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truPayments® Launches tru Shop-by-Payment™
tru Shop-by-Payment™ revolutionizes online car shopping CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--truPayments, LLC, introduces tru Shop-by-Payment™ and the ShopByPayment.com website. tru Shop-by-Payment™ provides a one-to-one personalized shopping experience, allowing consumers to...
VBOOST VIRAL MARKETING NOW ENABLES AUTO DEALERS TO CUSTOMIZE MARKETING MESSAGE DOWN TO MUSICAL TASTE OF CUSTOMER
Popular License Music Increases Likelihood Customers Share Videos and Photos of Vehicle Delivery with Family & Friends Newport Beach, CA –October 29, 2018 – Vboost (www.vboost.com), a viral marketing company focused on the auto industry, today announced that it...
Darwin Automotive’s Darwin Direct Enables Auto Dealers to Provide Amazon-Like Self-Serve F&I Functionality 24/7
Dealerships can now empower customers to purchase, contract, e-sign and pay for F&I products 100% on their own, 24/7 Iselin, NJ, October 29, 2018 -- Darwin Automotive, a leading F&I software provider for the automotive industry, today announced the release of...
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Redefine Social Media ROI to Finally Achieve It [STUDY]
Social marketer’s No. 1 challenge is still ROI, according to a new study from Sprout Social. Return on investment is the top concern for 55% of social marketers. This makes sense for two reasons: They aren’t meeting the full needs of their social audience with both...
Advertise Used…Sell New!
One of the least known, most incredible retail automotive marketing stories in our history is the story of Ralph Reedman and his brothers who sold over 60,000 vehicles a year (yes...SIXTY THOUSAND) back in the 1950s. And those aren’t numbers from numerous locations....
Today’s Digital Influence on Auto Parts Sales: What’s in it for You?
Reading into any automotive trade publication or journal, the first thing we see is that it’s getting harder and harder to be profitable in the new car side of business. With vanishing profits and a slumping U.S. market, some say a period of disruptive change is...
Are You Maximizing YouTube At Your Dealership?
I will optimistically assume that you (and hopefully every single dealership in the country) have a YouTube channel, but even if you do, are you using it the right way? Are you building a raving fan base? What is your strategy for your channel? Has your channel been...
The Positive Impact of Patriots…and the 7 Actions that Produce Better Teamwork
At the end of a coaching session with the management team of a large dealership, where the focus was teamwork, the finance director came up to me, thanked me for the materials I had shared, and captured the essence of why he feels so many dealerships struggle with...
It Might Be Time to Revisit Service & Body Team Production – Part One
Growing your own technicians in service or the body shop has become a necessity, greater than ever before many managers are affirming. Government stats state that some 125,000 additional auto technicians per year will be needed now and in the near future, while tech...
How to Lead from the Middle
The challenges posed by leading from the middle were framed well by John Maxwell who wrote, “One of the toughest things about being a leader in the middle of an organization is that you can’t be sure of where you stand. As a leader, you have some power and authority....
The Best Sales Close in F&I
If you don’t close the sale, no one wins! Whether it’s selling financing, selling vehicle service contracts, selling guaranteed asset protection, selling tire and wheel protection, selling a key replacement, selling pre-paid maintenance or selling exterior product...
The Greatest Threat to Survival is From Within
Do not Confuse Activity with Accomplishment Mindless managerial duties and conformity are major traps for mediocre managers and the casualties are the dealership's personnel. The time has come to shed the "old-school" bureaucratic manager and move this business model...
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