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In the time it takes to read this article, a service customer will research, evaluate and select a provider for their next vehicle repair. Chances are – if you don’t have a strong digital presence – they’ll head to the national quick lube cha

Starting with Part One and through Part Three we have examined changing technology, design advancements and marketing strategies that are making website analytics obsolete. Dynamic website content, more and more website traffic being non-human, and m

While doing some light reading in a recent issue of the Harvard Business Review, I discovered an interesting article titled “Why Strategy Execution Unravels,” which detailed the results of an interesting poll of some 400 international chief execu

 1. Introduction There are many competing initiatives that leadership faces in the business world every single day. The recent NADA show in San Francisco presented many new and interesting opportunities to drive top line sales. There were new busine

Most managers don’t realize their organization is in decline until results hit the skids. Then they react, or overreact, as they scramble to get things on track. This is both foolish and unnecessary. There are actually four stages of decline, and i

A lot of people lose sleep over a great divide where two or more people have chosen sides. It happens wherever there are people. It could be among friends, enemies, a family or families, clients, or business partners. Usually it is a disagreement ove

There’s no question that dealers like packs. But packs have become increasingly problematic for dealers, sometimes in ways they fail or refuse to see. I recently asked a group of dealers to share how much they packed their used vehicles. The respon

Entrepreneurial leadership has never been more important in business than it is right now! Entrepreneurial Leaders need to be developing great people, teamwork, hiring practices, smoother processes, better profit pictures and enhanced customer relati

I bought my first new car, a 1983 Ford Bronco, about a year after I graduated from college. I kept it 21 years but in 1999 I bought my second new car, a Windstar, which means I had two Fords in my garage at the same time. My daughters drove the Winds