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Higher-Than-Average Number of Lease Shoppers Continued To Search for Luxury Leases Into January and Past the Holiday Promotions CINCINNATI, OHIO (February 12, 2018) – Swapalease.com, the nation’s largest car lease marketplace, reports car lease c

Life used to be simple. People would stay in a hotel when they needed somewhere to rest their weary head while traveling. As long as a room had a comfortable bed, working air conditioning, and a television, it was good to go. Now, people expect more.

I recently came across an article that may provide a glimmer of hope for franchise dealers: “Hitting rock bottom is the BEST thing that can ever happen to you.” It certainly seems like we’ve hit rock bottom if you look at new vehicle profits. N

If you’re a dealership marketer, chances are you’ve heard a lot about content marketing. Well, be prepared because it’s going to be even more important in 2018. The term “content marketing” covers a lot of territory with

Here in the U.S., fraud is on the rise in a big way. Massive data breaches, like the Equifax breach, have given criminal fraudsters access to more information to defraud consumers and businesses. That is why we can expect more fraud perpetrated and m

“What is true environmentalism? The Obama administration told us you can’t be about jobs and growth and protect the environment. I simply reject that! We can do both,” according to Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the US Environmental Protection

We have all heard that saying “Practice makes perfect.” Well, I am here to tell you that is a straight lie. Practice does NOT make “perfect.” If you are practicing the wrong things, then you are not becoming perfect, you are only ingraining w

 As you would probably surmise, I get called in often when departments are losing money – usually big dough. The onset of a typical rebuild is launched by examining personnel expenses, which as you well know constitute the largest one group of exp

Toni Anne Fardette is the Director of Business Development for the Atlantic Auto Group ($1.1 Billion Dealer Group) in Long Island, New York.  Atlantic brands include Lexus, Audi, Hyundai, Toyota, Honda, Ford, Lincoln, Nissan, Volkswagen, Chevrolet,