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Most automotive dealerships and businesses are currently doing some form of marketing. You may be sending out email newsletters, notifying your customers of their appointment times with quick text message reminders, and even advertising your vehicles

Selling is a transfer of emotion. If your advisors are knowledgeable, confident, and passionate about the services they are offering, then vehicle owners will be more likely to buy. “People buy confidence,” according to Danielle Wallace, Marketin

For 66 years, Papa’s dealerships have been a mainstay in Connecticut. Adding Dodge and Jeep in 1967, and then Chrysler in 1988, Papa’s has become the top selling Chrysler dealership in the New England area and in the state of Connecticut. It’s

If I were to offer a two-word outlook for the coming year it would be, “cautiously optimistic.” Don’t get me wrong. I think 2014 will be a strong year, and perhaps a repeat of the sales and profit success dealers achieved in 2013 in both new an

Dent Wizard International, the global leader in automotive reconditioning and SMART (Small to Medium Area Repair Techniques) repairs, is using its presence at NADA 2014 to introduce Ding Shield Signature, an F&I product that includes bumper repai

Joe Verde Sales & Management Training, Inc., today announced that, according to an online survey of auto salespeople conducted throughout 2013, the majority decided to become a car salesperson because of the income potential. An informal survey p

Maserati Ghibli increased 4,250 percent in new-car searches on KBB.com, the most of any advertised model during Super Bowl XLVIII, according to Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new and used car information. Other luxury models Ja

A young couple is buying a new car. They have completed the negotiations and are about to sign the paperwork in F&I when their babysitter arrives and drops off their children. The F&I manager says “I had no idea you had three children,

I attended this past year’s Digital Dealer Conference in Las Vegas. I walked away with great information for my clients, but I was still left wondering “where’s the compliance information?” Probably not the take away you’re still thinking a