Sales & Variable OPS
People Lie on Their Car Insurance Forms. Who Knew?
From Car Talk: People lie on their car insurance forms. Who knew? Apparently, Americans don’t much mind lying to their auto insurance companies, because one in three do it. That’s according to a new Carinsurance.com survey that finds 34 percent of the 2,000 drivers...
FTC Charges Dealer Who Ignored Warning
FTC charges dealer who ignored warning, according to Used Car News. The Federal Trade Commission has charged an Arkansas auto dealer, Abernathy Motor Co., and its two principals, with failing to display a “Buyers Guide” on used vehicles offered for sale. Each...
Auto Leasing Picking Up Speed
Auto leasing picking up speed, according to Consumer Affairs. When financing a new car, consumers have the option of a purchase or a lease. In the past a lease was usually reserved for very expensive cars or those used in businesses, where the payments could be a tax...
Why the Average American Can No Longer Afford a New Car
Why the average American can no longer afford a new car, according to DailyFinance. Ford's F-150 is America's best-selling new vehicle. But at an average transaction price of close to $40,000, it's out of reach of many American households -- or should be, says a new...
F&I Fraud – is Your Reputation at Risk?
From Brady Ware & Company: F&I fraud - is your reputation at risk? Stopping F&I fraud before it starts can save your dealership from a public relations nightmare. Not to mention your employees from serving jail time. The following article highlights some...
Canon Solutions America’s IDEAS v2.0 (Intelligent Dealer Electronic Archive System) Now Includes Processing for Deal Jackets
Canon Solutions America, Inc., a subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., announced today that their Intelligent Dealer Electronic Archiving System (IDEAS) with Scanless Automatic Filing Engine (SAFE™) technology now has the ability to digitize automotive deal jackets. IDEAS v2.0...
Content is King!
The Most Important Inbound Marketing Trends for 2014 2014 Is turning out to be the year when “content is king!” This should be a welcome trend to many dealers, as the past years have brought many voices with confusing messages as to the best way to approach online...
The Power of a Plan
Creating a Solid e-Commerce Plan for Growth Peter Drucker once said, “Action without planning is the cause of all failure!” In the fast-paced and ever changing world of automotive e-commerce, more true words could not be spoken. Another way to summarize the importance...
Big Data and the Internet of Everything
What Do Web Logs, Sensors, “Wearables” and “Connected Cars” Mean to the Future of Auto Marketing? What would you want to know that you don’t know now about each customer that comes to your website, clicks on an off-site banner ad, or steps onto your lot? Write those...
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