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dealership web traffic

Steps To Ensure More Of Your Dealership Web Traffic Is Qualified...

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Emphasize only the cars you want to sell now, reallocate your digital media spend and refine your search terms. BY TIM O'ROURKE Differentiating your dealership from...
Parts Pricing Systems

Small Adjustments To Parts Pricing System

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After a year of automatic matrix-pricing and rounding up to .99, could your gross margin have soared by 50%? BY KEN ROCK Does your parts...

Building a LEED Gold Dealership Was Neither Cheap Nor Easy For...

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However, the Michigan family business has been repaid, and then some, in utilities savings and favorable publicity. BY MARY WELCH Ryan LaFontaine estimates an LEED...

Market To Buyers Researching Their Next Car

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Don’t Wait Until They Have Picked A Make And Model BY PHIL SURA 72% of shoppers start out open to any brand; dealers have 3 months...

Evaluate Technology That Sharpens Or Simplifies F&I-Related Activities

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Latest software is scaled to dealership size and segments target customers, verifies income and employment, reports to credit bureaus. BY ANGELICA JEFFREYS Technology is affecting every...

Smart Service Advisor Hires Are Absolutely Critical To A Dealership’s Profitability

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Follow other dealers’ proven steps to recruiting and interviewing promising advisors, and don’t insist they’ve done this job before. BY DON REED This time of...
CFPB Oversight

The New CFPB Oversight Of Non-Bank Lenders: Its Impacts On Dealers...

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At the very least, it means more complexity and cost in the F&I process that dealerships or customers will have to shoulder. BY CLINT...
Evaluate A Vendor

Evaluate A Vendor For Any Kind Of Training

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Needs assessment/evaluation/selection is the roadmap to smart hires and weeding out vendors that don’t fit. BY TOM KUKLA Your dealership has enjoyed solid growth over the...
Customer’s Fear

Take Away A Customer’s Fear Of Buying With A More Positive...

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Dealerships only undercut themselves with high-pressure, high-fear tactics that are out of touch with informed buyers. BY DAVID LEWIS Having spent nearly 30 years as...
new leaders

Potential Future Managers Won’t Just Tumble Into Your Dealership’s Pipeline

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Implement a process to tap new leaders, whether based on gut feel or quantifiable criteria. BY KIRK MANZO Why can some new leaders effectively transition...