“Progress might have been all right once,” humorist Ogden Nash once observed, “but it has gone on too long.” Apparently he is not alone in that attitude. Recent research found...
Dealerships need to manage to the right metrics and be smart with technology to maximize phone success. BY MIKE HAEG
It’s 2 p.m. on a typical Tuesday. Unfortunately, the weekend sales...
Develop plans now to research and identify these recall prospects, and to effectively interact with them. BY CHRIS MILLER
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, you may recall, felt there were three...
Let dealership reputation and trust, not price, drive the value proposition when targeting these customers.
BY ANNE FLEMING
Based on how they approach the car buying process, women buyers tend to identify...
Take steps to deter both hackers and burglars, and prepare an incident plan in case of a breach. BY ERIK NACHBAHR
Auto dealerships are inviting to data thieves, given the consumer...
Auto salespeople should adopt six techniques to keep rejection in a proper, and healthy, context. BY GRANT CARDONE
Rejection is commonly defined as dismissing or refusing a proposal, idea, etc. It...
The friends-and-family aspect of that platform means you want the domino effect to be positive, if possible. BY DAVID KAIN
We’ve all heard the phrase, “It’s all fun and games until...
Dropping these five questions and statements from your sales approach is a great start. BY DAVID LEWIS
To some in the retail automotive industry, customers with full access to information once...
By adding additional data, you can optimize your CRM to identify high-potential shoppers already in the database.
BY JOHN GIAMALVO
We live in the age of “big data,” and nowhere is this...
DMS exec: CSI won’t tell if customer is loyal for long haul. BY JON MCKENNA
In recent years, skeptics have raised a litany of questions with or complaints about automaker-driven customer...