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Facing Sales Slump, Automotive Brands Can Win by Adding Real-world Value in the Digital Shopping Journey
Automotive analysts predict a slump in sales in 2018 compared to 2017. And even though the U.S. economy and industry remain strong, according to General Motors chief economist Elaine Buckberg, manufacturers are pressured to concentrate on competitiveness,...
LEASE CREDIT APPROVAL RATES RISE TO 71.4% TO CLOSE OUT 2018
Lease Approval Ratings in December Reach Their Highest Number Since August CINCINNATI, OHIO (January 14, 2019) – Swapalease.com, the nation’s largest car lease marketplace, reports car lease credit applicants registered a 71.4% approval rate in December, a rise from...
Erik Nachbahr Presents Cybersecurity Workshop at ATD 2019
Cybercriminals are Targeting Your Dealership. Are You Prepared? provides truck dealers with technology, process & training recommendations Timonium, MD – January 14, 2019 – In 2017 more than half of small- to medium- sized businesses in the U.S. reported a data...
Affinitiv CEO Scot Eisenfelder Shines Spotlight on 5 Industry Disruptors Affecting Auto Dealers in 2019
Forget autonomous vehicles; the impact of these trends is being felt today Chicago, IL- January 14, 2018- Affinitiv CEO Scot Eisenfelder is shining a spotlight on five industry trends that have the potential to negatively impact auto dealership operations in 2019,...
Auto/Mate Announces West Coast Expansion
New customer support and installation teams in Arizona will accommodate growing demand from auto dealers nationwide Albany, N.Y. – January 14, 2018 – Auto/Mate Dealership Systems announced today it will open a new office in Chandler, AZ in late Q2 of 2019. The...
Witt’s Wise Words: Does Your Team Understand Your Goals?
VP of Sales, CDK Global, Bill Wittenmyer explains the importance of communicating your goals effectively to your team in this episode of Witt's Wise Words.
Hard Facts: Tracking Website Visitors – How to Know Who’s on Your Website
This week’s #HardFacts is live from Google HQ in #NYC. Samantha chats with Google team members about what it means to be a #Google Partner. She also gives some strategies
How to Drive Sales with Predictive Analytics
Transportation is changing at a rapid rate – from ride sharing services to autonomy and every facet of transportation in between – forcing dealers to analyze their business from every angle. This means digital marketing, traditional marketing, social media, research...
5 Questions That Are Missing from Your F&I Customer Interviews
It is not what you know about your products that is most important, it is what you know about your customers. After all, customers don’t care what you know, if you don’t know them! Top producers sell more because they seek out and leverage powerful customer insights!...
Increasing Service Business Through Convenience – A Tactical Approach
What do the success of service-based companies like Uber, Grubhub, or Airbnb tell us about today’s consumer? We know that people are looking for retail experiences tailored to their individual needs and desires; that people are more empowered than ever before to make...
A Little Re-Tooling Can Get You Great Improved Results
A few years ago, I wrote an article titled, “It All Starts at the Top,” which generated a lot of interest primarily from readers aligning with the problematic day-to-day issues present in this industry. The primary issue was and remains a lack of top-down...
Collision Shop Liability Is a Serious Issue for All – Read This!
Unless you have been living under a rock outside of your auto business, you’ve heard of the $30 million-plus award against a franchised dealer’s Texas body shop for gluing a roof on a Honda Fit, as instructed by the insurance company, versus the 128 welds as it was...
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