TSLA396.630-13.36%
GM72.375-0.725%
F13.1650.135%
RIVN12.825-0.525%
CYD50.380-0.06%
HMC25.2750.065%
TM185.660-1.71%
CVNA62.480-3.54%
PAG160.5500.8%
LAD260.260-4.63%
AN180.910-1.03%
GPI314.080-3.1%
ABG180.4104.13%
SAH75.0701.01%
TSLA396.630-13.36%
GM72.375-0.725%
F13.1650.135%
RIVN12.825-0.525%
CYD50.380-0.06%
HMC25.2750.065%
TM185.660-1.71%
CVNA62.480-3.54%
PAG160.5500.8%
LAD260.260-4.63%
AN180.910-1.03%
GPI314.080-3.1%
ABG180.4104.13%
SAH75.0701.01%
TSLA396.630-13.36%
GM72.375-0.725%
F13.1650.135%
RIVN12.825-0.525%
CYD50.380-0.06%
HMC25.2750.065%
TM185.660-1.71%
CVNA62.480-3.54%
PAG160.5500.8%
LAD260.260-4.63%
AN180.910-1.03%
GPI314.080-3.1%
ABG180.4104.13%
SAH75.0701.01%


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

fixed-ops roi

Does Your Fixed-Ops Give a ROI?

- June 28, 2016
Comfort Zones versus Accountability BY DON REED As a dealer, did last year bring you the return on investment that you expected? As a general manager did you meet or exceed your...
negotiating

Is Your Negotiating Process Hurting You?

- June 27, 2016
Thinking Like a Customer Might Seal the Deal By: Mark Tewart It’s a fact that the majority of customers still want to negotiate. Depending on the formal study you may read, they...
selling patterns

Falling into Selling Patterns Won’t Deliver Sales

- June 27, 2016
CHALLENGE YOURSELF By Cory Mosley I doubt Janet Jackson was thinking about the car business when she wrote, “What Have You Done for Me Lately.” But the title of her 1986 single...

Grant Cardone tips to help selling cars to family, friends and neighbors

- June 14, 2016
How many times do you communicate with family members? Maybe mom and dad (a couple of times a week)? Your cousins (maybe you see them at family gatherings)?...

Should your dealership go after women…when marketing and advertising?

- June 13, 2016
So here’s a question: do you ever see the day where your dealership will market and advertise just to women? Recently, we told you about a Bloomberg story that said...

6 steps to dealership compliance success

- June 13, 2016
Is your dealership on the path compliance, as far as current auto lending compliance practices are concerned? Well, if you’re not, Stephen Roennau , Vice President of Compliance for...

Do you have a high turnover rate at your dealership? One dealership might help improve your store

- June 9, 2016
What is your goal and objective as a dealership: Improve the customer experience and foster loyalty, right? Well, one way of doing that (certainly) is hiring the right people and...
Retail Automotive Trends

Current Retail Automotive Trends and Future Opportunities

- May 31, 2016
Survey shows trends in financing, experience, technology and demographics By: Byan Ignozzi PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) recently conducted its 2016 International Automotive Lending & Leasing Survey. This survey brought together and explained retail automotive...
target car shopper e-mails

Target Your Car Shopper E-Mails

- May 29, 2016
Send OnPoint Target Car Shopper E-mails to Different Customers for Better Value BY AMY FARLEY Not all customers are created equal. That’s something dealers know well, and it’s why you use different sales...
creating websites

The Value of Creating Websites For Dealerships

- May 27, 2016
Third Party Shortcuts May Not Be the Answer To Creating a Website BY Russ Chandler Whether you realize it or not, there’s a tremendous shift occurring in the automotive industry in creating websites....


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