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The 2019 Buy/Sell Market in Review and Expectations for 2020
By Erin Kerrigan, Founder & Managing Director, Kerrigan Advisors 2019 was the second most active buy/sell market since 2014 with 230+ completed transactions (see Chart 1), an impressive accomplishment for a market that got off to a slow start. In the first half of...
Estate Taxes – Still a Problem for Succession
By Hugh Roberts, Partner, The Rawls Group ‘’I’M NOT READY TO GIVE MY KIDS $23M!” “When my father died, we could have been in real trouble trying to pay his estate taxes. We just got lucky with favorable valuations and market conditions, but I’m not going to put my...
Branding Tips for When Leads Are Down
By Melanie Borden, VP of Marketing, Celebrity Motor Cars If you're in any type of sales capacity, you might experience those months when leads just aren’t enough. Maybe business is slow, you’re not hitting your objective for the month or quarter, you lost a few deals...
DOWC® Announces Keyfetch™ Partnership
April 10, 2020 (RINGWOOD, NJ) — Dealer Owned Warranty Company (DOWC®), a leading provider and administrator of F&I products and services, announces its partnership with Keyfetch Automotive USA. Keyfetch Auto Protect provides customers with a unique keychain that...
Canada’s Leader Auto Resources Announces Investment Partner, U.S. Business Unit to be Relaunched as DealerShopTM
Leader Auto Resources (LAR), Resilience Capital Partners enter partnership to enhance services, significantly grow U.S. business U.S business will be rebranded as DealerShopTM, providing complete sourcing of products, services and equipment to auto dealership...
Flick Fusion and VinSolutions Partner to Deliver Video Communications via VinSolutions Connect CRM
Video solution helps dealers stay connected at a social distance URBANDALE, IOWA and MISSION, KANSAS, April 8, 2020 — To help dealers win the battle with social distancing, VinSolutions has selected Flick Fusion’s Smart Flicks platform to deliver integrated video...
Kelley Blue Book Announces 2020 Brand Image Award Winners
Tesla Nearly Sweeps Luxury Brand Categories; Subaru Leads Non-Luxury Brands IRVINE, Calif., April 8, 2020 – Automotive brands resonate with shoppers worldwide with appealing attributes like reputation, design and more. Few products are more ubiquitous in our...
Bud Brown Volkswagen Provides Value during Recession with Binary Automotive Solutions Lifetime Warranties
Bedford, TX — April 2, 2020 — Binary Automotive Solutions, a leading provider of customized programs designed to help dealerships sell more vehicles, announces Bud Brown Volkswagen is now offering Binary’s Lifetime Warranty program as an additional benefit to its...
Stay Proactive with Video Communications
Just because business is slow, doesn’t mean your team should sit back and do nothing. Lehel Reeves explains how Flick Fusion is helping dealerships stay in touch with their customers.
Handling Safety Recalls at the Dealership
Recall Masters' Dan Beres, Managing Partner, explains how dealerships are handling safety recalls. From NADA 2020.
Adjusting Your Advertising for COVID-19
By Christopher Walsh, Vice President and General Manager, Naked Lime Marketing The principles of the marketing funnel inform much of your advertising strategy on a day-to-day basis. Put simply, the funnel consists of the stages you guide potential buyers through on...
DEALER EXECUTIVE Q&A: “Our Time Is Now”
Join us this Friday, April 10, for a live Q&A session, facilitated by Laurie Halter of Charisma! Communications.
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