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August 2009 Blog Posts (19)

Northwood Univ. mandates WomenCertified for graduation

Northwood University, which offers the leading curriculum in Automotive Retail Management has made the WomenCertified program a requirement for all participants in its automotive marketing program. The full text of the Northwood press release can be found here.

We are thrilled that Northwood made our program central to their curriculum. It was through the unanimous concensus of the… Continue

Added by Delia Passi on August 28, 2009 at 5:04pm — 1 Comment

Used Toyota's For Sale

Unit # Year Make Model Color Last Rented Miles Avg. Book Sell Price

6273 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SR5 4X4 GRAY 19,617 $21,850 $20,700

6274 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SR5 4X4 GRAY 19,996 $21,850 $20,700

6272 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SR5 4X4 BLUE 38,941 $21,850 $20,700

6193 2008 TOYOTA AVALON XL GRAY 24,635 $17,425 $16,475

6196 2008 TOYOTA AVALON XL BLACK 33,102 $17,425 $16,475

6222 2008 TOYOTA AVALON XL BLUE 37,950 $17,425 $16,475

6217 2008 TOYOTA AVALON XL SILVER 41,334… Continue

Added by John Belo on August 27, 2009 at 11:23am — No Comments

Can Someone Please Tell Me The Correct Steps To A Sale In Today's Everchanging Market!

With CSI and many new people that are making a change in their careers to become a salesperson, What are the actual modern steps to a sale? There was a time the traditional 10 steps were sufficient but with so much competition, internet, and the awareness of this recession a lot of owners are very careful in not getting a customer upset they lose sales by not asking the question : Would you like to buy a car today?

Added by Charlie Hernandez on August 26, 2009 at 4:41pm — 14 Comments

Fair warning to all-this economy still has a long way to recovery

If you havn't already seen a significant decrease in traffic in your stores you are one of the lucky ones. Forecastors fully expect an annual sales volume of 9M or less for 2009 and you should not abandon any cost cutting measures you took earlier. In fact, you should revisit all the areas you worked on to determine in the desired affects were acheived and if necessary tweak them more.

If C4C was successful you were able to move inventory that if I had to guess had been on your lot… Continue

Added by A Jay Gould on August 26, 2009 at 12:08pm — 3 Comments

NC Dealer needs Sales Manager

Call Darren Whitehead @ 336-434-1600 to apply.

Added by DARREN WHITEHEAD on August 25, 2009 at 11:25am — No Comments

Red Flags Rule Solution for Car Dealers and Financial Institutions to Generate Income

QUESTION: If a dealer or lender had a choice to make with implementing the FTC Red Flags Rule (November 1, 2009) as an expense or income, which business decision would you choose?

The most complete identity theft preventive/recovery program in America is being installed in dealerships and banks from coast to coast. Why is this program so popular? Simple answer, revenue share month-after-month while protecting your organization, clients and customers.

To learn more… Continue

Added by Mike Harley on August 24, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

SET GOALS

Goal setting is critically important to achieving sales success. Goals should be clear, measurable and specific.

Specific

Measurable

Attainable

Relevant

Trackable

Goal setting is very natural for us. Without goals, there is no life. In many ways, we are like missiles heading toward targets in life, correcting out path along the… Continue

Added by Craig Lockerd on August 20, 2009 at 11:40am — No Comments

AUTODEALERSHIP FACILITY 15 MILES NORTH OF NYC

Retail Property for Lease / will subdivide

Contact information / Joe Indriolo 914-403-3032

594 TUCKAHOE ROAD

594 Tuckahoe Road, Yonkers, NY 10710

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• Total Space Available: 20,000 SF

• Rental Rate: Negotiable NNN

• Min. Divisible: 3,300 SF

• Max. Contiguous: 20,000 SF

• Property Type: Retail

• Property Sub-type: Was Vehicle Related

•… Continue

Added by JOE INDRI on August 17, 2009 at 8:33pm — No Comments

Special Finance Leads

We are just setting up a Special Finance department in our store. We are looking into different lead sources and aren't sure which one to go with. I have talked to a couple that get their leads from internet sites and a couple that get their leads directly from the credit bureaus. I'm not sure which is the better source of leads. Can anyone tell me what lead company has worked for them and what you normally pay for leads. I've heard some companies won't charge you for the leads unless you… Continue

Added by Jeff on August 17, 2009 at 3:33pm — 1 Comment

Thought Into Action

High achievers take new thought and take it to the next dimension~they put it into action.

