Dealer OPS & Leadership
The Power of Networking
As a car salesperson, dealership owner, or automotive vendor, learning how to become a great networker might be the greatest investment in time and effort you’ll ever spend. After all, it’s who you know, not what you know, and that should never be taken lightly. Over...
Jumpstart Automotive Media Path to Purchase Report: October “Truck Month” Shows Shopper Interest Gains for Large Pickups; Interest in Subcompact SUVs/CUVs Continues to Fall
San Francisco, CA—November 29, 2017 – Jumpstart Automotive Media, a leading media, insights, and marketing solutions company, today released its monthly path to purchase report with a focus on shopper interest during October’s “truck month.” The report shows that...
The Internet & Phones Are the NEW “Showroom” … Your Cheese Has Been Moved
When I first entered the automotive sales industry in 1999, my sales manager at the time gave me a copy of the New York Times Best Seller, “Who Moved My Cheese,” written by Spencer Johnson, M.D. This motivational fable centers around navigating through unexpected...
Four Things You Should Never Do When Redirecting
Whether you’ve moved your site to a new domain or are testing out a new update, you will eventually have to redirect one of your URLs. This can either be a simple process, or be the cause of annoying errors and slow load times that frustrate your visitors and increase...
Used Car Market Insights: Sporty Car and Compact Van Depreciation Increases
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 Black Book Market Insights report shows both...
CARMAX PARTNERS WITH AUTO REPAIR LEADER, REPAIRPAL
Richmond, Va., November 28, 2017 – CarMax, Inc. (NYSE: KMX), the nation's largest retailer of used cars, today announced it is expanding its commercial relationship with RepairPal, a leading provider of auto service and repair via a network of RepairPal Certified...
Automotive Marketing Study by Latcha+Associates Underscores the Importance of Utilizing Both Print and Digital Content for an Optimal Car Shopping Experience
Study Reveals That ~90% of Car Shoppers Still Find Printed Brochures Helpful; Gen X, Boomers and Millennials Utilize Brochures with Similar Frequency Farmington Hills, MI - November 28, 2017 – Latcha+Associates, a pioneering marketing solutions and production company...
AutoLoop Signs Agreement with Shift Digital as Key Software Vendor for FCA Dealers
CLEARWATER, FL – November 27, 2017 – AutoLoop LLC, the leading provider of auto industry marketing and customer relationship management solutions, today announced its recent approval as a key software vendor for Fiat Chrysler America (FCA) dealers through Shift...
Poor Communication is Killing your CSI
Are your employees communicating well at your dealership? At most of the dealerships I have visited they are not! I see far too many stores that still utilize walkie-talkies or paging systems and while this may seem like a good idea, in my mind it is a “spray and...
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