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4 Steps to Maximize Local Search Success
4 steps to maximize local search success, according to Search Engine Watch. While spot-on accurate and a good reminder, it only tells a quarter of the story you should consider while planning local marketing efforts. Here is a four-step process to maximize local...
Distracted Drivers – Why isn’t cell phone use accurately reported?
It is estimated that of the total fatal car crashes using cell phones in 2011, only 52% were properly coded in the national database as involving cell phone use. This is due to a variety of issues, but the biggest issue is the misrepresentation of the risk of cell...
4-year Auto Theft, Insurance Scam Investigation Leads to Arrests
Insurance scam investigation leads to arrests, according to LA Times. A four-year investigation ended Friday with 12 arrests, and more expected, in connection with a million-dollar auto theft ring that allegedly ripped off car dealerships and insurance companies in...
Car deals abound on big holiday sales weekend
Car deals abound on big holiday sale weekend, according to USA Today. This is a great weekend to be a car dealer. Strong Memorial Day sales are expected at dealers across the country, a reflection of a stronger economy and pent-up demand from a dreadful winter when...
The Next Up Moves Into Finance and Service Departments
The Next Up, a retail sales process (RSP) proven to improve dealership sales, today announced the extension of The Next Up web-based system to include applications for a dealership’s finance and service departments. Designed to create added accountability in the...
MSOs are taking another look at fleet work
MSOs are taking another look at fleet work, according to Search Auto Parts. Mike Quinn said he saw a shift among some fleet managers over the last decade he operated an MSO collision repair business. “In the past, a lot of fleet managers were more about wanted cars...
Troubleshooting 5 Common Body Shop Marketing Problems
Troubleshooting 5 common body shop marketing problems, from Stratosphere Studio. One of the most frequent problems we find among collision repair shops all over the country is that they seem to be doing everything they can to market their businesses, but that...
AutoStar Solutions and SendMeAFriend launch partnership to automate customer referrals for car dealerships
AutoStar Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise-level software to independent automotive dealerships and finance companies, has announced a new alliance with SendMeAFriend, an online referral system that proactively engages a franchise’s customers and...
Joe Verde Sales and Management Training Announces Upcoming Summer Season Workshop Series for U.S. Auto Dealers
Joe Verde Sales and Management Training, Inc., today announced the dates of its summer training workshop series. Two separate workshops are being offered at various locations throughout the U.S. “Team Leadership” For Retail Sales Managers: How to Double Your Net...
Auto parts price-fixing probe rattles industry
Auto parts price-fixing probe rattles industry, according to The Detroit News. An investigation into price-fixing and bid-rigging in the auto parts industry has mushroomed into the Justice Department’s largest criminal antitrust probe ever, and it’s not over yet. The...
Profits flat at U.S. dealerships despite rising sales
Profits flat at U.S. dealerships despite rising sales, according to The Detroit News. Because of tough competition, profits at the nation’s 17,665 new-car dealers remained flat in 2013 despite rising auto sales. As a percentage of total sales, profitability at new-car...
Just Give Me 4 Tires and a Motor: Career Choices for Gear Heads
Some of us just have an obsession. An itch that can only be scratched by tinkering. Putting things together, taking them apart, seeing how they work. And if those things happen to make a deep rumbling noise and propel you really fast when properly assembled, well then...
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