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Wowing the Customer: Actions Speak Louder than Words
Occasionally, when creating a great customer experience a business will have to go above and beyond for its customers. These little WOW moments can easily take a repeat customer and make them loyal, or even take a loyal customer and make them into a
Feb 27, 2018
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Variable Pay Plans: Motivators or Impediments?
To manage and motivate their service advisors, most dealers use highly variable pay plans based on gross margin. I believe such plans are counterproductive because they change the service advisor focus away from customer retention and those behaviors
Feb 26, 2018
Think Tank: Be A Leader People Follow
You can’t expect those on your team to give you 100% when you’re not bringing that same dependability to the table. When you lead others, it’s important to recognize that there are sacrifices you need to make in order for your busin
Feb 23, 2018
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Optimizing Your Dealership’s Website for the Customer
Pop-up specials, chat tools, auto-play videos, tons of useless slides, and more have turned our dealership websites into 1990s era MySpace pages of confusion. We’ve done this to ourselves, really. Through a laser-like focus on conversion and leads
Feb 23, 2018
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Customers Don’t Care What You Have Until They Care About You
Whether you’re a dealership or a vendor, I’m sure you want to gain the attention of your audience. The problem is that everyone is screaming at the top of their lungs how great their products are… regardless of it’s the newest Chevy or the ne
Feb 23, 2018
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How the Seven Simple Steps of Intentionality Guarantee Results
I had no choice… It’s not intellectually honest to say, “I didn’t have a choice”. Saying that you didn’t have a choice is just an excuse. The truth is, we always have a choice! The real issue is what did you do with your choice. In other
Feb 23, 2018
Work On Yourself Wednesday: Warning Signs of Success
This week on Work On Yourself Wednesday: I want to talk to you today about the warning signs of success. That’s right a way to know that you might be on the path to reaching your definition of success.
Feb 22, 2018
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How to Spot Liars and Fakers in Job Interviews
Job applicants lie on their resumes, they lie to your face in interviews and they ask references to lie on their behalf. According to separate 2017 studies from CareerBuilder and HireRight, 75-85 percent of employers say they have caught job applican
Feb 22, 2018
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Don’t Lose Leads to Bad Browser Compatibility
It’s a wide, wide web out there, and there are lots of tools and resources you can use to reach your potential new clients, but are you making your site available to them all? If you’re not considering multiple browsers while designing your site,
Feb 20, 2018