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Being Contextually Relevant Increases Customer Loyalty

Being contextually relevant increases customer loyalty, according to Forbes. It’s like the old 1980s ad “When E.F. Hutton…

News March 6

The Dealership Profit Phoenix Has Risen

This year’s NADA was a great success! Reflecting on the 2014 convention, I could not help but think…

News March 4

Repossessing a Vehicle? Are you prepared?

As counsel for franchised and independent dealers across the U.S., I regularly get calls from clients about a…

News March 4

Leadership: For Better or Worse

Dr. Merlot, my sometimes brash alter ego, and I were finally having a long-awaited meeting with a client,…

News March 4
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Two Traditional Management Practices That Undermine Used Vehicle Potential

I’ve long advocated that dealers need to recognize the primacy of the used vehicle department as an engine…

News March 4

The Price is Right… Right?

How Credit Soft-Pulls Can Save No-Sales and Turn Applications Into Handshakes Bringing a real-time soft pull credit pre-screen…

News March 4

Beyond Friends – Learning to Love Facebook (And Use It As a Force For Real Marketing Goodness)

If you’re still stuck in “kill mode” — blasting top-of-mind awareness ads on traditional media shotgun style, keeping…

News March 4
analytics, seo, google

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – Using Analytics to Make Your Advertising Better

I have a friend that does friends’ tax returns… for free. It’s like Sudoku or a big crossword…

News March 4

Trust Me: A Great Way to Build Customer Trust in Your Brand

This time, it’s all about trust. Trust contributes to customer loyalty, but how do you get there? How…

News March 3

A Pig Can Win More than One Blue Ribbon

Now that may be a hell of a comparison but if you stop and analyze it, it could…

News March 3