On this week's episode of On the Mark, Mark Tewart breaks down the four P's that every type of business should focus on: People, Process, Product, and Position.
For some auto dealers, Father’s Day is more than an opportunity to celebrate Dad. It’s a chance to celebrate the man who brought them into the auto business, someone they...
What can we do to finish out this quarter and the entire year off strong?
By this time in the year most dealer leaders, managers and business owners have a good...
Businesses that last share common traits. For example, they have written ownership agreements with key terms; they are structured to prevent conflicts and disputes between co-owners; and they have planned...
As a dealer, leader, or manager, you are probably aware that your business could improve. Sometimes dealers, leader managers and business owners want to improve their business, but are not...
Bob Ross Auto Group, based in Centerville, Ohio, is a “work in progress,” according to Jenell Ross, dealer principal and daughter of founder Bob Ross. “We’re in our 44th year...
Whether you're a 10- or 100-employee dealership organization, ongoing improvement is the name of the game. Businesses are not static. Your business is either on an upward track or it...
Ford Motor Company sent a strong message to employees and the public this week, sending one of its top executives packing after investigations revealed incidents of “inappropriate behavior.”
The executive, Raj...
As chairman of the American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA), Paul Ritchie has access to lots of data about the future of the car business. But that’s not why he’s...