Your Marketing Check Engine Light Is On: Three Strategies to Get on Top of Fixed Ops
“Hey Siri, where can I get an oil change?”
This type of search takes place more than one million times per month. In fact, according to Google Automotive Insights, service- and parts-related searches have increased by more than 400 percent over the past five years and now account for 28 percent of the total automotive search market.
Credit Information Emerges as Important Informational Tool to Drive Incremental Sales
The auto industry has done well the past eight years. Since bottoming out at approximately 10.4 million in new vehicle sales in 2009, the industry has attained an average annual growth rate of 7.6 percent for new vehicle sales. The near-decade momentum, which culminated in approximately 17.46 million new vehicle sales in 2017, meant growth came much easier than normal for most automotive retailers.
Don’t Let the Modern Gold Rush Take Down Your Business
Historians credit Sutter’s Mill, near present-day Sacramento, as the epicenter of the 1849 California Gold Rush. The mill’s owner, a German immigrant named John Sutter, owned 50,000 acres in the area when one of his employees discovered gold in the river near the mill. Though Sutter tried to keep the gold a secret, word
Use Social Media to Flood Your Dealership with Leads
Dealerships have a constantly expanding group of lead sources available to them today. With so many choices, it can be difficult to decide which to try. While considering lead sources, it is important to consider the cost per lead, lead volume and the quality of the leads. At the end of the day, it is
Do Your Homework Before Choosing a Business Partner
I know this will come out after the big show but, as I’m writing this article, I’m sitting on the plane traveling to NADA right now. As I do, I’m overhearing a couple of dealers in the row behind me talk about the vendors they have appointments to see during the convention and what solutions
From Extravagance to Necessity to Customization and on to Organizational Personalization
Today, dealerships need a Website that provides a personalized shopping experience and allows the shopper to have a social connection and feel they know the people with whom they are planning to do business. How did we get here and where will we go next? Let’s examine the path we took to where we are
Maintaining Your Positivity and Strengthening Your Career Track in Dealership Sales
Salespeople face a variety of obstacles in their day-to-day work, from customers looking to get the rock-bottom price to slow sales days to no-show appointments. The ability to maintain a positive mindset is crucial to finding success in sales. While the individual is ultimately responsible for his or her own attitude, management can help to
WANT TO REACH YOUR GOAL? DO THIS…
Years ago, I worked for a guy who beat a couple of sayings into my brain. The first was, “A goal without a deadline is a dream.” We’ve all heard that one before — everybody dreams of success; that’s why we’re in this business. And yet, the most important word in that phrase is not
WANT TO MAKE 2017 A SMASHING SUCCESS? LOOK NO FURTHER THAN SERVICE CALLS
Coming off of an extremely successful 2016, you may be wondering how you can best keep this momentum going into the New Year. The answer is simple: service calls. Google research shows that 60 percent of consumers who perform mobile searches regarding parts, services or cars will make a phone call first. Yet, according to
IT’S TIME TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FACEBOOK AND GENERATE LEADS
For decades, auto dealers have combed the Earth in search of the ever-elusive sale or tool or marketing program to steal car buyers from their competitors’ backyard. For years, direct mail salespeople by the dozen have promised to have the secret proprietary formula for success. Dealers have tried and sometimes succeeded and sometimes failed, but