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I’ve got a test for you this Hard Facts Friday- make a search that your business SHOULD rank for and click through the pages of hits until you reach your site. Were you ranked on the 1st page of Google? If so- you’re an SEO master and I applaud y

Jenny. Tommy Tutone said it in 1981 and many of you reading this know that number. It’s Jenny’s number. And we remember it. Why? Sure, it was a catchy song and has become a staple in early pop music, but it does hold a hidden gem that every car d

Chip King explains the importance & benefit of treating people right on the telephone and how it can improve a dealership’s results.

Scot Eisenfelder explains how tailwinds are affecting independent repair facilities and why it’s more important than ever to have strategies to protect dealership service business in part 2 of this 2 part video blog.

Facebook has always been a platform for auto dealerships to raise awareness through advertising and to create customer engagement through the dealership’s Facebook page. It’s also becoming a stronger platform for customer acquisition, and the gro

Ask anyone on the street “Why do dealerships exist?” and I imagine you’d get one primary reason again and again: to sell cars! That much seems obvious, and based on what most dealers tell me is their biggest priority, they seem to feel the same

As an industry, we have pretty much perfected the process of following up on Internet leads, but we are far from perfect when it comes to handling inbound phone leads. According to CallSource and IHS/Polk research, 84 percent of consumers purchase ve

Evelyn Chatel’s life story is nothing short of astonishing. When she was a young girl she barely made it out of Communist Cuba with her mother as a refugee, arriving to a cold, snow-bound Chicago with nothing more than the clothes on their backs. F

Jeep share of interest on Jumpstart sites increased +15% from June 2017 to June 2018. In the past year, Jeep has leapfrogged Nissan and BMW and now is the 5th most-shopped brand (from 7th in June 2017). Additionally, the first half of 2018 was Jeep