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Why Customers Object
Learning how to properly respond to customer objections is an important part of any well structured sales process. In order to understand why customers object, you need to be clear and honest about your methods of selling. Then, you will know how cus
May 5, 2014
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What’s the Secret to 100% Customer Retention?
Hint — Stop Looking to Your Website! Even with all the bright lights and pony rides focusing on digital marketing, more dealers and managers are realizing the value of building their customer base instead of just riding the up and down marketin
May 5, 2014
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Body Shop Marketing & the Anatomy of a Good Blog
Body shop marketing & the anatomy of a good blog, from Stratosphere Studio. When you’ve been writing blogs for your collision repair shop for a few years, it becomes second nature to craft content that your online readers will value. You begin
May 5, 2014
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Goodbye, Car Wash: Nissan Develops ‘Self-Cleaning’ Car
Nissan develops ‘self-cleaning’ car, according to Entrepreneur. Unless you’re a kid, and get to sit back with snacks while you’re chauffeured through all the bubbles and steam, going to the car wash can kind of suck. Luckily,
May 5, 2014
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Are Your Service Advisors Order Takers or Order Makers?
The primary responsibility of a service advisor is to sell service. According to my good friend Robert Atwood of NADA University, your advisors are either “order takers or order makers.” Well said. If your advisors aren’t intentional about seek
May 5, 2014
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Unpaid Incentives: What You Don’t Know Is Hurting You
Correct These “Easy to Make” Mistakes for Easy Money An unusual “phenomenon” seems to be rearing its ugly head again – large overage balances on dealerships’ Factory Receivables Incentive Schedules. Not large balances due purely to large
May 2, 2014
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The Cure for Succession Conflict: Hamburgers, Marshmallows, Collaboration
Succession planning is about making sure that you have a collaborative culture in two places — your family and your business. So what do hamburgers and marshmallows have to do with implementing a successful succession plan? It all depends on wh
May 2, 2014
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Auto Marketing in the Age of the Millennials
As the millennial generation ages into higher-paying jobs, its buying power continues to increase. Understandably, the automotive industry has been paying close attention to this trend. But auto marketers beware: the millennials do not constitute “
May 2, 2014
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Two Ways To Find The “Sweet Spot” For Your Inventory Turn Rate
You might call it an annual rite—just as the tulips start to bloom I hear from dealers excited about the start of the spring selling season. This year is no different, as dealers wrapped up March with year-over-year records in used vehicle sales vo
May 2, 2014