(Part 4 of a 4-part blog series on vehicle merchandising) In the past 3 blogs in this series, I’ve shared vehicle merchandising best practices for improving and increasing inventory exposure to online car shoppers. While following those best practi

Are you building relationships and leaving a good impression with your clients? A little something extra can go a long way when it comes to the experience your clientele walks away with after working with you. In this week’s Hard Facts I’ll be sh

In this Lot Party Quick Tip, Jasen Rice discusses the importance of tracking your “time to” numbers. Lotpop will provide the people and processes for automotive dealerships to be more successful in todays market. There are 100 times more

In my nearly 25 years in the car business – 15 of them in car sales – I’ve seen a lot of practices I don’t understand. Lately, I’ve noticed that many dealers who seemingly can’t do business without new-car locates will not do the same for

With new car sales in decline, fierce industry competition, and relatively indecisive consumers up to the point of purchase, today’s car dealers need every competitive edge they can get their hands on. Conquesting is one such competitive edge. It�

Dealers, WAKE UP! Seriously, it is time to wake up and take back control of our industry. Once again, we have hit a low point in the endless cycle of insanity. We have allowed too many “experts” tell us how our industry would work better if we

According to an article posted on Ford Authority, Takata has taken a massive hit to the tune of a $1 billion settlement in the US, $25 million criminal fine, $125 million dollars to compensate victims and $850 million to compensate automakers. As a r

Part 3 in a 4-part series In part 1 and 2 of this series I discussed merchandising and web display best practices that improve conversions, turn vehicles faster and attract online shoppers to your inventory. In this blog I’d like to share one of th

It’s official: The days of “spray and pray” marketing of media—simply by demo and geography for Tier 3—are finally over. It’s now possible to identify targeted audiences for your digital display and video advertising, reducing potential w