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The Most Important Part of Your Marketing Strategy – Creative
Looking to lift your brand? Your first thoughts might be to seek out new advertising platforms or increase you budget. WRONG. There’s an easy way to see up to 50% brand lift and it doesn’t require either of those things. Updating. Cre
Apr 22, 2019
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Freebie Friday: How to Combat Flat Vehicle Sales
Bill Wittenmyer explains why dealerships shouldn’t be afraid of slowing vehicles sales and the actions they can take to remedy that in this episode of Freebie Friday.
Apr 19, 2019
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What are the Odds?
On any given day, weathercasters in our area predict a 20% chance of rain. It’s a safe bet with a one in five chance of being correct. In an industry that tends to reward “Strong Wrong” more often than “Soft Right,” the bold and the brave m
Apr 19, 2019
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Profit By Action Quick Tip: Prospecting
Sales people are not order takers. It is your responsibility to understand that your sales process starts with PROSPECTING, not the meet and greet. This Profit By Action QuickTip has great suggestions to help you grow your prospecting network.
Apr 19, 2019
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It’s All About Timing: Effective Service Customer Communication
Notifying customers when they are due for service is an obvious—yet crucial—part of any dealer’s marketing strategy. Unfortunately, not all notifications get the same results. Many well-intentioned efforts are too little, too late, and don’t
Apr 18, 2019
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Is Your Website Optimized for Mobile?
In this video blog, Brett Sutherlin shares the importance of having a website optimized for mobile.
Apr 18, 2019
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Accessory Selling 101: Enthusiasts vs. Non-Enthusiasts
The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) published its latest market report recently. Of the many interesting findings contained within, perhaps the most exciting is that the accessory industry garnered an extraordinary $42.92 billion in r
Apr 17, 2019
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To Script or Not to Script? That Is the Question
When making videos for your dealership, it can be easy to get so caught up in the “What should I say?” that the video never gets made. Some video marketing experts advise that scripts are the way to go as the person on camera then knows what to s
Apr 17, 2019
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Broad Strength in the Market Except for Luxury 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 Market Insights Rep
Apr 16, 2019