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.

Given the time of year, Black Book editors are beginning to notice a healthy amount of 2015 model-year vehicles entering the auction lanes. This is in line with typical seasonal patterns, especially as dealers begin to…

A Single Word Changes Your Emails' Open and Click-Through Rates

Want to send better e-mails? The trick is to A/B test it. This week on Think Tank Tuesday, I discuss the key points to remember when creating your subject lines and email templates that will drive more…

(Another helpful excerpt from our free 2015 Car Dealer Mystery Shop Study of more than 400 dealers.)

Why Does Lead Response Matter?

Lately, much has been written about the drop in the number of electronic sales leads dealers receive – not coincidentally, of course, most often by those wishing to sell more of their own brand of marketing to these same dealers – and while the decline…

Experience and Relationships are the Building Blocks of Your Brand

Ask most people what they think of walking …

What if you could utilize technology to easily understand customers’ behavior and engage them in a more effective, more targeted conversation via digital channels? And what if that same technology seamlessly utilized integrated behavioral patterns and analytics to target ready-to-send campaigns you could access and execute from an easy-to-use platform?

Enter…

I just finished writing an article for Service Drive Today. The article will be published in August’s edition of the magazine. In this particular article, I will be talking about how to get your sales and service departments to become more cohesive and more productive in their day to day operations. Sales and service departments have become information silos that we must…

Gone are the days when motorcycle riding used to be the sole preserve of men. An increasing number of women across the world are now taking up motorcycle riding. As per the stats available, around 12-13% of motorcycle owners are women. Although they are still in the minority, the number of women motorcycle drivers is increasing at a rapid pace. Here are some of the main reasons why women should ride a motorcycle-…

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ALBANY, N.Y. – July 20th, 2015 – Auto/Mate Dealership Systems (http://www.automate.com) announced today it will be hosting its Fall User Summit in Oak Brook, IL near Chicago on October 12th and 13th, 2015. Auto/Mate's dealership customers are invited to attend the event that features…

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Epic Ways to Tell Your Brand Story

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Last year, Facebook changed its algorithm to favor video content in an effort to gain market share in the very popular video content market. In fact, it’s done such a good job that daily video views increased by 400 percent – a huge rise over its September, 2014 numbers of 1 billion per day,  to an incredible 4 billion per day. That’s a significant rise in less than a…

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Lay your foundation to create a conducive sales environment. Protect and maintain this foundation. 

 

If you don't believe this is one of the primary responsibilities of a GM/ Owner/Manager, I bet know what type of sales environment you have created.

 

"Attitude is everything", "Your attitude determines your altitude", "Everything starts with attitude", slogans and banners and pictures are all over every auto…

Latest Facebook Update Is Exactly What We've Been Looking For

Facebook is the 3rd largest search engine, and they are about to make some changes that will affect your Facebook advertising. With this change, we will be able to get better analytics, better bids, and much better campaign options. There's also a big update coming to the mobile Facebook app you will need to know…

Putting Social Media to Work at Your Dealership

There are two opposing schools of thought regarding social media and business; some believe social media can boost your brand into orbit, while others are steadfast in their belief that no amount of social media interaction will have an effect on your success. After reading this article, you’ll not only know why this argument exists, but you’ll also finally get an answer to your questions about whether social media really can work to…

Click here to hear Mark Tewart's latest AutoSuccess Podcast discussing the role of resilience in success in both sales and life.

In this highly regulated industry, there has been some recent debate as to if dealership salespeople should be allowed to establish and control their own personal branding.

In the past, personal branding by salespeople was geographically restricted, simply because the technology didn’t exist to go much further. Salespeople would find strategic places to…

Getting people to download your Dealer App is easy and fun.  It doesn’t cost much to market your app and get customers using it.  Dealers around the nation have experienced increases in sales, customer retention and customer satisfaction when they actively promote their DealerApp.  Dealers recognize that since people love apps, giving them a Dealer App that offers an easier way to do business and communicate is a very good thing. 

There are many ways out there to promote your…