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Lot Party Show Quick Tip 33: What Is The Proper Inventory Mix?

In this Lot Party Show Quick Tip, Jasen Rice discusses what the proper inventory mix is for dealerships to succeed.
Sep 14, 2017

What The Game of Thrones & OEMs Have in Common – the Faceless Man

In the uber-popular television series (and books… which are way better), The Game of Thrones, there exists Arya Stark. She develops from a high-born girl into a trained assassin whose talent is to mimic anyone – a talent known as “the facel
Sep 14, 2017

Can You Hear Me Now?

Engaging video needs to be quality video. Whether you’re making it with an iPhone, or a $10,000 camera, it’s important to make sure that a viewer (or viewers) can clearly make out what is being recorded. As personalized video and social media con
Sep 14, 2017

Want Faster Turn? Consider Incentivizing Salespeople

Many dealers rely on lot services and/or in-house employees to crank out hundreds of photos of new vehicle acquisitions. Of course, the larger your inventory and acquisition pace, the harder it is to keep up with. Technology does make it easier today
Sep 14, 2017

Think Tank Tuesday: Stop Pricing Your Products and Services Like it’s 1995.

It’s time to increase your trust factor with prospective clients by changing your pricing structure.
Sep 14, 2017

BLACK BOOK USED VEHICLE RETENTION INDEX DIPS SLIGHTLY IN AUGUST

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA (September 12, 2017) – Black Book, a division of Hearst Business Media that provides industry-leading used vehicle valuation and residual value forecast solutions, released its Used Vehicle Retention Index for August, showing the
Sep 13, 2017

Used Car Market Insights: Best Weekly Performance in Two Months for Used Vehicles

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 In
Sep 12, 2017

Shattering Communication Silos Increases Productivity

In many businesses, it is typically frowned upon when an employee goes over the head of their immediate supervisor, or directly to another department, to get questions answered or problems solved. This easily creates animosity between the employee an
Sep 12, 2017

Do You Have the Power to Know What You’re Losing?

The number of automotive reports dealership managers receive in a typical month drastically differs from the number of reports that empower them to take immediate action based on sales data only hours old. It’s as if dealers in today’s world have
Sep 11, 2017