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Several years ago I shared my 10 favorite advertising/marketing books and got some great feedback from readers who bought and read many of them.  Let’s update that list to 2010 with a list of my 10 favorite new reads on advertising and marketing,

Visiting with various dealers throughout the country the last few weeks, I decided to conduct a survey identifying what they believe is needed to increase business from the front end sales department. I first asked them how things were going. “Well

Number one for two years among Ford dealerships in Internet sales, Sam Pack’s Five Star Ford in North Richland Hills, TX, and the group’s other two stores in Carrollton and Lewisville, are some of the most respected dealerships in the country

For dealers, your store often tells the story of your life. This is especially true for those second- and third-generation dealers. Every day, your dealership puts on a show for the consumer. The customers are your audience and you are the director.

Click above to view the video of Matthew Belk explaining what he will be discussing at the 8th Digital Dealer Conference and Exposition: Real-life Online Sales Techniques. A short attention span discussion of what is working for dealerships online sa

New York Times (blog)Nissan to sell electric car in Japan for $40000BusinessWeekA full charge takes eight hours, but...

Nissan to sell electric car in Japan for $40000ForbesA full charge takes eight hours, but a more powerful quick-charg...

BenzInsider (blog)Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabrio miniatures available from Mercedes dealersBenzInsider (blog)It's n...

Mercury to see a new TracerDetroit Free PressThat will give dealers their first added nameplate in five years and a s...