Cash buyers are an important but often overlooked segment of customers who pose a significant risk to auto dealers and manufacturers if left unmanaged. In the first half of 2019, customers who purchased vehicles with cash accounted for 24% of all new vehicle sales. For some luxury brands, cash buyers are even more important since they can represent close to…
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Buying a car is a huge investment but you can still save a few dollars if you do it right. If you want to go for a used car, you must act more consciously to make sure that you get the best deal from the dealer. Since there would be a lot of options to choose from, you should make a calculated and informed decision.
Here are the top seven tips…
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Up to 95 percent of today’s shoppers go online to research vehicles. But they still want a personal connection. According to the Local Search Association, 61 percent of new and used vehicle shoppers call a dealership once they’ve completed their online research. This number is likely to grow due to the prevalence of smart phones and click-to-call…
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“Our lives move in the direction of our strongest thoughts.” – Craig Groeschel, Senior Pastor of Life Church & Bestselling Author
We all have our own beliefs, some of which tend to be universal. Such as the above statement from Craig Groeschel, which, in my opinion, is simply too powerful…
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As 2019 draws to a close, all of us at Elead would like to thank you, our dealer partners and customers, for a wonderful year.
As a token of our appreciation, we’ve compiled a list of our best blog articles on automotive retail from 2019. These insightful articles will give you all the tools you need to grow your dealership’s revenue to new heights in 2020.
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Survey Results Reveal Consumer Buying and Leasing Habits, Preferences, and Shopping Needs
Swapalease.com, the nation’s largest car lease marketplace, announced today the results of a holiday shopping survey, revealing consumer shopping trends and spending motives. Respondents were asked about the types of vehicles they were shopping for, how they shop for a vehicle, motivating factors in selecting their next vehicle as well as their opinions on holiday automotive…
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Google Analytics is a beast. Within it, you can access all the data about your website that you could ever need. Unfortunately, since it is so jam-packed with great data, it can be hard to even know where to begin. I consistently meet with car dealers who aren't sure what reports they should be looking at and what data they should be gleaned from those…
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According to The Blue Sky Report® by Kerrigan Advisors, buy/sell market expected to finish at 2018 levels; average dealership earnings annualizing to 9.3% increase, on pace to reach 2015 peak profit level of $1.5M
Irvine, CA – December 16, 2019 – The 2019 auto dealership buy/sell market picked up speed during the third quarter and is now poised to register another 200+ transaction year in 2019 – meeting or exceeding 2018…
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ALBANY, N.Y. – December 16, 2019 – Auto/Mate Dealership Systems has hired Brian Davis as the company’s new Regional Sales Manager for the Mid-Atlantic Territory. Based in Richmond VA, Davis is responsible for cultivating and managing relationships with franchise and independent auto dealerships. He reports to East Coast District Manager Mike Siomacco.
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Two things to consider in today’s uncertain times.
Agencies should consider at least two key supply-side metrics for their clients that will help them elevate the conversation from leads:
Added by Jim Flint on December 13, 2019 at 10:30am — No Comments
In search of service revenue, dealerships turn to randomly scheduling service appointments regardless of shop capacity. Or they take everyone that drives up. This can easily overwhelm the service department. It leaves customers frustrated and causes a LOSS in service revenue from both new/drive-up customers and customers with appointments.
How…
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Transportation of goods between countries takes place for many reasons. The majority, however, is for reasons of increasing the value of the goods. With the rapid growth of e-commerce, a large number of smaller businesses now require international transportation. In this article, we aim to explain the different steps you should be aware of before you book your first shipment.
Booking agents, shipping lines, customer house…
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Extensive Experience in Engineering, Platform Design and Software Development
to Innovate and Scale Mobility Platform
Beep, a Florida-based autonomous mobility solutions company, today announced it has appointed Clayton Tino, Ph.D., as Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Tino will focus his efforts on defining and managing Beep’s product strategy and delivery.
Tino has extensive technology experience in platform design and software development. Prior to joining Beep, he…
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Grapevine, Texas, December 10, 2019 -- DealerBuilt, an enterprise Dealer Management System (DMS) for automobile…
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Host Dane Saville dives into the details for creating diverse new and used car campaigns for your dealership's paid Facebook strategy.
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Welcome back to our video series, Ali Reda’s Road to Sales Success! We’ve been taking a close look into the sales process of my good friend, Mr. Ali Reda! You see, we’ve been working on a new program - one…
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In last week’s video from the series, Ali Reda’s Road to Sales Success, we began to learn more about using your social network to market your business. You see, working with Carlos has not only been a…
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In our video series Ali Reda’s Road to Sales Success, we’ve been exploring every bit of a process that we want to use to help you accomplish your dreams and goals. It worked for Ali, it’s working for…
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Here we are again with the video series, Ali Reda’s Road to Sales Success. We’ve been learning all about the social world for the last few weeks - uncovering the possibilities that lie right there…
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Host Dane Saville conjures up the power of Hulkamania to talk about a remarkable paid social media strategy that speaks to varied audiences with tailored ads and messaging.
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