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The Potential Demise of the Automobile Franchise System? The Time for Change Is Now!
Previously I have written about the importance of visionary change in dealerships. Why is it this industry largely doesn’t grasp the concepts that successful companies embrace regarding the adoption of a corporate vision for change? Ready, shoot,
Aug 3, 2017
Engender Car Buyer Confidence for Better Outcomes: How Confidence Influences Female Behavior and Auto Dealer Success
With technological literacy all but mastered, the time to tackle gender literacy is now. In her book Why She Buys, Bridget Brennan reports that more than 90 percent of automotive sales advisors are male. If the consumer economy had a gender, she adds
Aug 2, 2017
Five Team-Building Exercises for Your Next Sales Meeting
I'm a big advocate for sales training. I think meetings and training are important aspects of building a strong sales team. However, there's more to team building than just meetings and trainings.
Mar 7, 2017
How to Be the New England Patriots of the Car Business!
It was 2008 when it hit me. The economy had just begun to hit the skids and I was leaving a dealership after having done a live meeting. As I walked through the empty showroom I noticed
Jan 18, 2017
Training That Wasn’t
Have you ever really trained your people? I don’t mean some of this stuff out on the market that is purported to be training; I mean really training.
Dec 7, 2016
Mystery Shoppers Put Tesla Dealerships in Cellar – Again
Fran O’Hagan is a methodical guy who’s baffled as to why Tesla stores year after year score so low in an annual mystery-shopping study of dealership sales effectiveness.
Jul 14, 2016
Are Your Veteran Sales Reps Knocking out Your New Hires?
Finding quality sales representatives takes a lot of work and patience. Advertising, screening, interviewing, and training takes up valuable time, energy, and money. What happens when your
Jul 11, 2016
5 Tips For Training Your Millennial Salespeople
The retail sales workforce is evolving beyond what we could have imagined years ago. But, is your sales training evolving with it?
Jun 15, 2016
The "90 Day Wonder"
I want to take a couple of minutes to discuss with you the phenomenon affectionately known as "The 90 Day Wonder". For those of us unfamiliar with this phenomenon, let me 'splain it to you.
May 2, 2016