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#WittsWiseWords: The Language of Losers

As Bill Wittenmyer says “Change your words and you’ll change the result.” Setting yourself up for success starts with eliminating words from your vocabulary that remove doubt that you will produce.
Nov 18, 2019

How to Effectively Respond to Leads

Lehel Reeves shares a tip about how dealerships should respond to leads received from a consumer that converts through a video.
Nov 11, 2019

2019: Another Strong Year for Buy/Sell Activity and Valuations

By Ryan Kerrigan, Managing Director, Kerrigan Advisors. 2019 is another very active year in the auto retail buy/sell market, with transaction activity once again on track to exceed 200 transactions. Based on our transaction and consulting work across
Nov 5, 2019

Interview with Jane Millman of Riverhead Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram

Riverhead Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram is a family-owned and operated business on Long Island, New York, started by Tony Strollo, Jr. in 1976. Two of his children, TJ Strollo and Jane Millman, joined the family business about 20 years ago. The dealership
Nov 1, 2019

What’s Your Post-Warranty Service Retention Strategy?

By Scot Eisenfelder, CEO, Affinitiv The most critical defection point for a dealership’s customers is during the transition from warranty to post-warranty. As the cost of vehicle ownership inherently increases, owners begin to price shop—or even
Nov 1, 2019

Are You Ready for 2020?

By Doug Austin, Founder & President, StrategicSource Inc. In just a few weeks, 2020 will be here – bringing some significant opportunities and challenges for us to face. But before planning begins for 2020, let’s look back at 2019 and
Nov 1, 2019

Happy and Harmonious Holidays – are Possible!

By Kendall Rawls, Director of Development, The Rawls Group It is that time of year again, the holidays are upon us. To be fair, if we are paying attention to any of the retail outlets, the holidays have been here since October! The holidays exude fee
Nov 1, 2019

Calculating More Gross Profit

By Ed Kovalchick, CEO & Founder, Net Profit Inc. With expenses constantly rising in all categories, except the loaner and advertising credits, digging out some additional gross profit in all categories of fixed operations sales is getting more an
Nov 1, 2019