I just read this post by Dave Logan

Published on MoneyWatch/ October 4, 2012

(I haven't read anything lately that made me look at how I lead and manage, more than this article.  Hope someone else finds it helpful).

The mindset of great…

5 Popular Aftermarket Accessories and How to Sell Them

If you are in a dealership that has an accessories profit center you already understand the revenue potential. The fact is consumers are constantly looking for ways to personalize everything from their electronic devices like…

This new guidance was posted on August 31, 2012 by the IRS, in collaboration with the Department of Treasury, Department of Labor, and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The guidance explains how employers can use a moving average to determine the status of full time employees, and answers questions employers might have about handling automatic enrollment of new…

I’m not really sure when the first time was that I heard somebody curse or that I even knew that it was a curse word at the time. I assume the first time I probably cursed myself was sometime in my teens, all the knuckleheads I hung around with did so of course I didn’t want to be odd man out… thats when it all began.

Nobody cussed on TV and none of the movies I was allowed to go see had any cussing in them, can’t recall hearing either one…

Winners are always Optimistic and NEVER give up.  When a reporter asked Thomas Edison about his "failures" in discovering the light bulb, he simply said, I NEVER FAILED.  I just found 9,999 ways not to make a light bulb. 

Everyone need to LEARN from a variety of mentors and take the best practices from each and discover the techniques that best works for their personality and style.  When you don't give up, YOUR LIGHT can burn…

Award recognizes the most innovative auto dealership strategies of 2012; Finalists include Daniel Boismier, Alan Krutsch, Wendy Lowen, Matthew Smith, and Bryan Wilson

Salt Lake City, Utah – October 8, 2012 – DrivingSales today announced that five auto dealer finalists have been selected for the 2012 DrivingSales Dealer Best Idea Awards. The awards…

Conner’s presentation “Close the Dealer ‘App Gap’” joins an agenda that also includes Billy Beane of ‘Moneyball’ fame, Facebook, and Google

Medford, OR – October 8, 2012 – Mark Conner, assistant vice president of Marketing for Lithia Motors, Inc. has been selected to present at the fourth annual DrivingSales Executive Summit (DSES), the most authoritative…

There's something missing on most automotive mobile websites and apps. Everyone has "Get Directions". Most attach to the device mapping app to allow for navigation, though some still rely on sending people directly to Google maps, not navigation. The portion that's missing from many mobile sites and apps is the…

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A message from Stan Sher, the founder of Dealer eTraining and Stan Sher Consulting.  The story and explanation of the message is to let you know that the only way you can continue to grow and be the best is by simply getting excited.  Create…

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Stan Sher of Stan Sher Consulting and Dealer eTraining would like to give a shout out "Thank You" message to the one and only Grant Cardone.  Stan is sporting Cardone posters and gear in order to stay motivated.  The goal is…

Engagement is everything! If your online community is not engaging you, they aren’t seeing your message. I went into a lot more detail in a recent blog post that I wrote entitled “Car Dealers Are Not the Kardashians”.

One note before I begin, having a lot of Facebook likes is great but having quality LOCAL likes is so much more important. A lot of what I will talk about will be general tips but take them and put a local twist whenever possible. Find topics that people in your…

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Stan Sher of Dealer eTraining and co-host of Internet Sales 20 Group in Chicago October 23-25, 2012 wants to personally thank Higher Gear Group for being our title sponsor.  Robert Gruen, the founder of Higher Gear Group will also be speaking at this event.…

The most trusted name in live chat brings the top ten blogs and auto news stories right to you! We monitor industry trends, current events and the auto dealer community every week to bring you the top ten blogs and automotive stories from around the globe. In this weekly edition – Facebook hits a billion users, a presidential debate, and social media from…

Getting anyone to recommend a BDC process, lay out a live agent pay plan, and do some comparison between an in-store, centralized, and 3rd-Party BDC at the same time is often difficult.  Especially written down and public--well, here is mine on the link below.



Local Market factors must still…

Sean Stapleton, vice president of sales at VinSolutions, is sharing his expertise with automotive dealers and managers on how to connect the data point dots to map real buyer behavior.

Cutting-edge technology exists that allows the modern and next generation automotive dealership to collect multiple points of data from many different sources and consolidate the view to enhance the consumer online and offline buying experience. Dealers and managers will learn…

I have been the Internet Director for a small automotive group here in Moline, Illinois now for a couple months. Before this, I held the same job at another group in West Central Illinois for about two and a half years. It’s been a wonderful and exciting few years, filled with success and fulfillment for me.

Though I have figured a lot of things out, some stuff remains a mystery. For instance…S.E.O. Marketers.  Let me explain: Every week I get 3-5 internet leads from various…

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Automotive Internet Lead Management Sales and CRM/ILM strategies to be taught by Stan Sher of Dealer eTraining on October 11, 2012 at Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association (GNYADA).

Facebook has hit another incredible milestone yesterday; the social network now has over a billion active monthly users. Did you read that right? That’s a BILLION with a B. Every single month. Marketing using Facebookcan potentially reach…