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Planning: A Challenging Event for 2010
Four successful dealers – three franchise (Bert Boeckmann, president/owner, of Galpin Motors; Steve Hinchcliff, president and CEO of H&H Chevrolet; and Carlos Ledezma, dealer principal Of Cable-Dahmer Chevrolet) and one independent (David Andrews, dealer principal of City Auto) – shared their plans and goals for 2010 with Auto Dealer Monthly.
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Social Media’s Increasing Role in Dealership Marketing and How Your Dealership Can Get Started
Few things have changed the way businesses advertise like social media. Of course, radio was a big change from print, and TV brought a whole new dynamic, but advertising was still a matter of pushing a message to the masses and hoping some got it.
Five Necessary Skills to Increase Opportunity Share
Five Necessary Skills to Increase Opportunity Share
With a predicted 11.2 million sales in 2010, we will be short six million sales compared to 2007. Six million missing sales equates to 36 to 40 million missed showroom opportunities. It’s not market share you should focus on, but opportunity share.
2010 Forecast Calls for Mostly Sunny Skies
2010 Forecast Calls for Mostly Sunny Skies
For those of us in the BHPH world, the weather for 2010 looks to be mostly sunny with a few clouds here and there and a slight chance of a shower or two (very similar to what we saw in 2009).
Do Recognition and Compensation Motivate
Do Recognition and Compensation Motivate?
The root of the word “motivation” comes from the Latin word “motivus” meaning to move or take action. So what moves your people to take action?
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Joe Verde Launches Redesigned Online Sales Training Network
The Joe Verde Group recently launched Version 9 of its newly online sales training network for automotive dealerships, www.jvtn.com, adding new features and benefits to the most popular sales and management training program in the car business.
ResponseLogix Now Available for Kia Dealers
ResponseLogix, Inc., the leading provider of automotive digital response management software for internet leads, today announced the general availability of its marketing solution suite for Kia auto dealerships.
Dealer Specialties Introduces Mobile Lead Marketing
Dealer Specialties, a division of Dominion Dealer Solutions and the nation’s largest provider of comprehensive inventory management solutions, websites and marketing tools, today announced the launch of Mobile Marketing Solutions.
Audi of America Selects DealerSocket as Recommended Online Service Scheduling Vendor
Leading automotive CRM provider DealerSocket announced today that the Audi of America After Sales team has endorsed DealerSocket’s ServiceDriver 2.0 product to provide automated Online Service Scheduling.
Sears Auto Centers Introduce Franchise Business
With over 3000 automobile dealerships that have lost their franchise, Sears designed the new franchise program to help those dealers leverage their facilities by building a set of businesses around parts and services, over-the-counter merchandise, and previously-owned vehicle sales.
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