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Freebie Fridays: Embrace Fear
Bill Wittenmyer shares why fear isn’t something to be afraid of but rather an emotion you should embrace in this episode of Freebie Friday.
Jan 4, 2019
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3 Lines of Defense Against Cyber Attacks
How confident are you that your dealership can withstand a cyber attack? In my experience, most dealers underestimate the threat of attack and overestimate their ability to withstand an attack. When looking at your internal information technology (IT
Jan 3, 2019
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The Duality of Conferences
When it comes to working conferences, there are many different thought processes. The first, of course, is that a lot of money is spent between the cost of renting the booth space, sponsorship, the actual booth itself, staffing, swag, prizes and trav
Jan 2, 2019
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How to Protect Customer Data During the Holiday Sales Season
With advertisements of cars with giant red bows plastered around America, it’s no surprise that December truly is one of the most popular times of year to buy a car. New 2019 models have just come on the market, and 2018 models are dropping in pric
Dec 31, 2018
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The Pre-Owned Model of Quality Over Quantity
In the used vehicle business? Want to or not, most dealers are. Manufacturers have their hand in it as well, controlling the dealer to some point on selling and marketing certified pre-owned vehicles. Whether CPO or non-CPO vehicles are being sold, t
Dec 31, 2018
Witt’s Wise Words: Are You Burned Out
Bill Wittenmyer asks if dealership staff are feeling burned out and why it’s important to make changes in order to improve their attitude in this edition of Witt’s Wise Words.
Dec 31, 2018
Profit By Action Quick Tip: How to Increase the Profitability in Your Service Department
In this series, Andy Church shares how to increase the profitability in a dealership’s service department.
Dec 28, 2018
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Can Dealers Compete with Online Used Vehicle Retailers?
Read the headlines and you see it everywhere: online used vehicle sales are booming. Carvana is expanding into dozens of new markets and although it has yet to turn a profit, its vehicle unit sales more than doubled and gross profit nearly tripled in
Dec 28, 2018
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Scripts Are for Actors, Not Your Websites
Have you ever eagerly awaited the release of a great new movie? Anticipation mounts as release day approaches. Then you go and see it, only to leave disappointed. I’m sure I can name plenty of box office bombs which were initially hyped up and expe
Dec 27, 2018