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Today’s poor-credit customer has more financing options available to them than just Buy Here-Pay Here. Recent market conditions have reached a point where smart dealers are focusing as much on customer retention as they are on sales generation and

If the automotive industry can be seen as a bellwether for digital marketing, get ready for some seriously precise targeting that straddles the line between powerfully scientific and creepily intrusive. During a lively presentation at the J.D. Power

It’s no secret I have never been a huge fan of PPC or Google Adwords. Don’t get me wrong, I feel they have their place but what I have typically struggled with is the lack of transparency in this area of digital marketing. Dealerships have blindl

As every dealer knows, our industry has changed dramatically due to the explosion of the internet and mobile technology. Savvy dealerships have responded by making their websites mobile-friendly and moving more of the purchase steps online. But now t

Our world is becoming more dynamic, fluid and most certainly mobile. Wi-Fi, cellular 4G LTE, Near Field Communication (NFC), and Bluetooth connectivity have moved many of us into an untethered world. Millions of people are using mobile devices daily

When you walk into your local barber/hair salon to get a haircut, you know you are dealing with a certified professional. This individual has acquired a license, passed a certification process, and received hours of training to trim or style your man

By now those of you that read my stuff regularly know that I’m a big fan of old cars, especially race cars, and the Amelia Island Concours is the best in the country for this venue, now celebrating 20 years and going strong. Every year Ed Kovalchic

Today’s car shoppers have unprecedented access to information to support their car buying process. The availability of data and information across the value chain is steadily increasing. Consumers know more about auto specs, discounts, performance

Planet Honda is one of the biggest dealerships in the country and will sell a combined 7,000 new and used vehicles this year. Located in Union, NJ, the store is in the uber-competitive New York market. While the pain of the recession in 2009 and 2010