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10 Things To Stop You Getting "Sales Sick"

This past week I’ve had my nephew from Melbourne staying with us while he is on university holidays. He is in his second year on the way to becoming a doctor, but unfortunately all his studies so far couldn’t prevent him from getting food poisoning last night! (Must have been my cooking!)
Absolutely no one likes getting sick. But when you do get sick, thank goodness there are doctors and hospitals on call to help get us back on out feet again. 
The problem…
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Added by Dave Benson on February 21, 2017 at 2:30am — No Comments

Hire professional chauffeurs to impress your VIP clients

Many companies these days, choose to hire the best chauffeur services and their associated luxury cars, to impress their important business clients. By picking them up from airports and other locations and transporting them to their business destination, they can provide their clients with a safe and comfortable journey, and of course, impress them at the same time. For whatever reason you are using a chauffeur service, you can be assured that your journey will have been planned and carried…

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Added by mary yohanan on February 20, 2017 at 7:57am — No Comments

What Jobs Boards to use to Tap into Talent "The Recruiter" Episode 10

Added by Craig Lockerd on February 17, 2017 at 3:49pm — No Comments

How to.Where to Place Your Automotive Help Wanted Ad *The Recruiter* Episode 9

Where to Place Your Automotive Help Wanted Ad

You've followed all the steps and properly titled your ad, good description, key and tag words, now where do you place it? Your career tab can become an actual job board that can be indexed from Indeed.com , Simply Hired, Zip Recruiter and more. You now will be driving job seekers back…

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Added by Craig Lockerd on February 17, 2017 at 3:48pm — No Comments

Automotive Parts Manager – Spirit Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram

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Added by Craig Lockerd on February 17, 2017 at 3:31pm — No Comments

Sometimes you should say what you will not do to make a sale

I will never forget selling vehicles online in the 80's.  After three years, I had my own advertising, my own customer base, my own phone pops, set my own hours, and got paid on everything.  Although most of my inquiries began online or with a phone call, I had the highest gross average in the store.

Just like your inquiries, phone pops and emails would be about…

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Added by Israeli rothman on February 17, 2017 at 12:00pm — 3 Comments

People and the Road to Dealership Profitability

My Company Recently launched a blog, here is an article one of my partners wrote. (Link is at the bottom)

Your People are the Lynchpins of Your Dealership

Leaving the most crucial aspect of your business for last was not by accident. Your people are the lynchpins of your dealership. You can focus on product and process all day, but people make or break the success of your business.

Throughout my career I've had the fortune to observe hundreds of dealerships, large and…

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Added by Angela Mancuso on February 16, 2017 at 1:08pm — 2 Comments

Come on – Does Video REALLY sell cars?

Technology has drastically changed the way businesses and auto dealers operate. Hey, think about it. It was not too far in the distant past that we did just about everything via fax machine. Leads came in, financing was secured and, well, just about everything was via fax.

 

Consider this… there was once a time when radio and newspaper were the dominant media…

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Added by Timmy D. James on February 16, 2017 at 8:43am — 1 Comment

Who's Bad? The Coach or The Players?

One (bad) habit I have every single morning is to check Fox Sports News the moment my feet are on the floor… For a sports fanatic like me, it’s a priority to check in with the overnight Premier League and Champions League scores.

This week has been a big week for that!

Barcelona getting done 4-0 to PSG! What the!

And yesterday, Arsenal getting done 5-1 to Bayern! That’s insane!

As I was reading the report of the Arsenal game, I came…

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Added by Dave Benson on February 16, 2017 at 2:50am — No Comments

Culture, Customers and Your Dealership in a Flattening Market

If you examine the average dealership’s sales since 2010, you’ll notice that they’ve steadily been growing year-over-year. Of course, the average dealer has been growing because the market has been growing; and while everyone has seen sales increases over the last several years, only a small percentage of dealers have experienced an actual increase in their…

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Added by Steve Stauning on February 15, 2017 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

BOTS EXPOSED: Defining & Uncovering Your Wasted Ad Spend

Over the last several months, it’s been refreshing to see more and more automotive leaders shifting their focus from quantity to quality when it comes to their website traffic and overall marketing. Rather than holding value in the number of site visits, the value has shifted to the…

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Added by David Metter on February 15, 2017 at 4:52pm — 2 Comments

Is Simplicity Better for Advertising?

This week on Think Tank Tuesday, Paul goes through some of the titles of sales events that we’ve all heard of…but may not really understand.

We’d love to hear what you have to say. Comment below and follow us on Facebook.

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Added by Paul Potratz on February 14, 2017 at 5:39pm — No Comments

6 Things You Should Know About Your PC

A PC is arguably the most important tool you use on a daily basis. It's used to communicate with customers and your colleagues. It's used to store documents and other important files. It's used to run business applications and to access the outside world via the Internet, as well as cloud-based applications.…

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Added by Erik Nachbahr, CISSP on February 14, 2017 at 12:25pm — No Comments

How to Introduce a New Technology Into Your Dealership

Every year at NADA I am amazed at the number of new and exciting technologies being introduced. Some are completely new, like virtual reality showrooms; others are upgrades to existing applications that dealers use on a daily basis, such as a CRM or DMS.

 

It's easy to…

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Added by Mike Esposito on February 14, 2017 at 11:35am — 1 Comment

SWAPALEASE.COM UNVEILS QUARTERLY AUTO LEASE TRENDS REPORT FOR Q4 2016

Swapalease.com, the nation’s largest online car lease marketplace, today released its quarterly lease trends report for the fourth quarter, 2016 (click here to access the report). The report shows that Hyundai, Subaru and GMC each saw noticeable gains in search traffic for the online marketplace, which matches a person wanting out of their lease with an individual looking to take over the remaining…

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Added by John Sternal on February 14, 2017 at 10:32am — No Comments

Nobody’s Perfect: Trust Your Team

In the automotive industry, as in all others, no matter whether you’re in a dealership or work as a vendor, you’re most likely part of a team. Sometimes the people on your team (or perhaps, even you) neglect an important detail or fail at something important. When this happens, it can cultivate emotions such as mistrust and anger. That lost commission, upset customer, or…

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Added by Mike Gorun on February 14, 2017 at 9:25am — No Comments

How to Develop a Game With Unity 3D?

What would a Unity 3d game cost? The unstoppable rise of mobile gaming for iOS and Android.Unity has been circulating around the games industry. Choosing the right game engine with Unity

https://erminesoft.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-develop-a-game-with-unity3d/

Added by Vlad Pshenychka on February 14, 2017 at 9:00am — No Comments

How to Port an iOS App to Android

80% of the global market for mobile devices is occupied by Android gadgets! They come with an affordable price tag so many of potential customers have a device running on Android. An uncovered market is still waiting apps become available at Google Play. Benefits, ways, pros and figures to ensure you to port your app from iOS to Android are below

Added by Vlad Pshenychka on February 14, 2017 at 8:59am — No Comments

Will Customers Finance Their Cars Online?

Your customer is knee-deep in the car-buying process and ready for the final part, the car financing. Finally, after hours of deal making, they sign the terms.

 

But in your customer’s mind, was the long process worth it?

 

It’s a New World Out There

 

The car-buying process has been turned upside down by the advent of online…

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Added by Devin Koskan on February 14, 2017 at 8:31am — No Comments

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