Dave Parrott, 52, Internet sales manager for Global Imports BMW-Mini in Atlanta, the top-selling BMW store in Georgia and No. 1 in the Sonic Automotive Group, says an eye toward continuous improvement, adoption of the best available technology, and a

Juan Teran, the 42-year-old sales director for Dewey Ford and Dewey Dodge Jeep, both located in rural Ankeny, Iowa, takes his inspiration where he can find it. He freely admits to converting from a typical “bricks and mortar” car guy to an Intern

About 10 years ago I wrote my first article in Dealer magazine on the concept of “spiral integration.” The objective is to utilize each advertising medium’s greatest strengths to complement and enhance the effectiveness of other mediums and pro

At the recent 7th Digital Dealer Conference in Nashville, I got to spend quite a bit of time visiting the booths in the Expo Hall. Compared to NADA, where it is hard to spend time with the exhibitors, the Digital Dealer conference has booths and refr

Recently, I wrote an article, “Back to Basics,” about the need for salespeople to refocus attention on their phone interactions with customers. After listening to actual calls, mostly inbound, it was apparent that this important part of the sales

When shoppers visit your web site, are they greeted with an experience that is tailor-made to them? You already know that in order to be successful, you need to arm yourself with dynamic web site design, strong search engine optimization campaigns an

The manufacturers failed with the retail dealer invasion, but are they attempting to use colonization as a means of controlling the dealer and should this be a concern for retailers? The relationship between the manufacturer and the dealer has always