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2011 is on the doorstep.



Anytime of the year is time for reflection, goal setting and renewed committment.



However, this time of the year is particularly important as the year is winding down and we take time to look at what we have accomplished in 2010 and what we would like to do better in 2011.



This is not a “Goal” setting blah blah blah blog post. If you are in a Leadership position in your Dealership and you need a lesson on Goal setting and business planning,…

Peter Bond of Automotive Resource Group and Bill Goodfriend of UpLead Technology are pleased to officially announce the news of our new corporate partnership. Improving the automotive industry one dealer at a time. Automotive Resource Group + UpLead Technology = Success!

www.argprofits.com + www.upleadtechnology = Succes!

Dealerships are jumping into Social Media and I’m excited. But who’s going to manage the beast? Back when the Internet was emerging, dealers or GM’s would assign someone in the store to handle it ‘in their spare time’. I was one of those. Today, dealers should be cautious

using this same tactic for Social Media. As we found out with the Internet, Social Media is not a fad that will be gone in a few…

Mobile Marketing comes in many forms and each can be beneficial to your Car Dealership. Text Message Marketing (also known as Short Message Service Marketing or SMS Marketing), Mobile Websites and Smartphone

Apps are the three dominate forms that Mobile Marketing comes in.

Considering 85% of Americans own a cell phone, while only 80% have a

land line, it seems that Mobile Marketing is worth looking into.

Text…

AdAgencyOnline.Net, a nationally recognized automotive advertising resource / networking portal, announced that they will reviewing a respected auto industry focused Internet marketing platform, AutoRevo, on their blog talk radio station WAAOL, All Automotive Advertising News All The Time. Philip Zelinger, the President of Ad Agency Online, L.L.C. and the host of WAAOL, will…

Imagine the incredible results you’d have if you and your team really focused on a consistent basis.

You’d likely…

• contribute more
• waste less time ramping back up
• serve customers better (internally and externally)
• find more customers
• come up with more ideas
• plan better
• be less frustrated and stressed
• help others focus more (by…

When we sell something, a verbal thank you is almost automatic – so automatic, sometimes it can be perceived as less than genuine – a “comment on the weather” filler at best.

Should we do more? Of course.

Most of us work extremely hard to bring in new customers and once we do, we’re given an opportunity to begin building a “barrier to entry” for our competitors – a much more enjoyable position than fighting through…

Back in the day when a sales person brought an incomplete offer to the desk, I would just get up, and sit down with the prospect and finish getting the complete offer. Teaching and Training at the same time.

When confronted with a difficult deal, instead of going back and forth, again I would sit with the prospect and work on closing the deal.

In addition to setting records, this method of management caused my sales people to be very loyal. When I retired from…