TSLA354.080-22.285%
GM87.7600.54%
F14.6200.21%
RIVN15.740-0.17%
CYD37.430-0.24%
HMC32.670-0.37%
TM197.110-2.76%
CVNA74.5901.16%
PAG219.7700.15%
LAD386.8107.83%
AN212.3605.18%
GPI300.76016.43%
ABG217.2601.85%
SAH81.0001.58%
TSLA354.080-22.285%
GM87.7600.54%
F14.6200.21%
RIVN15.740-0.17%
CYD37.430-0.24%
HMC32.670-0.37%
TM197.110-2.76%
CVNA74.5901.16%
PAG219.7700.15%
LAD386.8107.83%
AN212.3605.18%
GPI300.76016.43%
ABG217.2601.85%
SAH81.0001.58%
TSLA354.080-22.285%
GM87.7600.54%
F14.6200.21%
RIVN15.740-0.17%
CYD37.430-0.24%
HMC32.670-0.37%
TM197.110-2.76%
CVNA74.5901.16%
PAG219.7700.15%
LAD386.8107.83%
AN212.3605.18%
GPI300.76016.43%
ABG217.2601.85%
SAH81.0001.58%


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

digital retail

Mike Burgiss: Results from the Future of Digital Retail Study

- February 5, 2018
  When the Future of Digital Retail study came out last month, it provided a consumer's view of the car shopping process. We wanted to know how those views impacted trends...
January auto sales

Automotive Sales Totals for January 2018

- February 2, 2018
CBT News Anchor Joe Gumm reports on U.S. automotive sales totals for the month of January 2018 at dealerships around the U.S. The (SAAR) seasonally adjusted, annualized sales rate for the...
website emotion audits

The Importance of Yearly Website Audits

- February 1, 2018
Like a car, a website isn’t a one-time-only task. A great website resembles a higher end, fast car and so it requires regular maintenance. For any car, you need to...
social media marketing

5 Crucial Components of an Effective Social Media Marketing Strategy in 2018

- January 29, 2018
The social networking landscape is shifting dramatically in 2018. From Facebook's updated news feed focus to YouTube's updated influencer marketing rules, brands hoping to capitalize on social media marketing for...
Facebook

How to Double Your Facebook Followers This Quarter

- January 26, 2018
As technologies begun to change rapidly in the 20th Century, the means for communication also advanced tremendously. After the first ever recognized social media, Six Degrees was created in 1997,...
Cox Automotive

Four Ways That Sales Staff Can Embrace the Role of Consultant for Potential Car Buyers

- January 25, 2018
In the last decade, the role of the consumer has changed. These days, customers enjoy more control over their purchasing experiences. They no longer have to wait for a show...

This is Why You Should Fail | Will Smith

- January 25, 2018
Hollywood heavyweight Will Smith defines success as 'controlled failure' and urges you to embrace every failure you've ever made, because in failure lies growth. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=12&v=r1Gy5YjBMvk Video from Goalcast
internet process

Your Internet Process is Costing You Sales! But, it’s not your fault…

- January 23, 2018
Over the past decade, the average dealer has lavishly spent on conferences and training intended to give their team the edge with internet sales. With this much focus on a...
CSI score

5 Easy (And Cheap) Ways to Increase Your Service Department’s CSI Score

- January 23, 2018
The old cliché tells us that ‘Talk is Cheap.’ But every sale in your dealership begins with talk. Likewise, dissatisfied service customers can give you a low CSI rating, not...
Darren Haygood

Cars.com’s Darren Haygood: How to make sure your top salespeople stand out

- January 22, 2018
  Imagine the amount of time the car buying process would be reduced to if potential car buyers could choose the best salespeople at your dealership. Not only would it reduce...


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