Win a BRAND NEW Ford Fiesta at the 4th Annual Route 23 Ford's AP Exam Challenge.

The AP Challenge is designed to reward high school students by testing their knowledge through AP Exam testing. If they achieve a score of 3 or higher they will be eligible to win one of many available prizes, including a brand new Ford Fiesta!

They must also be present at …

In the world of digital advertising, there are three primary components: targeting, messaging, and landing pages. So much emphasis is put on targeting such as PPC keywords or display ad placement. After that, the focus is often placed on the landing page, particularly with the debate over whether to point visitors towards a specific landing page or directly into…

When someone new to digital marketing reads about link building strategies, it’s likely a confusing and stressful experience. The reason is, most people try to complicate the process to sell services by convincing you there’s something proprietary about their methods.

Now, most businesses should …

The combination of consumer demand, increasing off-lease supply, and record-setting lease penetration is creating what could be sustainable momentum for the certified pre-owned (CPO) market.

To provide context, consider the following market dynamics:

• Lease originations exceeded 3.5 million in 2014, Manheim reports—their highest level since…

Over the years I've seen many dealerships terminate employees for various reasons. Most states today, state in their labor law claim, they are a right to work state. Interesting part about that is this means you really don't have to have a cause to terminate someone's employment at your dealership. Let's look at this in more detail, together we will analyze these…

This video I did over the weekend shows the importance of demonstrating and showing our clients the WOW factors of our vehicles instead of just telling them!

I'm sure you can get some inspiration and pointers from it!

Great…

Join The Content VS Retail Debate! 

This week on Think Tank Tuesday, Robert Donovan of DOM360 joins me to discuss the importance of both merchandising AND content development. Get inside knowledge on how you can marry the two schools of thought to build a robust and rock-solid marketing strategy.…

There are many tips available for how to get your car ready for winter. But not a lot of people talk about readying your car for the scorching heat, the dust, and the high temperatures summer brings. Summer can be hard on your car, but with a little effort, you’ll lessen the odds of a…

Welcome to this week's edition of Black Book Market Insights, with in-depth analysis of used car and truck valuation trends and insights straight from the auction lanes. Click here to download the full report.

As summer picks up steam, so does the depreciation of just about every car segment with the exception of Premium Sporty Cars, which has outperformed the average car for eight straight weeks. Click through to see how cars…

One of the key metrics to look at when gauging the health of your Facebook page is the “People Engaged” metric. This tells you how many of your pages’ fans are interacting with you, as well as those that are interacting but are not fans of your page. The higher that percentage, the more organic reach your posts will achieve. You obviously want people talking about your…

What You Must Know About Managing Your Reputation

A lot of businesses have learned from experience the importance of a strong reputation. Poor treatment of customers will only hurt your reputation. Keeping that in mind, here are some suggestions about how to do things the right way to gain…

Bring on More New Customers

Visitors are 144% more likely to purchase a product after seeing a video.

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  Easier 1st Page Google Ranking

  A web page with…

Optimizing your service engagement with women is the key to client retention. I had the pleasure to be on ServiceDriveToday of @CarBizToday and share ideas on how dealers can do just that with this growing customer base. Click here to view interview and learn more:…

Urbandale, IA--June 29th, 2015--Flick Fusion Video Marketing (www.flickfusion.com) announced today that Median Media, a provider of multimedia marketing solutions to small and medium sized businesses, has added Flick Fusion's inventory videos to its menu of services for auto dealerships. Flick Fusion's automated video production and distribution solutions enable Median Media to provide their auto dealership customers with the complete set of…

The Art of the Trade-in Walkaround – Setting Realistic Expectations with Customers.





Most customers looking to trade in a car bring to the dealership unrealistic expectations about the value of their trade-in.



Experts believe the Automotive Sales Consultant is the best person at the dealership to manage the customers’ expectations of the value of their trade. And, sales consultants can…

C.S.I. of course is our strongest marketing message we can deliver, but are we covering the bases? Most dealerships are extremely focused on C.S.I and so are their salespeople.  Ironically with that said, even though our number one source of customers is our previous customers the sales person who sold the…

Change isn't easy; but what I'm about to share with you is worth the challenge.

Breaking routines isn't easy but change yields long term results. On this week's Hard Facts, Samantha shows you how to shake up your routine and your priorities.…