Do you keep track of your customer defection rates? It’s one of the more unpleasant numbers to monitor, but perhaps the most important statistic for your store. These are the...
The top salesman was promoted to new car sales manager. It seemed like a good decision at the time. But within 90 days most of the other heavy-hitters in sales...
Being a leader in auto retail means more than just having a title. It means more than just being a top salesperson that was promoted to the position of sales...
In this interview, CBT News' CEO Jim Fitzpatrick chats live with Author and Speaker, Paul Cummings from the kick-off of his book tour for his most recent release, It All...
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Former NFL Head Coach, Tony Dungy once said, “The secret to success is good leadership, and good leadership is all about making the...
We all know that the dealership world is far from perfect. Like many other industries, dealership employees have many things to complain about. Here is a list of 5 of...
Communication is the key to so many facets of life. The timing and energy to properly communicate are especially key to smart business acumen everywhere.
In the Dealership environment, and...
We've all heard the saying "a fish rots at the head," meaning it stinks at the top first. If you have dealership management that blames and makes excuses, they're obviously...
CBT's CEO Jim Fitzpatrick sits down with dealers and managers from four high-volume Atlanta area dealerships to discuss the state of the retail auto industry and some of the challenges...
In the dealership world, we all have to deal with aggressive customers from time-to-time. Although you are more likely to encounter an aggressive customer on the service side of the...