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Succession Vision Quest
I was sitting at my desk when Dr. Merlot sauntered in, sat down quietly waiting until I finished an email. As I hit the send button I realized something was up because he was never this patient. Curious for sure, I looked up and leaned back, “What’s up Doc? Anything...
Seven Ways to Become More Coachable
Coachability is about demonstrating the willingness to be corrected, and to act on that correction. Coachable people are prepared to be wrong, and withstand—even welcome—high degrees of candor concerning their performance with the goal of improving it. As a result,...
Xtime Releases Its 2017 Mobile Numbers
REDWOOD CITY, CA – February 7, 2018 – Xtime has released its proprietary statistics of dealership mobile activity for 2017. Xtime found that in 2017, desktop appointments increased by 5.0 percent. More and more consumers want to make service appointments online and...
An Amazing Business Opportunity That Nobody is Doing
Whenever a need arises in the marketplace, inevitably an entrepreneurial spirit finds a way to fill that need. However, in the last few years there has been a need in the retail automotive industry that nobody seems to be filling. First, some backstory. Auto dealer...
Witt’s Wise Words: How To Build A Culture of Consistency
How do you know if you’ve got the trust and respect of your customers and employees? In this week’s Witt’s Wise Words, ELEAD1ONE Partner Bill Wittenmyer breaks down how to earn that trust through a culture of consistency. Watch now to learn more.
Digital Retailing in the Automotive Industry
The evolution of digital retail is making its way through the automotive data sphere just as attribution did in the last few years. Another in a long line of digital buzzwords we cannot help but be swept up by. As we’ve all seen and experienced, that fevered focus on...
Sales Growth With the A.B.C.’s of CRM Metric Coaching
Within your dashboards of all your various software tools, you have spreadsheets, and data comparisons for you as a sales manager, GSM, GM or Dealer Principal to review. As you already know, the data comes from many different sources. The data may come from sales...
TagRail™ Announces Market Scan and F&I Express Integrations, Enables VIN-Specific, Penny-Perfect Online F&I Shopping on its New Digital Retail Platform
DUBLIN, CA – February 09, 2018 – TagRail™, the creator of DealerTag™ and the Lexus Plus CEM App, announced today the integration of Market Scan and F&I Express services into its new Digital Retail Platform. Now TagRail’s platform provides shoppers a...
You Need to Know How Google Can Help You Sell More Cars
As a dealer, you’ve probably heard of Google’s “Micro-Moments”. They are defined as “times when car shoppers turn to digital to help select the perfect vehicle for their needs”.1 These micro-moments reveal where shoppers are, what they’re searching for, and what...
AutoLoop Teams Up With Hyundai to Offer the Ultimate Service Lane Solution for the Hyundai Service Lane Technology Program
CLEARWATER, Fla., Feb. 9, 2018 – AutoLoop, LLC, the leading provider of automotive dealer service, sales and marketing solutions, announced today that its proprietary service platform is now one of Hyundai’s certified Service Lane Technology solutions. By integrating...
Freebie Friday: Failing to Optimize is Falling Behind
In this #FreebieFriday, ELEAD1ONE Partner Bill Wittenmyer explains why you should be optimizing everything you can. From technology to processes and even your team if you want to be more successful then your competitors. Watch this week’s FF to learn more.
2018 TCPA Texting Rules Every Car Dealership Should Know
Today’s reality regarding real time communication is proven in the data. On average, smart phone users in the United States send 764 text messages and place 164 phone calls per month. Without a doubt, younger users skew the data, but even people aged 55 to 64 text on...
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