By Charlie Polston, Automotive Customer Retention & Profitability Consultant, BG Products Inc. Tatton Manning of Patriot Auto bought the group’s first dealership in 2014 – today they own five. He turned 40 last month! Manning is the epitome o

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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

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