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Translate Customer Buying Motivations into Scheduled Appointments and Sales

With so much focus on generating leads for your dealership, it’s important to recognize that success isn’t measured…

News November 1

Social Networking: The Gift of Friendship?

Close your eyes. Right now. Close your eyes. Okay, open them. I just realized you wouldn’t be able…

News November 1

The ABCs of Common-Sense Advertising

‘Tiny’ wrote me a great letter recently on the ABCs of common sense advertising. ‘Tiny’ is a lawyer-turned-car…

News October 1

Get Rid of the Scripts – Master Communications

Business development seems to have many perceptions of its functionality. From my experience, Business development is more than…

News October 1

The Challenge of Scale, Span and Shift

Today’s progressive auto dealer faces three difficult challenges: limited scale, broad span and significant marketplace shift. How he…

News October 1

Get Creative! Become an Automotive Story Teller

So, you’ve been assigned the responsibility to write the vehicle comments on behalf of your store. While this…

News October 1

In Unfamiliar Territory You Need a Roadmap

With the end of 2010 in sight, it’s time for proactive dealers to begin finalizing their plans for…

News October 1

Dynamic Heat Sheet Automation

One of the first tasks that I had in a dealership was typing the daily heat sheet. The…

News October 1

Mike Reichenbach, Ford Lincoln Mercury

Prior to becoming a dealer, Mike Reichenbach was a factory guy working at Ford Motor Co. After deciding…

News October 1

Smart Advertising for the Political Season

Are you as amazed as I am that the year is almost over? The good news is you…

News September 1