How Dealers Can Meet The Delivery Demands Of Their Digital Retailing Strategy
On today’s show, we’re pleased to welcome Mike Malakhov, Executive Vice President at Acertus, a one-stop-shop for automotive logistics and services including transport and delivery, storage, compliance, and much more. VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: Jim Fitzpatrick: Hi everyone, I'm Jim Fitzpatrick. Thanks so much for joining me on...
Customers Want to Know: Can You Answer Questions about EVs?
If it hasn’t happened already, a car with a plug will show up on your lot sooner rather than later. And, while it’s true that most customers who purchase an EV or plug-in hybrid EV comes in knowing they want one, there are some...
Five Tips for a Successful Express Service Lane
Has your dealership implemented an express service lane yet? I say 'yet' because more than half of dealerships have experimented with, or are currently operating, express service lanes. And many manufacturers are encouraging them as a customer retention tool, recommending that dealers offer free...
Sonic Automotive President Jeff Dyke Discusses Trends in the Auto Industry and EchoPark Expansion Plans
On today’s show, we welcome back Jeff Dyke, President of Sonic Automotive, the fifth-largest U.S. dealership group. Jim and Jeff discuss how Sonic Automotive did as a whole for 2019, what's on the agenda for 2020, and their big plans for expanding EchoPark. VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: Jim...
Creating Excellent Employees with Employee Improvement Plans
We all know the foundation for a great Service, Parts or Body Shop department or any venture really, is great employees. But if you are reading this, you’re a Parts, Service, Body Shop manager or other dealership manager who already knows that great employees...
Time for a New F&I Manager? 4 Intangibles to Look For
As 2020 approaches, many dealers may be looking to replace an F&I manager that may not be performing at a high level. The new year always seems to be a good time to ‘clean house’ and bring in new staff that can often raise...
Attracting Auto Technicians in a Highly Competitive Market – Don Reed, DealerPRO Training
On today’s show, we’re pleased to welcome back Don Reed, CEO of DealerPRO Training, one of the nation’s top fixed-ops training platforms for dealers. VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: Jim Fitzpatrick: Hi everyone. I'm Jim Fitzpatrick. Thanks so much for joining me on another edition of CBT News. Today,...
The True Cost of Education For Your Team
In every dealership or business, mine included, leaders analyze and wonder how an investment in ongoing education for employees impacts our bottom line. We debate internally with our top staff on if what we will spend up front can be tracked to a true...
Becoming a Master Communicator
Your dealership puts a large amount of effort in helping to ensure your teams can communicate with each other and with your customers so you can increase your conversions. The mistake that is often made here is that too many people believe that practicing...
What November Sales Numbers Indicate for the Close of 2019
Here to give us an overview of this November's numbers and what we can expect from Q4 and beyond is Charlie Chesbrough, senior economist and senior director of industry insights at Cox Automotive. VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: Jim F.: Hello everyone. Jim Fitzpatrick with CBT News. Thanks so...
HEADLINES
Overcoming Your Self-Objection
What's the biggest objection that you're going to get today? Price? Payments? Interest rate? Jonathan Dawson says that your biggest objection might actually be...
CBT News Week In Review: December 13, 2019
CBT News Week In Review for Friday, December 13th, 2019: What November Sales Numbers Indicate for the Close of 2019
Here to give us an overview...
CRM Managers, BDRs, and How to Be Successful
On this week's episode of On the Mark, Mark Tewart talks about hiding behind texts and emails to avoid making a phone call and...
5 Reasons Why You Don’t Close the Deal
Way too many salespeople spend too long selling and too little time closing. These two things—selling and closing—are completely different arts and you need...
Overcoming Your Self-Objection
What's the biggest objection that you're going to get today? Price? Payments? Interest rate? Jonathan Dawson says that your biggest objection might actually be...
CRM Managers, BDRs, and How to Be Successful
On this week's episode of On the Mark, Mark Tewart talks about hiding behind texts and emails to avoid making a phone call and...
Altering the Language Being Used in Your Dealership
On this week's episode of Kain & Co., David Kain talks about the use of outdated language in the dealership and how customers may...
