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Harnessing The “Human” Mindset

The all elusive holy grail of marketing is within our grasp but most fail to truly understand its power to both create and destroy. It is both the bringer of life and of death but if used correctly can push your sales to new heights… but if only.



Marketers have been searching, for as long as advertising has been around, for bigger and better ways to engage their audience. If it’s an ad on billboard, a letter in the mail or a commercial on TV marketers are always… Continue

Added by David Johnson on September 21, 2010 at 2:21pm — No Comments

Social Media, The New Top Of Mind & 5 Tips To Help You Create It



Top of Mind Awareness is one of those terms you hear thrown around a lot by marketing reps. Wikipedia defines it as "Owning the space that your product or service occupies between your prospects' ears. That way, when they're ready to buy they think of you first." One of their definitions anyway, and the one I liked the most!…

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Added by David Johnson on May 18, 2010 at 3:07pm — 1 Comment

If I Sold Cars Today - How Would I Do It Differently

The last year that I sold cars, before starting a BDC, was 2003. While 7 years doesn't seem like that long it was a lifetime in technology, and if I had to do it all over again I'd do it the same way. What? That's right, I'd do it the same but I would go about it very, very differently. You see, even back when I first started selling cars I understood the value of…

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Added by David Johnson on May 3, 2010 at 9:13pm — No Comments

Social Influence, Not Just For Your Sales Department: A Special Finance Perspective

In the auto industry social media can play a huge role in brand management by bringing trust, recognition, and awareness to more than just your sales department. It can also boost your service and parts business as well as highlighting specific aspects of your F&I, such as buy here pay here and special finance, the latter of which will be the cornerstone of…

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Added by David Johnson on April 19, 2010 at 9:23pm — No Comments

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