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The Proactive Service Manager
A few months into my new role as the service manager at a large metro-area dealership, it became obvious to me, that having the title, didn’t necessarily mean I was the one in charge
Mar 8, 2017
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Black Book Announces Partnership with Financial Technology Pioneer AutoGravity
Black Book, a division of Hearst Business Media that provides new- and used-vehicle valuation services and custom data licensing solutions, today announced an agreement to power vehicle
Mar 7, 2017
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Transparency: The Key to Customer Loyalty
An associate of mine recently told me an interesting story about their 75-year-old father, who purchased an import, rather than a domestic vehicle, for the first time in over 60 years.
Mar 7, 2017
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The Black Hole That Is Your Marketing Data
Per Wikipedia, a black hole is a region of spacetime exhibiting such strong gravitational effects that nothing – not even light – can escape from inside it. For many dealers, trying to make sense of the data
Mar 7, 2017
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Five Team-Building Exercises for Your Next Sales Meeting
I'm a big advocate for sales training. I think meetings and training are important aspects of building a strong sales team. However, there's more to team building than just meetings and trainings.
Mar 7, 2017
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Women-Drivers.com 2017 Report
Women are purchasing an estimated 7.8 million new vehicles and are crucial for auto dealer’s success. It takes more than having the ‘best price’ or a female spokesperson to market
Mar 6, 2017
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DealerTeamwork Announces Partnership with InteractiveTel
InteractiveTel (www.interactivetel.com), a system that tracks, monitors, and reports each interaction by phone or text to give dealers comprehensive knowledge of their customers,
Mar 6, 2017
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Digital Dealer: Marketing To Millennials [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO]
For some reason, dealerships across America - and many other companies, for that matter - can't seem to figure out how to market to millennials. Hint: it's not about selling stuff
Mar 6, 2017
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Ask for the Sale, but Do It the Right Way
A recent survey of automotive dealership service department customers revealed a startling observation: half the vehicle owners surveyed were never asked to buy additional needed
Mar 3, 2017