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

customer recognition

The Importance of Customer Recognition in Making the Sale

- December 26, 2017
The trendy term in the automotive industry for the past five years has been big data. It’s everywhere -- from car wifi to oil change alerts to sensors determining speeding. Fast...
auto retail

The Personalized Customer Buying Experience in 2018

- December 26, 2017
Joe Gumm speaks with David Kain the Host of Kain & Co. about the personalized customer experience and changes to come in 2018 in one-to-one customer engagement in the auto...
digital retailing

How to Become a Digital Retailer In 2018

- December 22, 2017
From research to purchasing decisions, consumers are becoming more interested in doing the whole process on their own. They prefer things to be entirely self-serviced with limited human interactions. For...
success

Discipline is The Key to Success in Auto Retail Sales

- December 21, 2017
  Jim Fitzpatrick discusses the key to success in auto retail with Rory Vaden, New York Time’s Bestselling Author of Take The Stairs: 7 Steps to Achieving Success and Co-Founder of...
trade-in leads

Triple Your Sales from Website Trade-in Leads

- December 20, 2017
For most of the dealers I encounter, leads from website trade-in tools are almost an afterthought. There is a belief, for example, that it doesn’t matter which trade-in form you...

Automotive Internet Sales Program Designed to Enhance Profitability

- December 20, 2017
Cory Mosley, host of Progressive Retail here on the CBT Automotive Network talks with Joe Gumm about the Automotive Internet Sales Accelerator Program. This program designed to help dealers create scale...
Dealer.com

Selling Quality Inventory by Increasing Your Consumer Reach

- December 18, 2017
According to Andy MacLeay, Director of Digital Marketing with Dealer.com, eliminating quality inventory on your lot might mean finding an effective marketing campaign that un-limits your dealership’s consumer reach. As dealers...
digital retailing

Digital Retailing: Disconnects and Opportunities

You count yourself as a progressive dealer, a champion of trends, with an eye on streamlining your process and creating a customer-first experience. You know things have changed, and you’re...
press release

How To Get The Most Out Of Your Dealership Press Releases

- December 15, 2017
All press release formats are basically the same, however, how the content is presented should stand out and make your company look proficient and manageably attractive to any journalists that...
SEO checklist

The Ultimate 2018 SEO Checklist for Your Dealership Website

- December 14, 2017
As a car dealer, you need to ensure your customer’s know what vehicles you currently have on your lot and if you are offering any sales or discounts.  Ensuring that...


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