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Dealership Wide

Issues that affect anyone working in an automotive dealership.

Drowning in Paper

Take a step back and look at how much paper is controlling your dealership. Every deal you complete involves nearly 39 feet of paper. When

Dealership Mobility

Mobile technology is changing lives. How do you get your breaking news? How do you take photos? What’s the last thing you do before bed?

Big Change Yield Big Results

Change is the only constant since the beginning of time. Yet, it remains one of the most difficult things to do. The majority of people

How Yelp can Help

We are living in “The Age of the Customer.” What you do at your dealership matters, but what the customer thinks about your dealership matters

True Stories: Blew the Sales

Purchasing a new vehicle is a big decision not everyone gets excited about. Some people love their current car but realize it is time for

True Stories

Approximately 70 percent of buying experiences are based on how customers feel they are being treated. And, it takes 12 positive experiences to make up

Papercuts

When I talk to dealers today, I’ll inevitably hear a comment about how dealerships are drowning in paper — from Sales, F&I, and Accounting to Service,

Birthday

A simple birthday card can make a difference. Yet in my experience, most dealerships don’t send birthday cards to customers on a regular basis. Those

Squirrel

I have a two-year old Goldendoodle who is extremely intelligent. He picks up on tricks very quickly, performing them with ease… until he sees a

Email process

What Customers Want Customer expectations are changing rapidly. The old order of customer expectations at a dealership is over and the new order revolves around