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It’s important now more than ever to maintain a positive attitude amidst the pressures of this sales season. On today’s show, we speak with Mark Sephton speaker, TV show host, and author of the best-selling 2014 book Inside Job about finding and maintaining joy...

We’ve heard a lot about blockchain technology over the last few years. While blockchain has many potential applications, the most well-known use for blockchain has been in the verifying of cryptocurrency transactions. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies rely on blockchain for safe, secure peer-to-peer monetary...

Having up to date and correct insight into industry trends and successful practices is half the battle when running a successful dealership. Joining Jim today to discuss dealer solutions and ways your dealership can become more profitable, is Tom Richards, vice president of NCM's...

If you’re familiar with video marketing, you know that having videos on your dealership’s website improves SEO value. Google and other search engines are always trying to provide users with helpful video content. But did you know that search engines don’t always return the...

This past month, GM rocked the automotive industry when the company announced wide-scale changes, including layoffs that would “reduce salaried and salaried contract staff by 15 percent, which includes 25 percent fewer executives to streamline decision making,” and idling several plants in both the...

We all love a cool accessory for our car, right? This year, we saw some of the most sophisticated accessories yet. Here are a few of the ones that caught our eye. Porsche 1919 Datetimer 70Y Limited Edition Watch - $3,248 Porsche celebrates 70 years of...

A new year is just around the corner, and with it comes the opportunity to make goals and set objectives for the coming year. This also means changes and adjustments to processes and procedures that will lead to the desired results. The landscape of automotive...

Practicing cold calling in your BDC is challenging but it can also generate an abundance of leads for your dealership's sales department. Our guest today is here to discuss the art of selling by phone, and how to get customers to say ‘yes’. Art Sobczak,...

Back in the good ol’ days of F&I (we’re talking 70’s and 80’s specifically here), one of the more profitable and popular products a dealer could sell ‘in the box’ was credit life insurance and accident/health insurance (A&H). You could hold a high margin...

Most dealerships use scanning solutions to create digital documents, but there are several reasons why scanning is not the ideal solution for digitizing documents. No matter how fast your scanner is, it still takes time. Scanned documents are created and managed by humans, which...