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Sales Management – 500 Million and Growing! Why Wait?

Whether training recruits or re-training “old school” folks, we always warn them of who to avoid, including the waiters!  I mean that in two ways: The sales rep out front waiting on a deal with incomplete tasks on multiple fronts in your CRM rig
Dec 29, 2010

Warning to Fiat Dealers – Beware of Unexpected Competition

When our Chrysler dealer clients first heard that Fiat was not going to provide them with rebadged vehicles but instead offer those vehicles through a separate Fiat franchise, they rightfully felt betrayed. The Auto Task Force attempted to persuade u
Dec 29, 2010

Create Roadmap to Reduce Costs and Improve Profits

 Organizations will spend millions of dollars this year and next for the purchase of supplies and services to support their organization. These “indirect purchases” are typically delegated to staff within the organization to source, negotiate, i
Dec 29, 2010

Tesla???s Stock Takes a Dive

Tesla Motors Inc.???s stock fell 15% yesterday to $25.55, according to the Detroit Free Press. The story said Monday, December 27, 2010 marked the 180-day post-initial public stock offering constraint. Edmunds.com???s Senior Analyst Karl Brauer said
Dec 28, 2010

Android App Joins Suite of Top Mobile Applications From kbb.com, Just in Time for Year-End Car Shopping

IRVINE, Calif. — Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new car and used car information, today announces the official launch of its app for Android mobile devices, in addition to its iPhone and Windows Phone 7 applications. &nbs
Dec 27, 2010

Repair Shop Offers Generous Service Plan

Don???t have the cash to pay for a new set of brakes? That???s okay says one auto repair shop owner in Michigan who offers those customers who are strapped for cash an alternative to paying their repair bills. A story on Mlive.com said the repair sho
Dec 27, 2010

Auto Shop Receives Interesting Package Christmas Eve

According to News Channel 8 out of Connecticut, an auto shop owner received more than just presents on Christmas Eve. The story said police intercepted a delivery of 300 pounds of marijuana that was intended to be delivered to a local auto body shop.
Dec 27, 2010

More Female Students Enroll in Technician Programs

Students enrolled in an automotive technical program aren???t just boys now a days. A story from The Virginia-Pilot said there are three female students participating in a two-year auto mechanics course. The female students, the story said, even thou
Dec 27, 2010

A.J. Maida, Director of Digital Marketing, Papa’s Chrysler Dodge Jeep

A.J. Maida has been the director of digital marketing for Papa’s Chrysler Dodge Jeep in New Britain, CT, since the summer of 2008. After 14 years at another Dodge dealership that has since gone out of business, Maida started a flower delivery servi
Dec 1, 2010