TSLA404.110-5.88%
GM72.630-0.47%
F13.0600.03%
RIVN12.900-0.45%
CYD50.420-0.02%
HMC25.3200.11%
TM185.470-1.9%
CVNA63.415-2.605%
PAG156.460-3.29%
LAD257.090-7.8%
AN178.590-3.35%
GPI305.470-11.71%
ABG177.5001.22%
SAH72.870-1.19%
TSLA404.110-5.88%
GM72.630-0.47%
F13.0600.03%
RIVN12.900-0.45%
CYD50.420-0.02%
HMC25.3200.11%
TM185.470-1.9%
CVNA63.415-2.605%
PAG156.460-3.29%
LAD257.090-7.8%
AN178.590-3.35%
GPI305.470-11.71%
ABG177.5001.22%
SAH72.870-1.19%
TSLA404.110-5.88%
GM72.630-0.47%
F13.0600.03%
RIVN12.900-0.45%
CYD50.420-0.02%
HMC25.3200.11%
TM185.470-1.9%
CVNA63.415-2.605%
PAG156.460-3.29%
LAD257.090-7.8%
AN178.590-3.35%
GPI305.470-11.71%
ABG177.5001.22%
SAH72.870-1.19%


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

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...
marketing

Demand More from Your Ad Agency Partners

- November 22, 2017
New technologies and metrics are available to help dealers optimize their marketing mix and answer the age-old question: Who Sold It? Multi-touch, cross-device sales attribution starts by having clean customer...
online shopping

Bridging the gap from online experience to showroom buying

- November 22, 2017
Attribution, to some, is connecting online activity to what happens in a dealership. For James Grace, Senior Director of Analytics Products with Cox Automotive Media Solutions Group, and President Brian...
marketing

Brooke Skinner Ricketts: How the digital age has changed the 4 P’s of marketing

- November 20, 2017
When it comes to marketing, industries have aligned themselves with the "Four P's": Product, Price, Promotion, and Place, otherwise referred to as the "marketing mix." For auto retail, Brooke Skinner...
social media

Influencer Marketing at Your Dealership

- November 17, 2017
With the rise of social media and social stars, it was inevitable that a perfect platform for advertising would be created. The Millennials and Gen Z are either already in...


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