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New to Content Marketing? Start Here
Unless you’ve been stranded on a desert island somewhere, content marketing has likely been on your radar. If you’re new to content marketing, things can get a little hazy, especially if you’re someone
DealerSocket Amps up Spotlight on Independent Dealers with Six New Product Demonstrations at NIADA Convention
DealerSocket, a leading technology provider with a growing focus on Independent dealerships, has ratcheted up its solutions for this specialty market with a jam-packed schedule of new product
5 Pointers To Preserve and Protect Profitability As You Acquire Used Vehicles
If you pay too much for an auction or trade-in vehicle, you’ve shrunk the spread between your costs to acquire and recondition the unit, and its retail selling point. Conversely, if you “steal” a car
A Closer Look at Over-aged Units
Absolutely amazing, after all these years, here we sit, going through this again. Countless times, over and over again, over-aged vehicles represent statement profit that is a fantasy.
Operating Efficiency, and Community Engagement Strategies for Fast Changing Auto Industry
The auto industry is changing fast, and smart dealership groups are finding innovative ways to adapt, both on the retail front end and in the back office.
Receipting Parts
On the surface there doesn’t seem to be anything so simple and mundane as receipting parts, in fact the chore is usually given to some of the least qualified people in the Parts Department.
Overcome Loss Aversion and Make Tough Decisions
You may not have heard of them, but Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky are rock stars. Their band name doesn’t have the same ring as say, Hall & Oates, but these men helped develop some
Go Honda Go!
In the Alamo City, stories of Davy Crockett and historic cries of “Remember the Alamo” can be heard in the streets. More recently, championship runs by the San Antonio Spurs have inspired raucous
Uber & Short-Term Leasing – Can It Work?
Uber is looking to turn the leasing market upside down by helping its fleet of drivers obtain “short term” leases for a low, financial commitment ($250 deposit). The goal, of course, is to enable more
Has Your Dealership Embraced Mobile Tablets?
Are employees in your dealership using mobile tablets in service, sales and/or F&I departments? Despite much interest and even hype surrounding usage of mobile tablets in the dealership,
Staffing: How Many Support Peeps Do You Need – Or Can Afford?
How many peeps does it take to screw in a light bulb in a dealership service department? Let’s calculate, a factory expert to determine the appropriate bulb (new national factory VP), a parts person to
Turning Low Profit Recalls into High Profit Maintenance
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been tracking vehicle recalls since 1966. There were roughly 6 million vehicle recalls per year from 1966-1996 and about 17 million per year since then.
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