Troy Spring's Blog – January 2012 Archive (5)

Has anything really changed but the price?

1928 CAR REPAIR MAILER.
AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR ADVERTISEMENT IN 1928...
SENT ON A PENNY POSTCARD

I thought this was awesome!!!!!!!  The concept is the same now a days, stay…

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Added by Troy Spring on January 9, 2012 at 8:11am — 9 Comments

Is promoting on this site OK and is it right?

It was my belief that this site was meant to share your talents, thoughts and relevant material that makes for a community of Car "Guys and Gals" that stay sharp, get educated and have a forum for discussions to better all of our careers.  I have remained very steadfast to those cores and have never that i can remember posted a video or blog post that direct sells my…

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Added by Troy Spring on January 5, 2012 at 5:45pm — 12 Comments

Problem employee? Look for the "D"

I read a book years ago called "How to become a great boss" it was in my earlier management days and this particular chapter stayed with and I do not think I will ever forget it.  When you have an employee that is suffering performance wise and you need to figure out why, just start with "D" words and you will probably find your problem.   what are "D" words?   Well, it has been years since I read the book so I won't completely accurate I am sure but they include.

Drugs / even…

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Added by Troy Spring on January 5, 2012 at 7:41am — 1 Comment

True 2% Car... We are idiots

I get that 2% is a nice market share and that True Car will grow this year.   But I read an article yesterday that also states that they only accounted for 2% of the market share.   I own a direct mail company and I bet if we did some numbers we would find out that direct mail accounted for 5% plus of the market sales last year. (I wish we could get that kind of publicity)  True Car is Advertising and we are giving them a ton of publicity and a lot of our time and energy for a 2% share and a…

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Added by Troy Spring on January 3, 2012 at 9:15pm — 2 Comments

Are you AWESOME at what you do?

Hello everyone, my name is Troy Spring, my friends call me Turbo, and I am AWESOME at what I do.  What is it that I do?  Consult dealerships, motivate people and sell them the best value in direct mail you can find.  There, I said it. You know what, it is a crazy world out there where being confident in what you do is sometimes frowned upon.   I think there is a huge difference between Cocky and Confident as well as Arrogance and Confidence.  

I would…

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Added by Troy Spring on January 2, 2012 at 1:48pm — 4 Comments

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