Dealer OPS & Leadership
Want to Build a Dealership Where People Want to Work?
First, You Must Do This... Now and then, I meet a dealership's leadership team that resonates a solid understanding of what leadership/business know-how is all about. For those of you who feel a little (or a lot) of tweaking in your store could manifest into a...
Affinitiv and AutoLoop Complete Merger
Chicago, IL—September 3rd, 2019— Affinitiv, Inc. (“Affinitiv”) and Loop LLC (“AutoLoop”), leading providers of data-driven marketing automation and software solutions to the automotive market, announced that they have received all customary regulatory approvals and...
Autotrader Changes History for the Better in New “Finally, It’s Easy” Campaign
ATLANTA, Sept. 3, 2019 -- From sleds to horse-drawn carriages and now, with today's modern vehicles, people from all eras have been faced with the challenge of finding the best deal for their mode of transportation. Autotrader is bringing excitement and ease back...
Darwin Automotive Expands F&I Everywhere Capability with Release of U-Draw
Iselin, NJ, September 3, 2019 -- Darwin Automotive, a leading F&I software provider for the automotive industry, today announced the release of a next-generation tool for its users nationwide, U-Draw. During the vehicle financing process users can now draw on,...
Auto Retail Comes Roaring Back in 2019
By Ryan Kerrigan, Managing Director, Kerrigan Advisors Though SAAR remains relatively flat in recent years (see Chart 1), the financial health of the largest auto retailers could not be stronger. Multiple public dealership groups are posting record revenue and profits...
Off the Sidelines & in the Game
By Brian Bastin, Program Director, Automotive Dealership Management Keiser University Staggering! There is no other way to describe it. Whether you look at it as a percent (14%) or a raw number (7.1 million), the number of men 25-34 years of age who are not in the...
Is Improved Profitability Really a Priority?
In one of my recent articles, I offered up a vision of what an effective spend management function looks like in an organization and the benefits that will result, including new profitability, improved efficiencies, improved controls, and more. Automotive News...
Interview with Danny Zaslavsky of Country Hill Motors
Country Hill Motors, a locally-owned, family-operated, and independent used car dealership serving the greater Kansas City area, was founded in 1984 by Josh Buterin, who was joined in business several years later by John Zaslavsky. Throughout the 1980s, together they...
12 Content Tactics to Strengthen Your Digital Reputation
Do you have a plan to increase business? Not something that's been floating around in your head but a tangible, written strategy to engage more customers? Remarkably, most dealers don't have a written marketing plan. Many don’t bother reviewing their analytics to...
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