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One of my favorite moments in the movie “Ghostbusters” comes at the end when the little accountant played by Rick Moranis, asks “Who are you guys?” and more importantly, “Who does your taxes?” When I heard that Warren Buffett’s Berk

“Good morning, Jacob. Thank you for the fine dinner last evening. It was nice to spend time with you and Sandy. It is very apparent that you married above yourself.” “Oh yes, Loyd. You continue to have an outstanding ability to pick

Imagine the music from the movie ‘Jaws’. That ominous threat is exactly how most salespeople feel about PRICE when it comes up in the sale. I sure wish I could talk all of you out of being so afraid of price because as important as it is, it’s

Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of Beggs on the Used Car Market. This will be a short week in the market due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Hopefully in addition to the Black Friday crowds and sales at the big box retailers and electronics s

Service appointment coordinator charged with embezzling from AZ dealership, from Dealers Edge. It is a routine transaction in all car dealerships. Service customers pay their bills with a credit card and the store gets the credit. But sometimes, and

A Ford Quick Lane sized for Texas, from Automotive News. On a clear day, you can see Pep Boys, Jiffy Lube and Firestone service shops from Planet Ford-Lincoln in Spring, Texas. With all that nearby competition, why are dealer Randall Reed and his par

4 Trusty Facebook Ads Strategies to Grow Your Page and Your Sales, from Kruse Control Inc.. By now, you’ve probably heard about Facebook ads. What you may not have heard about is how valuable they’ve become. Facebook has continuously improved the

The majority of customers want to test drive before they purchase. This means the test drive is a pivotal visit, especially as the average number of customer visits to dealers prior to purchasing a vehicle has dropped from five to only one in some ar

A Million Reasons to Behave, from Dealer Business Journal. Some “counts” (“causes of action,” in lawyer-speak) in a lawsuit permit a plaintiff to recover only so-called “actual damages,” or the amount that the plaintiff can demonstrate sh