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Hard Facts: Amazon Advertising – Top Takeaways from 2018, Updates for 2019
This week's #HardFacts is live from Google HQ in #NYC. Samantha chats with Google team members about what it means to be a #Google Partner. She also gives some strategies
Feb 1, 2019
An Interview with 2019 NADA Chairman, Charles W. Gilchrist of Gilchrist Automotive
2019 NADA Chairman Charles W. “Charlie” Gilchrist served most recently as NADA vice chairman, representing Northern Texas’s franchised new-car dealers on the board. Thanks to his vision and commitment, what was initially SouthWest F
Feb 1, 2019
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Fog Machine: Digital Retailing
San Francisco is famous for fog. The city’s given a nickname to its fog – Karl. Karl the fog even has an Instagram account with 243k followers. As I traveled back from the NADA Show 2019 held in San Francisco, I’m reminded that our industry
Feb 1, 2019
5 Processes that Drive Service Profits
As front-end margins continue their decline, dealers are more reliant than ever on fixed ops revenue. Fortunately, the opportunity to maximize service revenue has never been greater for dealerships. In the last decade auto sales have boomed. Factory
Feb 1, 2019
Profit By Action Quick Tip: Expense Management
Andy Church share a Quick Tip on understanding total Dealership Expense Management.
Feb 1, 2019
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Hard Facts: Chatbots: How They Work & Why You Need Them
This week's #HardFacts is live from Google HQ in #NYC. Samantha chats with Google team members about what it means to be a #Google Partner. She also gives some strategies
Jan 31, 2019
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How to Motivate Salespeople
In the car business money has always been used to motivate salespeople. The idea is that commissions are a big enough motivator to drive salespeople to do what they need to do in order to sell a car. Today we have to question whether this method work
Jan 30, 2019
What Can Dealers Expect When They Restructure Their Business From an NCFC to a DOWC?
As car dealer principals look to transition away from operating a non-controlled foreign corporation (NCFC) due to the unknown outcome of the new tax law, many have set their sights on becoming a dealer-owned warranty company (DOWC). As part of this,
Jan 29, 2019
Collision Estimator Interactions
As always, the annual massive SEMA/AAPEX extravaganza provided a multitude of informative and essential work sessions. In fact, there are some 100 plus available in SEMA gatherings, featuring individual experts and knowledgeable panels covering many
Jan 28, 2019