TSLA360.590-20.67001%
GM72.540-2.5%
F11.590-0.09%
RIVN15.4000.46%
CYD39.410-0.08%
HMC24.150-0.16%
TM207.010-2.66%
CVNA313.5481.45799%
PAG149.3400.18%
LAD251.8201%
AN197.680-0.29%
GPI329.450-1.34%
ABG194.7600.73%
SAH64.870-0.38%
TSLA360.590-20.67001%
GM72.540-2.5%
F11.590-0.09%
RIVN15.4000.46%
CYD39.410-0.08%
HMC24.150-0.16%
TM207.010-2.66%
CVNA313.5481.45799%
PAG149.3400.18%
LAD251.8201%
AN197.680-0.29%
GPI329.450-1.34%
ABG194.7600.73%
SAH64.870-0.38%
TSLA360.590-20.67001%
GM72.540-2.5%
F11.590-0.09%
RIVN15.4000.46%
CYD39.410-0.08%
HMC24.150-0.16%
TM207.010-2.66%
CVNA313.5481.45799%
PAG149.3400.18%
LAD251.8201%
AN197.680-0.29%
GPI329.450-1.34%
ABG194.7600.73%
SAH64.870-0.38%


The Sales & Marketing category delivers actionable insights and strategic guidance for dealership professionals focused on boosting revenue and customer engagement. From lead generation and CRM strategies to advertising trends, digital retailing, branding, and showroom performance, explore the tools and tactics that drive sales growth and marketing success in today’s competitive automotive landscape.

Sales & Marketing

car dealers

How car dealers can leverage home services to end 2020 on a high note – Kevin LeSage

- November 2, 2020
We’re in the last quarter of the year and although this year has had its own unique set of challenges, car dealers are seemingly now more than ever equipped to...
digital marketing

How to start planning your digital marketing strategy for 2021 – Brian Pasch

- October 30, 2020
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, experts we’ve talked to say the retail auto industry is booming. Digital marketing and retailing has played a large role in making that possible. However, many...
video

Best practices for using video on a dealer site

- October 29, 2020
We live in an emerging Golden Era of video and photography. The new iPhone 12 can record videos in Dolby Vision format, and they can also be edited on the...
Hugh Hathcock

A look inside industry icon Hugh Hathcock’s automotive retail journey

- October 29, 2020
Today on CBT News, we welcome back to the show Hugh Hathcock, owner of ReconVelocity. Now, you may know a little bit about his success in the automotive retail industry,...
used car

Maximizing Used Car Gross Profits In A Market Where Every $1 Counts 

- October 28, 2020
The used car market is more complex than it has ever been. With new vehicle inventory levels steadily declining and consumers growing more wary of high auto payments and public...
Rapid Recon

The Next Rapid Recon Introduces Less Scrolling, Fewer Clicks For Performing Recon Tasks More Quickly and Conveniently

- October 28, 2020
PALO ALTO, CA, October 23, 2020 – The Next Rapid Recon, the efficiency standard in reconditioning time-to-line workflow software,  announced today several efficiency and usability advances enhancing the user experience.  This...
service

How to build a service department that customers love

- October 27, 2020
Customer retention continues to be a problem for auto dealerships. Less than 1 in 3 service visits are at dealerships once a vehicle reaches three years of age. Coincidentally, that’s...
CarLotz

Five takeaways from used-car consignment company CarLotz public merger

- October 27, 2020
Even in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, business is still brewing for companies in the automotive industry. On October 22, 2020, used-car consignment company CarLotz went public in a merger...
digital marketing

Today’s best digital marketing strategies and practices for car dealers

- October 27, 2020
In this competitive landscape, how do you get consumers to come to you? That’s the million-dollar question. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, digital marketing efforts have made a...
David Kain

David Kain on adapting your dealership’s BDC to new consumer trends

- October 26, 2020
It’s no secret that the retail automotive market is changing rapidly in the wake of COVID-19. This is the first time that many everyday practices are moving fully online. Digital...


CBT News
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.