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Started by Drew Myhree. Last reply by Dany Carter yesterday. 16 Replies 0 Likes
Noticed my only competition is now offering warranties. Who do I need to get in touch with to find out about these services? Do I get a commission for selling a warranty? Year, mileage restrictions?Continue
Started by Irwin Toyota Ford. Last reply by Michael Walden May 12. 3 Replies 0 Likes
How many dealers are using an e-mail Newsletter? What vendor and what type of success? IMN, Outsell, 3 Birds? Do you use other targeted e-mail to your database in addition to the Newsletter (eg targeting customer who haven’t been in for service in…Continue
Started by Irwin Toyota Ford. Last reply by Mark Dubis May 2. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Does anyone have examples of dealers who have been able to develop partners with local businesses for special “employee” like pricing (Ford dealers this may be XPlan)? Anyone have any examples of websites that dealers have successfully developed for…Continue
Started by Dave Fortney. Last reply by Jabi Daya Apr 27. 11 Replies 3 Likes
Is anyone using Carvant Financial? I am looking for a good fit as a secondary finance company behind Credit Acceptance. Want to know if they are good to work with and any other information. Thanks.Continue
Started by Jake C. Last reply by Ben Misra (secondarypro) May 2. 3 Replies 0 Likes
I have been sending some clients to collection agencies when i dont want the car back. Im looking for some insight on those that have been there before. I dont seem to get paid too often from collection agencies. Next step is to just take these…Continue
Started by David Ellis. Last reply by A Jay Gould Apr 23. 6 Replies 0 Likes
I would appreciate some input on pay plan options for a GM position for two small franchise stores.Service absorption is mid to high 90%, sales volume is 70/mth avg. combined. A relocation is required.Thanks for sharing! Continue
Started by Chuck Benkiel. Last reply by A Jay Gould Apr 23. 13 Replies 0 Likes
Can you please reply with what your Mini deal is on a new car. Please indicate what new car ticket and city. We are a suburban Chicago Lincoln dealership and have a mini deal of $125.00 which requires the salespeople taking a second appointment…Continue
Started by Jake C. Last reply by Alex A on Wednesday. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Just looking to get some info. After you started offering it to your customers what percent started using it?I noticed one company was using this:http://www.sellmoreautos.com/home/ as they offered it…Continue
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Posted by Leonard Buchholz on May 21, 2012 at 5:33pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
In fixed ops we constantly worry whether or not we are getting a return on every one of our ad dollars. Every manufacturer tracks it. Every ad vendor tracks it. And when we spend the money and don't get an immediate return, we start to fret.
Customers don't make a connection with an…
ContinuePosted by Craig Moore on April 16, 2012 at 3:40pm 0 Comments 1 Like
In today's changing market place traditional media is taking a back-seat to newer online media. However, auto dealers continue to pour mountains of money into the old ways no longer returning the ROI needed to be competitive in many areas of the country.
Traditional media has become too expensive and seldom returns enough to even pay for itself. I call it old-fashion just in-case media. “I’ll advertise just in case they need a car.” This “shot-gun’ approach is no longer…
ContinuePosted by Jenny Murphy on April 5, 2012 at 11:17am 0 Comments 0 Likes
EVANSVILLE, IN. – April 5, 2012 – The application process is officially open for Auto Dealer Monthly magazine’s 2012 Independent Dealer of the Year Awards. This will be the seventh year for Auto Dealer Monthly to rank the top independent automotive retailers from entries submitted by dealers all over the country, and one dealer will be crowned Auto Dealer Monthly's 2012 Independent Dealer of the Year. This year’s awards are sponsored by SiriusXM Satellite Radio.
The…
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2012 Dealers' Choice Awards Winners Announced
SARASOTA, FLA. – April 2, 2012 - Auto Dealer Monthly magazine released the findings of the 2012 Dealers’ Choice Awards in the April 2012 issue. This…
ContinuePosted by Leonard Buchholz on March 20, 2012 at 10:15am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Nearly every week someone says "What's new?" in the Fixed Ops Training world as if there is something wrong with what works.
And every week, the answer is the same. When it comes to Fixed Ops Training, Coaching and Mentoring..."Not much."
Oh to be sure, there are "new" things in Fixed Ops every day.
There are at least a zillion ways to keep in contact with the Customer. And there must be a bazillion CRM companies that can manage a "lost souls" campaign. And, yes, there…
ContinuePosted by Leonard Buchholz on March 5, 2012 at 11:46am 0 Comments 0 Likes
What do you pay attention to?
In case you are new to Fixed Ops, I'll give you a clue. We are “results driven.”
There is nothing that we do that is not measured, quantified, compared, sifted through, arm chaired, discussed, metered, broken down, dissected, eyeballed or run up the flagpole.
Everything we do is subject to verification. Professionally run Fixed Operation Departments know, live, love this.
And what they pay the most attention to is "The…
ContinuePosted by Ali Amirrezvani on February 15, 2012 at 11:52am 1 Comment 1 Like
While at NADA, I heard quite a bit of buzz about mobile websites. Does my dealership need one? If I already have one, do I need to actually optimize it? Is mobile traffic really growing as rapidly as everyone says it is? Should I be making my car dealership’s mobile website a priority to sell more cars?
The answer to all four of those questions is absolutely, unequivocally--YES.
Some…
ContinuePosted by Ali Amirrezvani on November 11, 2011 at 6:09pm 2 Comments 3 Likes
Google recently announced a new update to their search engine algorithm that puts a greater emphasis on recently published, fresh content. "This change...promotes fresher results...so that we provide users the most relevant answers to their queries," according to a Google spokesperson.
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