Many automotive dealerships strive to boost the level of connectivity between the lead generation elements of the website and the other products and services they use: web analytics, their CRM,...
On this week's episode of Straight Talk, David Lewis explains how trial closes can affect the customer's decision and why you should reconsider using the trial close in your process.
Your dealership puts a large amount of effort in helping to ensure your teams can communicate with each other and with your customers so you can increase your conversions. The...
If you stay current with articles on marketing or business in general, you cannot miss the pundits discussing the new face of business ātechnology, connectivity, speed and customization. I am...
Itās well known that one the quickest ways to increase sales is to improve on the phone.Ā The opportunity becomes more obvious as the volume of phone calls to businesses...
We know the internet has changed us all. In fact, many professionals in the auto industry believe that vehicle consumers in the future ā as soon as five years ā...
In a previous article I wrote about dealing with angry customers by acknowledging their concerns, responding with what you can do versus what you canāt do, and transitioning into a...

On todayās show, we welcome back Bill Wittenmyer, partner and Vice President of sales and operations for Elead CRM, a CDK Global company. Jim and Bill discuss why the majority...
There's no question; technology is a boon to dealerships. Big data, mobile apps, social media--there are countless ways that tech smooths the car buying journey and bringing foot traffic to...
As we all know, providing an excellent customer experience is the key to running a successful dealership. On today's show, CBT's Jim FitzpatrickĀ discusses why car buyers today want the purchase...