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The term “Internet dealership” has become so pervasive that the words have all but lost their meaning. An Internet dealership is neither a virtual store nor a brick-and-mortar dealership that also happens to have a website. A true Internet dealer

For most parts of the country, summer is heating up! The high temperatures, during this time of year, can be tough on a vehicle, especially if it’s exposed to harsher than usual weather conditions. Many elements on the vehicle should be checked to

A 2014 McKinsey & Company study revealed that almost 90% of customers shopping for vehicles use dealer or OEM websites in the early stages of their decision-making journey. With the endless amount of information available to consumers online, how

Digital marketing is not only here to stay, it’s become a major chunk of annual marketing budgets. Automotive dealers need to have a complete understanding of what to expect from their digital marketing efforts to increase their return on investmen

One of the things dealers constantly have to battle with is the consumer trust factor. Historically, some auto dealerships have kept information away from consumers. So, as is human nature, consumers then thought these dealers had something to hide.

Over the last seven years I have had the opportunity to be exposed to some good and some not so good service managers. From both I have learned a lot and applied many of the skills that have been taught to me. For the most part all the steps to havin

Stop the presses! The cow just jumped over the moon. Pigs are flying. Hell froze over. Who kidnapped me and replaced me with an OEM shill? The answer isn’t that I’ve gone insane. It’s that I looked deeper into the subject and realized it can be

Over the years I have seen hundreds, if not thousands of shop owners do irreparable damage to their businesses. This damage occurs when they are mesmerized by the management trainers or consultants who tell them that they can solve all of their probl

Dealership data management systems collect and maintain mountains of data about your operation, your customers and your market. There is no doubt about the value of the information contained in those systems in enabling you to make the best possible