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How New Safety Features Mean New Opportunities for Dealers

It’s a common scenario: drivers eating, texting, talking on the phone, taking care of personal grooming, or even reading while on the road. Loosely termed “distracted driving,” it includes any activity drivers engage in when they’re behind th
Nov 9, 2018
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Think Tank: Track Your Digital Success Offline – Google Store Visits

When an individual clicks on one of your display ads but ever fills out a form, do you expect to know when they walk into your storefront? Short of taking a survey at the door, there’s never been much hope for that kind of attribution… until now.
Nov 7, 2018
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Dealers Embrace Digital Technology to Maintain Cash Flow and Drive Business

NextGear Capital’s Rapid Pay hits $1B mark of non-auction purchases in 2018 Carmel, Ind., November 1, 2018 – NextGear Capital’s funding feature for non-auction purchases, Rapid Pay, has financed more than $1 billion in inventory so far this yea
Nov 6, 2018
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Leading Consumer Engagement Technology Company Digital Air Strike Adds Automotive Industry Veteran to Its Award-Winning Team

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.,– (November 5th, 2018) Digital Air Strike,the leading social media, intelligent messaging and digital engagement company, today announced automotive industry veteran, Eliana Raggio, has joined the company asdirector of Industry R
Nov 5, 2018
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Dealertrack Launches New F&I Software Platform to Cut Time From Car-Buying Process

Dealertrack uniFITM offers the industry’s first single platform that seamlessly connects the entire deal process with open integration North Hills, NY, November 5, 2018 – Dealertrack, a leading provider of digital solutions for the automotive ret
Nov 5, 2018
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The Big Are Getting Bigger

Amidst an active discussion of change, robust transaction activity, and consolidation in our industry, it is worth considering just exactly why this is all coming about. To put it simply: the benefits of size are really starting to play out. And it�
Nov 5, 2018
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Communication Skills Are at the Heart of Everything

Your Team Members Are Either Spectators or Doers Mindless managerial duties and conformity are major traps for mediocre managers and the casualties are the dealership’s personnel. The time has come to shed the “old-school” bureaucra
Nov 5, 2018
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Power of the Spoken Word

Several years ago, I reviewed research on the power of the spoken word vs. non-verbal graphic impact. The results were stunning. 116 study participants were quizzed on brand identity, specific element recall and overall perception of commercial messa
Nov 5, 2018
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Is Yours a Culture of Salespeople or Solution Specialists?

Do you have sales personnel or solution specialists at your dealership? Is there truly a difference between the two terms? Can changing the language you use really increase your sales? When selling to women, language can make all the difference betwe
Nov 5, 2018