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Freebie Fridays: Change Your Perspective

Want to change your sales results? In this Freebie Friday quick tip, ELEAD1ONE Partner Bill Wittenmyer shares an easy, but effective way to change your perspective and improve your performance.
Sep 8, 2017

Witt’s Wise Words: Is There Brand Loyalty Anymore?

In this week’s Witt’s Wise Words, Bill Wittenmyer discusses whether brand loyalty still exists.
Sep 5, 2017

How Car Sellers Can Use Free Data from Their Store’s Website to Make More Money

When it comes to finding ways to make more money, Good Car People understand the power of utilizing data to minimize waste. Good Car People are the ones who plan, measure, monitor, and focus their efforts – and their spending – on the spe
Sep 1, 2017

A Fresh Look at Valuing Reinsurance Cash Streams

Finance and insurance (F&I), and associated reinsurance programs, have long played an important role in the profitability of the dealership model. These service lines provide a consistent flow of gross margin (often routed outside of the dealersh
Sep 1, 2017

12 Questions to Answer for Social Media Success

Put 20 people in a room and ask them, “What is social media success?” With the overabundance of social media “information” supplied today, chances are you’ll get 20 different answers. Some people will say vanity metrics
Sep 1, 2017

Dealer Magazine Interview: Brian Benstock, GM and VP of Paragon Honda, Paragon Acura

Brian Benstock is the General Manager and Vice President of Paragon Honda and Paragon Acura. Since 1982, he has held many positions within the dealership including sales consultant, sales manager, assistant to the assistant manager, finance manager,
Sep 1, 2017

Your BRAND is Either Growing…or You’re Going!

Eleanor Roosevelt is credited with the quote: “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery and today is a gift; that’s why they call it the present.” Tomorrow, in the automobile retail business, may be a mystery but here are a few simple facts.
Sep 1, 2017

Out-Think, Don’t Out-Spend Your Competition

In the new car business, it’s conventional wisdom that bigger is better. Dealers with the biggest ad budgets, biggest inventories, biggest showrooms, and the biggest discounts will be the biggest winners in the market place. Based on the most recen
Sep 1, 2017

Black Book Insights on Impact from Hurricane Harvey

As the city of Houston and surrounding regions continue to cope with the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey, I wanted to provide you with several updates and insight from Black Book, which is actively tracking any impact on the region’s automot
Aug 31, 2017