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The $1,300 oil change

Today let's take a look at our operations and get ready for an upcoming record year! Don't forget the dealership with the best fixed operations will always win!

 

The $1,300 oil change

 

A few years ago I was at an account of mine, working in the…

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Added by Rob Gehring on November 19, 2015 at 8:28am — No Comments

What’s Exceptional About Your Dealership? Share THAT with Women Buyers

Last time, we discussed not selling cars like they are “power tools” in your advertising. You know, “the best this, the best that”— it is so cliché and it doesn’t resonate with women. Here are four recommendations to ensure that your sales approach doesn’t fall into the “power tool sales” category, but rather, speaks to women about what’s important to them:…

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Added by Anne Fleming on November 18, 2015 at 5:14pm — 2 Comments

Underpromise and Overdeliver: How to Increase Customer Satisfaction in Auto Sales

In order to be successful in today’s extremely competitive Retail Automotive Industry, Customers need to feel more than just satisfied with their experience in your Dealership; their satisfaction needs to exceed their expectations if you want to maintain and/or grow a thriving dealership. 

No matter what the business, customers will have a minimum…

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Added by David Lewis on November 9, 2015 at 7:53am — No Comments

Help One Of Our Own. Internet Sales Consultant, Jeff Cormier Tragically Lost His 6 Year Old Son & We Are Trying To Help...



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Help One Of Our Own. Internet Sales Consultant, Jeff Cormier Tragically Lost His 6 Year Old Son & We Are Trying To Help...

I have personally gotten to know Jeff and become friends with him. He is an…

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Added by Sean V. Bradley on November 17, 2015 at 7:30am — No Comments

Are You Listening to Your Customer?

How do you communicate with your customers? Social Media must be a large part of this, as it reaches customers where they are and is becoming a regular segment of the advertising budget (and growing with each quarter).

But is it effective?…

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Added by Aimi Gundersen on November 10, 2015 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

How to never have a down month selling cars from a 30+ car salesman

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I don't have down months.…and I am going to show you how not to have down months!

Mike is an award winning salesperson at the top of his game who consistently pushes out more than 30+ units a month. While his hustle, grind and work ethic are notably impressive, there’s no denying that his branding strategies and proven techniques have brought him…

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Added by Mike Davenport on November 6, 2015 at 7:00pm — 4 Comments

Trucks Experienced Largest Declines Seen This

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.

 

The Black Book Market Insights report this week shows the heavy late-year seasonal toll being felt by many car and truck segments. In fact, trucks fell by approximately -0.80%, among the largest single-week declines felt all…

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Added by Black Book on November 10, 2015 at 4:51pm — No Comments

Customers Actually Prefer Businesses That Take the Lead

The multiple ways businesses can communicate with customers are constantly expanding - from telephone, to e-mail, to text messaging. With today’s technology, communication methods continue to evolve at unprecedented speeds. As smartphones have gotten smarter, the rise in the development of apps has introduced yet another way to communicate: push messaging. In…

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Added by David Metter on November 5, 2015 at 9:35am — No Comments

3 Proven Ways to Conquest and Close Today’s Auto Consumers

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3 Proven Ways to Conquest and Close Today’s Auto Consumers

For years, the auto industry has counted on loyal consumers and repeat buyers as a major portion of their business. A…

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Added by Larisa Bedgood on November 5, 2015 at 2:14pm — No Comments

Will the NHTSA Allow Independents to Perform Recall Repairs?

While consumers regularly patronize independent repair facilities, dealers have always been able to rest assured that any recall repair work would remain in their hands. However, according to an article in Automotive…

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Added by Chris Miller on November 6, 2015 at 8:11am — No Comments

Cars & Trucks Experience Largest Declines This Year

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.

 

The Black Book Market Insights report this week looks at the continued effects the price of gas is having on smaller cars and entry-level cars, which are showing some of the largest declines of the year. Interestingly, even…

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Added by Black Book on November 5, 2015 at 11:14am — No Comments

Developing a winning culture

Developing a winning culture is critical to achieving consistent success. It will never happen by accident and requires commitment from everyone on the team. Let’s look at a couple contrasting examples from Cleveland area sports teams.…



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Added by Rob Gehring on November 4, 2015 at 12:34pm — No Comments

This Week in Social Media

News for the Week of November 2 

Google Play Music Introduces Podcasts

Google recently introduced a podcast portal which allows podcasters to upload their shows to Google Play Music. According to Google, contextual recommendations will be…

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Added by Joseph Little on November 4, 2015 at 4:30pm — No Comments

The Three Best (and Worst!) Influencers on Your Site’s SEO

Search Engine Optimization has been hanging around as an industry buzzword for several years now. FordDirect websites claim to have a strong SEO base. Several vendors are out there selling their own SEO services to Ford and Lincoln dealers. Dealers often ask me how they’re doing and complain when they don’t show up at the top of the SERP. But what does SEO mean and what contributes to improving it?

MOZ recently released their…

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Added by Tyler Frisbie on November 4, 2015 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments

Is Your Dealership Selling Cars Like They’re Power Tools?

Women buyers have different reasons than men for choosing where they finalize the deal. Understanding the nuances of women’s buying habits can mean the difference of making a sale or losing it.

It's easy to make the assumption that price is the first priority. Price does matter, but it’s weighed along with more emotional priorities like…

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Added by Anne Fleming on November 4, 2015 at 2:20pm — No Comments

Google RankBrain: 5 Facts SEOs Need to Know

As an SEO, I've grown accustomed to frequent news about updates and other changes made to Google's algorithm. But today's news from the world's leading search engine took me for a loop.

Here at…

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Added by Mark Frost on November 4, 2015 at 8:00am — No Comments

A True Vehicle Experience...

Driving home from the airport late last Thursday night, I switched on some good old’ talk back radio to keep me awake on for the journey… Bad idea most of the time…! But this night, a motor industry expert was on talking about his demise for a car brand and giving his thoughts on how people buy cars these days. 

 

He made a comment, "most people don’t need to test drive cars before they buy them these days because it’s more about the iPhone and Bluetooth connections and other…

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Added by Dave Benson on November 1, 2015 at 4:56pm — No Comments

Don't Ignore Me.

How Customer Reviews Affect You

Most consumers read local business reviews online before purchasing products, but do they actually trust the reviews? This week on Hard Facts, Samantha tells you how to engage audiences and earn their trust.

Added by Paul Potratz on October 30, 2015 at 3:37pm — No Comments

Sell What You Love & Love What You Sell

…Why buy a car from us??



Well I’m glad you asked!



I’m currently at the stage of life that every weekend seems to be filled with a children's birthday party or friends BBQ gathering. While watching the token Dad turn the sausages on the BBQ, sipping on that drink that I got from the “not so cold” esky, I start chatting to the other seemingly uncomfortable Dad’s about the same old things…



One of the typical questions bantered around is “So what do you do for a…

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Added by Dave Benson on October 26, 2015 at 7:11pm — 1 Comment

THE MYTHS OF WRITING SERVICE Part 1

Myths are dangerous things. They are invented from misinformation and the unknown.  For example, only a few thousand years ago it was generally believed that if you sailed too far out to sea, you would fall off the end of the earth. It was only when man dared to sail out beyond where they had previously sailed that they proved the myth wrong. There was a time when people actually believed that the moon was made of cheese. That was disproven with the aid of powerful telescopes. Or how about…

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Added by Jeff Cowan on January 4, 2015 at 1:30am — No Comments

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