Charlie Gilchrist, 2019 NADA Chairman on Vehicle Affordability, Threats to the Industry, and His Plan for the Year Ahead
Thousands of franchise dealers descended on San Francisco for the 2019 NADA Convention. One of the high points of the event is the installation of the Association's new Chairman; Texas dealer Charlie Gilchrist. We had the chance to sit down with Charlie just before...
Make Day-to-Day Operations More Efficient at Your Dealership with the Help of a Virtual Assistant – David Marod, Conversica
CBT News spoke with David Marod, senior vice president of sales at Conversica on the stage at NADA this year and discussed artificial intelligence in the dealership, and employing a virtual assistant in the day-to-day operations that can alleviate the tedious tasks. For more coverage from...
Digital Air Strike Makes Bold Moves in Auto Marketing – Alexi Venneri, Co-Founder & CEO
During this year's NADA Show, CBT News spoke with Alexi Venneri, co-founder, and CEO of Digital Air Strike. Alexi and Jim discussed the origins of Digital Air Strike, social media marketing, and the importance of online engagement between dealers and their consumers. Check out...
NADA 2019: Force Marketing, Cody Tomczyk
Cody Tomczyk, Vice President at Force Marketing joined Bridget Fitzpatrick at our NADA 2019 stage to discuss how Force is having the right conversations with dealers to help support their efforts to increase new market share, used car volume, and service retention. To see more...
Improve Inventory Control and Reduce Fluid Waste for Higher Profits in Your Service Drive – Joshua Holmstadt, Graco
During this year's NADA Show, CBT News met up with Joshua Holmstadt, product marketing manager at Graco. Joshua and Jim discussed the new additions to the Pulse Fluid Management line. Dealers often find themselves losing fluids during service, which can lead to an increase...
NADA 2019: LotLinx, Len Short
CBTNews.com welcomed Len Short, founder of LotLinx onto the CBT Network stage at NADA this year were we chatted about the role AI plays in delivering vehicles to dealers. According to Len, great dealers are doing AI themselves to get that intuitive data at a...
NADA 2019: Joe Verde Group, Sean Gardner
While in San Francisco at the 2019 NADA Show we caught up with Sean Gardner, trainer, and instructor for the Joe Verde Group to find out his opinion on how dealers can prepare for potential industry headwinds, and how to establish a good foundation of solid...
NADA 2019: SiriusXM, Stewart Lyons
CBTNews.com welcomed Stewart Lyons, Senior Vice President of Emerging Business at SiriusXM Radio onto the the CBT Network stage at NADA this year were we chatted about Automatic, a new service SiriusXM recently rolled out to automotive dealers everywhere. The software platform powered, by a...
NADA 2019: Manheim, Ben Flusberg
Ben Flusberg, Associate Vice President of M Logic at Manheim, joined us at The NADA Show 2019 to talk about how Manheim.com is using artificial intelligence to provide dealers a personalized user experience. Here's what we asked Ben when he stopped by the CBTNews.com booth....
How to Engage Potential Customers with Better Market Intelligence – Amy Hughes, Experian
At The NADA Show 2019 in San Fransisco, CBT's Jim Fitzpatrick spoke with Amy Hughes, Senior Director of Dealer Intelligence at Experian to discuss how to build successful and confident automotive marketing campaigns that will continue strongly into 2020. VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: Jim Fitzpatrick: Thank you so...
The Keys to Creating a Healthy and Vibrant Culture in Your Dealership From the...
On today’s show, we’re pleased to welcome back Jeff Havens, business development trainer and author of the best selling book, “Unleash Your Inner Tyrant!”...
The Importance of Communicating Digitally With Automotive Consumers
As Bob Dylan famously put it, "The times they are a-changin." While once customer communication was a reasonably straightforward affair, today, every interaction along...
Should Sales Handle F&I? Maybe, Maybe Not.
Back in the day, it would never have been thought of to have a salesperson present F&I products out on the floor. Sales was...
Dull F&I Meetings? Here are 4 Ways to Make Them a Can’t Miss Experience
Meetings. Love them or hate them, they are a necessary evil in any business. Dealerships are not immune, and most meetings seem to revolve...
Tips for Creating a Premier Customer Experience on a Budget
Think about the last time you walked into your favorite store. What sets it apart from average or poor shopping experiences? Is it the...
The Active Delivery Process
On this week's episode of the Weekly Tune-Up, Jim Fitzpatrick is once again joined by guest host Michael Roppo, President of Automotive Management Resources....
Don’t Be Like Everyone Else On The Demo Drive
The demo drive is where the customer falls in love with the vehicle. Don't be like everyone else. Let the customer decide where they...
The Steps to Negotiating
On this week's episode of On the Mark, Mark Tewart talks about having a gameplan when it comes to negotiating and knowing how you...
Using the Right Language When Speaking to the Customer
Many headaches can be avoided in the dealership by using the right language with customers. On this week's episode of Kain & Co., David...
