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New Car Investors Cash Bigger Checks

New-vehicle holding expense is the fastest-growing line item on dealers’ financial statements this year. NADA is reporting dealers are on pace to spend upwards of $140,000 in holding costs in 2019, which is a $250,000 turn in the wrong direction, c
Jul 5, 2019

How to Unleash the Full Power of Your CRM

By Mark Vickery, Senior Director, Performance Management, VinSolutions Superpowers, like the ability to read a shopper’s mind to know just what you need to say to get him/her to buy, might make life easier, but even without these superpowers, you h
Jul 5, 2019

An Open Letter to Service Directors: Selling Your Way to Success

Dear Service Director: It’s summertime, and I know you are busy. In fact, if you’re the typical dealership manager, your day begins before 7 a.m. and won’t end for another 12+ hours. This time of year, it’s head-down, nose-to-the-grindstone,
Jul 5, 2019

Freebie Friday: Digital Retailing

Bill Wittenmyer shares why digital retailing is more than just a buzzword and why dealerships should be paying attention to it.
Jul 5, 2019

What Should Your Mindset Be When Going Through a DMS Conversion?

This week's #HardFacts is live from Google HQ in #NYC. Samantha chats with Google team members about what it means to be a #Google Partner. She also gives some strategies
Jul 5, 2019

Are Third Party Leads Worth the Expense?

This week's #HardFacts is live from Google HQ in #NYC. Samantha chats with Google team members about what it means to be a #Google Partner. She also gives some strategies
Jul 5, 2019

Can You Handle the Truth?

What do most successful businesses have in common? Whether it is Apple, Amazon, Zappos or Disney, they all excel at being consumer-facing. Can we as dealers learn from this example? Absolutely! And learning more about how our shoppers are thinking an
Jul 3, 2019

Using Video in the Service Department

Flick Fusion COO Tim James shares why using video in service can increase service revenue and build trust with your customers.
Jul 3, 2019

4 Tips on Giving Customers the Buying Experience They Want

By Kasi Edwards, Vice President of Marketing at Reynolds and Reynolds Customers are continually demanding better buying experiences. The Salesforce State of the Connected Customer report says 56 percent of customers actively seek to buy from the most
Jul 2, 2019