is the last time you saw an advertisement for the upcoming election outside of television? Candidates are dominating across all mediums: from traditional to mobile, Facebook to Twitter, and YouTube to