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Four Things You Should Never Do When Redirecting

Whether you’ve moved your site to a new domain or are testing out a new update, you will eventually have to redirect one of your URLs. This can either be a simple process, or be the cause of annoying errors and slow load times that frustrate your v
Nov 28, 2017

Used Car Market Insights: Sporty Car and Compact Van Depreciation Increases

Welcome to this week’s edition of Black Book Market Insights, with in-depth analysis of used car and truck valuation trends and insights straight from the auction lanes. Click here to download the full report. This week’s Black Book Market I
Nov 28, 2017

Poor Communication is Killing your CSI

Are your employees communicating well at your dealership? At most of the dealerships I have visited they are not! I see far too many stores that still utilize walkie-talkies or paging systems and while this may seem like a good idea, in my mind it is
Nov 28, 2017

The Essential Ingredient to Customer Loyalty

When it comes to customer loyalty, one thing I find that many businesses fail to analyze — and perhaps one of the most essential ingredients to earning and keeping customer loyalty – is quality. Customers may love you and love your staff; the
Nov 28, 2017

Three Ways You Can Improve the Car-Buying Experience

The car business can be a great way to make a living. But, for every car you sell or service, there’s a customer on the other end making everything possible. So, it’s troubling to learn that less than 1 percent of customers enjoy the car-buying e
Nov 27, 2017

Witt’s Wise Words: Winning Over the Modern Customer

Bill Wittenmyer shares how dealerships can win over the modern customer in this week’s installment of Witt’s Wise Words.
Nov 27, 2017

Competing Against Nothing

When asked “who are your competitors in service?” most franchise dealers answer, “independent repair shops,” and state that the focus of that competition is price. While it is certainly true that most consumers who defect go to independent re
Nov 21, 2017

Are Dealers Really Ready for Multi-Touch Attribution?

First, let me be clear in saying that Multi-Touch Sales Attribution is still the Holy Grail of marketing measurement for auto dealers. But for many dealers, no matter how attractive the benefits of Multi-Touch Attribution might be, using it might be
Nov 21, 2017

Used Car Market Insights: Record Weekly Decline for 2017

Welcome to this week’s edition of Black Book Market Insights, with in-depth analysis of used car and truck valuation trends and insights straight from the auction lanes. Click here to download the full report. This week’s Black Book Market I
Nov 21, 2017