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

lagging inventory

Jason Ezell: How To Eliminate Lagging Inventory

- December 5, 2017
Don’t get stuck with last year’s inventory after the first of the New Year. In this interview, Joe Gumm of CBT News speaks with Jason Ezell, VP of Product with Force...
Automotive sales totals

Automotive Sales Totals for November 2017

- December 4, 2017
CBT News Anchor Joe Gumm reports on U.S. automotive sales totals for the month of November 2017 at dealerships around the U.S. The seasonally adjusted, annualized sales rate for the month was...
advertising

Advertising Violations: Easy To Find And Hard To Defend Against

- December 1, 2017
There’s no doubt that the right advertising program can make you plenty of money. But as they say, it’s not how much money you make but how much you get...
self-branding

Self-Branding for Car Salespeople

- November 30, 2017
Regardless of your profession, chances are that you’ve been working on expanding and improving your self-brand, especially self-branding for car salespeople. Self-branding, in simple terms, just revolves around how other...
customers

Bill Wittenmyer: What works best: Human connection or technology?

- November 30, 2017
There has always been a battle between what still works when it comes to the car buying process. Some say the way you greet customers makes a huge difference, as...
dealership competition

Three Ways to Stay Ahead of Your Competition

- November 29, 2017
Competition is the catalyst that makes the world go around. It promotes innovation, stifles complacency, and brings out the best in our businesses. However, competition can also be extremely stressful....
training

How to Perfect Your Training Techniques

- November 29, 2017
The old saying that “practice makes perfect” is often attributed to America’s second President, John Adams.  Whether or not he was the first to lay claim to this idea, it...
process

CDK’s Ron Frey on developing the best in-store process

- November 29, 2017
Does every car shopper want to handle the buying process all online? It depends on who you ask. In an interview with CBT's Jim Fitzpatrick, Ron Frey, Chief Strategy Officer...
attribution

Brian Archey: Why attribution is so hard

- November 27, 2017
Attribution is a trending topic, but some people want to know why attribution is so hard. It's a simple question with a not so simple answer. While at the Automotive...
car buying

Andy Medley: Why customers want total control of the car buying process

- November 24, 2017
While at the Automotive Analytics and Attribution Summit, CBT's Joe Gumm asked Andy Medley, President and Co-Founder of PERQ, when he believes car shoppers will have more control of the...


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