Auto Retail News

Your business is booming, you’ve got your sales teams, desk managers and finance managers all ready to go. But, you have these “things” coming into your CRM from somewhere else. They’re INTERNET LEADS! What about phone calls? You’ve decided

The strength of the auto retail market and the improving economy will drive dealership acquisition activity and blue sky values throughout 2015 and into 2016. From my vantage point as a buy/sell advisor, I see three important market trends impacting

The writing is on the wall. Some manufacturers are deciding to keep more profit while others are cutting warranties — all while new players are entering the automotive service space. Trends are pointing towards the fact that dealership service

A dedicated bay and/or equipment in an auto repair shop can present significant challenges. The objective is to realize the maximum return on investment but if care is not taken the resource can be overbooked or double booked and conflicts can result

Being a leader isn’t easy – if it were, everyone would be one. Leading others comes with more responsibility and accountability in all that you do, at all times. With that being said, it’s important to sharpen the traits that will mold you into

Whether they’re starting a brand-new business or bringing an existing one into the digital marketplace, small business owners tend to make the same mistakes again and again when jumping into an online marketing push. No matter your goals for your w

It’s summer and much like our kids, we want to take some time off. Before that scheduled vacation time arrives, we tend to want to move at a slower pace. Meetings can get pretty brutal if everyone in attendance is feeling the same pull, especially

If we’re honest, most of us will admit that we have favorite clients and customers. Maybe they earn that status by forming the biggest slice of our revenue pie; maybe they renew their contracts year after year without question, or maybe they’re s

It all comes down to customers. Without them, there’s no reason to be in business. The best business plan and greatest product in the world are meaningless if potential customers aren’t located, marketed to, enticed to check out what you’re sel