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Dealership Wide

Issues that affect anyone working in an automotive dealership.

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

Millennials

For the past several years, word on the street has been Millennials aren’t car buyers. They don’t want to buy a car, and most importantly

Hiring Questions

Sometimes it feels like your staff is just moving through a revolving door. You hire someone, and within months, or sometimes even weeks, he or

make or break a deal

I’ve been researching locations for an upcoming family vacation. We’re talking 17 people in one house for a week! Since I’m just researching, I email my

Personalities

Chances are, at some point in your life, you have taken a personality assessment. What did it tell you? Are you laid-back? A worrier? Detail-oriented?

Positive Reviews

Is all press actually good press? Recently, I typed ‘local mattress stores’ into Google Maps and without leaving the Google page I could view 30+