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Body-language tricks to make anyone instantly like you, from Entrepreneur. There’s no question that body language is important. And according to Leil Lowndes in her book “How To Talk To Anyone,” you can capture — and hold — anyo

Why GM’s ignition defects couldn’t have happened to anyone else, according to Forbes. It can happen to anybody. Those words jumped out at me from James Stewart’s New York Times business column Saturday. Stewart was writing about how Gen

From Stratosphere Studio: Should I use Instagram in my fixed ops marketing? With the many social media outlets available for body shops to use in their marketing these days, it can be confusing trying to figure out which ones to participate in. Of co

When creating a safety culture, our efforts are often focused on the people on the shop floor, those individuals that interact daily with obvious hazards such as electric shock and oil slicks. What many people don’t realize is that one of the most

2014 top shops is underway, from Search Auto Parts. Back again, the annual Motor Age Top Shops contest is here for you to show off how great of a shop you operate or work in. Every year, the contest searches for the 10 best shops in the country, high

TimeHighway.com, a premier real-time, online service appointment scheduling tool for auto dealerships, announced today a partnership with ownership marketing leader CIMA Systems. This strategic partnership will bring the best of both companies’ pro

Valet crashes Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder, according to Huffington Post. A hotel valet got a crash course in how not to park a pricey sports car last Thursday when he banged around a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder in a scene that was caught on video. Th

Your Facebook page’s organic reach is about to plummet, according to Social Media Today.  Your Facebook page’s organic reach is about to plummet — even more so than it has in the past six months, down to a lowly 1-2%, actually. That means

Inefficient auto dealerships can leave customers waiting too long for deals to be completed. But it is getting better. According to Edmunds’ Senior Editor Matt Jones, 10 years ago car buyers used to visit five dealerships per purchase before si