SureSale enters the Louisville market with certified used vehicle program that offers consumers peace of mind and auto dealerships a turnkey vehicle certification program, including a free CAReport, 150-point inspection, 5-month, 5,000-mile warranty, and a 5-day exchange guarantee

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Mason City Iowa, July 15, 2019 -- DealerBuilt, a proven enterprise Dealer Management System (DMS) for automobile…

The Seamless online to in-store sales platform for auto dealers enjoys sustained growth due to the addition…

In the last seven years, new vehicle gross margins have declined from four percent to two percent. If that pace continues, profit margins will be wiped out by 2025. It appears that the front-end grosses dealers enjoyed 10 or 15 years ago are never coming back.

F&I profits have made up for some of these lost profits, but this trend is not…

In this video blog, Jim Flint, CEO, and Founder of Local Search Group discusses advertising spend, and various ways to allocate your budget via cost per sale thinking.

1. INTRODUCING IFREQS® ROBOTC ARM MOBILE PHONE HOLDER FOR CAR

Fundamentally redesigned and re-engineered. The latest innovation and a patented design phone holder make your phone safe all…

This week, Jeff discusses the important topic of goals. We are at the halfway mark, so it's time to evaluate your goals. As a service advisor., have you reached them? Have you fallen behind? What are you doing to get back on track and re-project for the second half of the year? Stay tuned for Jeff's expert advise on maximizing your time on the service drive. Copyright 2019 Wm Jeff Cowan

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Though every vehicle today comes with a recommended maintenance schedule from the manufacturer, many consumers don’t follow them. What’s worse, some may not even know they exist! We recently surveyed 1,000 auto dealer customers and found that younger generations are less likely to follow manufacturer recommendations than their older counterparts. While 61% of…

In a quick review of dealership’s websites, I find that many are almost entirely sales focused and tend to neglect the one department that brings the most significant percentage of profit… service. Go ahead. Take a look at a few dealership websites. Service tends to be the red-headed stepchild; often neglected and forgotten. Yet it accounts for 50% or more of…

Dealers, do your computers still run the Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 2003 operating systems? Do you have a Windows Server 2008? Be aware that your machines are vulnerable to a new type of malware called BlueKeep that’s seeking to infect thousands of computers and could be more destructive than the WannaCry ransomware outbreak of 2017.

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Dealerships lose hundreds of sales opportunities every year because of missed or mishandled phone calls. On average, a dealership fails to connect with 33% of incoming calls. For every 100 calls, that means you’re missing out on 33 potential deals! Phone calls are three times more likely to convert than other types of leads. It’s crucial to fix your phone…

There are thousands of you reading our blogs, watching our videos, and keeping up with our activities on various platforms where we publish. 

I believe we all have something in common: We enjoy learning, understanding…

Ladies and gentlemen, we are back with our newest video series, Ali Reda’s Road to Sales Success! It’s time for us to talk about Carlos’ fourth week in the dealership. If you don’t know about him yet, let me bring you up to speed. Carlos is a new salesman at Les Stanford, and Ali Reda is his immediate manager and coach. We want to take…

In our video series, Ali Reda’s Road to Sales Success, we’ve told you a little about us and a little about our new friend, Carlos – a new salesman working under the tutelage of our very own, Ali Reda. In the first few weeks, Carlos is already building a business of lifelong relationships that he’s cultivated with friends who know, love, and trust him. He’s also putting himself way…

Advisors from a mix of dealers and dealer groups will help shape future company processes & product development

Lakeland, FL, July 8, 2019 - fusionZONE Automotive, LLC today announced the formation of a dealer advisory council to gather feedback and insights directly from its dealer clients to help shape future product development based on the exact needs of its…

This week, Jeff discusses how service advisors and managers can bounce back after having "scraped knees". A bad day, week, or month, cannot define your success and WILL NOT determine your momentum on the service drive. Copyright 2019 Wm Jeff Cowan

Website: www.automotiveservicetraining.com

Contact: info@jcowansprotalk.com

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In this video blog, Jim Flint, CEO, and Founder of Local Search Group discusses the differences between Click Share and Impression Share, and why knowing the difference can generate more traffic.

Process, process, process.

Processes are the core tools for business. In order to become and remain successful and competitive, Dealership Service Departments must continuously improve their processes. Failure to do so is likely to result in higher costs, lower revenues, less motivated employees and fewer satisfied…

Our Spirituality in Crisis 

How This Area of The Theory of 5 Can Pull Us Through Tough  Times

No matter how we plan and prepare, there are times in life when circumstances beyond our control can bring us to our knees. Deaths, family…