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When NOT to be the Smartest Person in the Room
In the best-selling book of 1979, “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” by science-fiction author Douglas Adams, one of the oddest and most unique creatures exists – which is also the most useful creature in the universe: the babel fish. When you insert it into your...
BLACK BOOK VEHICLE VALUATION DATA NOW INTEGRATED INTO AUTOSOFT’S DMS
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA (January 23, 2018) – Black Book, a division of Hearst Business Media that provides industry-leading used vehicle valuation and residual value forecast solutions, announced today it has signed a partnership agreement with Autosoft, Inc., a leading...
Used Car Market Insights: Depreciation Ticks Up on Cars
Welcome to this week's edition of Black Book Market Insights, with in-depth analysis of used car and truck valuation trends and insights straight from the auction lanes. Click here to download the full report. This week’s Black Book Market Insights report illustrates...
Don’t Eat Tomato Soup with Chopsticks
As a dealership there are many ways you can identify if you’re losing customers. Through data, you can see that John Smith used to come into the dealership regularly for service but then disappeared without a peep. Why did John Smith stop coming in? Do you know? You...
Content Marketing for Dealerships: From Clicks to Sales
Taking good care of your internet sales funnel separates the powerhouse dealerships that are dominating their regions from the stores that are just getting by. Still, plenty of marketing managers are struggling to make their teams see the real-world value of strong...
Darwin Automotive Incorporates Military Lending Act Smart Disqualify Technology Into F&I Platform
Darwin’s new feature helps protect dealers and lenders and provides transparency to active duty service members Iselin, NJ, January 23, 2018 -- Darwin Automotive, a leading F&I software provider for the automotive industry, today announced that it has integrated...
Dominion Dealer Solutions Unveils State-of-the-Art Dealer Management System for Automotive Dealers
NORFOLK, Va. - JAN 22, 2018 - Dominion Dealer Solutions announced today the launch of its cloud-based automotive dealer management system (DMS), Dominion VUETM. Hosted in the Microsoft Azure Cloud, this latest achievement from Dominion features an intuitive interface...
Witt’s Wise Words: Dreaming Isn’t Doing
In this edition of Witt's Wise Words, Bill Wittenmyer shares why ideas are great but execution is more important.
5 Challenges Dealers Face in Growing Service Profits
To grow profits in today’s automotive environment, many auto dealers are focusing on growing service department revenue. Achieving this goal presents a number of challenges, including: 1) Declining new vehicle sales volumes NADA predicts 2018 new-vehicle sales of 16.7...
Hard Facts: New Video Rollout Feature For Your Google My Business Page
This week let's talk about a new roll out you'll want to capitalize on and audit. Yes, one more thing to pay attention to, but honestly if after you watch Hard Facts this week you feel that way, you're missing the boat on existing organic opportunities.
The ADA Update is Almost Here: How Accessible is Your Site?
With an upcoming deadline for the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), let’s take just a few minutes and talk about what this means for website owners. The ADA was signed into law in 1990, and was designed to prevent discrimination against marginalized groups. When...
Body Language is Important… Especially in Digital Marketing
Interpreting meaning through communication can be hard. For example, the simple statement “Fine.” What does that word really mean? Ultimately, it depends on the context and, more importantly, how it’s said and the body language which happens in that exact moment. When...
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