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At its core, the desking process should be simple. But the reality is, if you ask ten dealerships how they desk deals, you’ll get ten

We live in an era where a simple tap on your phone can bring almost anything to your doorstep within hours. According to Statista, in

70 percent of consumers turn to YouTube for things like reviews, test drives, or comparison analyses during their car-buying process, according to Millward Brown Digital.

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

Service Department

Picture this: You arrive at a hotel after a long day of travel.  It’s well past midnight and you find yourself alone in a quiet

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