How often have you attended a seminar or conference, left brimming with energy and enthusiasm, only to lose it hours later?

Top-achieving AutoMax sales professionals don't make excuses for neglecting to follow through or failing to bring an idea to fruition. They know "ideas die if they're not used".

What tires us most in life is… Continue

Added by Craig Lockerd on August 17, 2009 at 12:32pm — No Comments

Needing Help Developing A Radio Campaign

I need some input on a company to write a jingle & come up with a strong campaign.
Thanks,
David

Added by David Ellis on August 17, 2009 at 11:22am — 5 Comments

Shopping for Leads, Know the Right Questions to Ask.

If you are thinking about buying Internet leads, it is important to know what to ask. By no means is this a complete list of questions you should ask a potential lead provider, but these are things you absolutely must know.

Where do the leads originate?

This is the most important thing for you to know. Does the lead provider buy all of their leads from a wholesale exchange, do they have business partners who help them generate applications, and what percentage (if any) come from… Continue

Added by Bob Harwood on August 14, 2009 at 4:41pm — No Comments

THE 10 ATTITUDES

North America's top-achieving sales professionals have been studied, and 10 attitudes they practice consistently have been identified. First we will examine the attitudes that are commonly practiced by high-achieving AutoMax trained sales professionals, It is a logical place to start because it's how we see things from the inside out that causes us to change.

1. Take action.

2. Set goals.

3. Creatively visualize meeting… Continue

Added by Craig Lockerd on August 14, 2009 at 12:55pm — 1 Comment

Whats up with the silence on GM's Ebay trial in California

GM is now piloting a program in California that will allow consumers to interact with dealers and haggle over new vehicle pricing on Ebay. Does anyone know what the details are?What is GM's role in this?? How does this change the relationship between the dealers and the consumer? What is GM's motive behind this?Why the silence on our blog?

Added by A Jay Gould on August 13, 2009 at 2:32pm — 12 Comments

Video marketing and video email marketing

I just completed our video sites and our video email marketing sites - www.tewartvideo.com and www.infomailnowvideo.com

Added by Mark Tewart on August 8, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

Are you passionate about sales and servicing customers? Do you have abundant energy and are naturally curious about business?

Interactive Financial Marketing Group (IFMG) Account Executives are experienced national sales professionals seeking advancement in sales through achievement, development, and account relationships. Account Executives are responsible for applying IFMG and Dominion Enterprises (DE) tools and sales applications to prospect, market and sell, and manage and grow accounts within an assigned territory We are currently seeking a qualified outbound Business to Business Account Executive to join our… Continue

Added by Amanda Pullman on August 6, 2009 at 5:28pm — No Comments

Clunkers

For all of you new car dealers involved with the C.A.R.S program. We are confused about what to do with the money from the salvage yard for the clunker. The rules do not clearly say who keeps the money. We understand the $50.00 but see nothing about giving excess money back to the consumer.

What are you all doing?

Added by Bob Bressi on August 6, 2009 at 2:52pm — 2 Comments

722Redemption How much experience out there

Just got an approval from 722 redemption. First time I've used the program. Seems pretty good deal. Lady just filed chapter 13 in april and we're getting her a loan. Whats some of everybody's experience out there with them. Seems like this is a great market to go after if they fund relatively brain damage free

Added by AJ AGER on August 6, 2009 at 10:15am — 3 Comments

I need advise and opinion!!

I am in the middle trying to decide between
V Autos or E Carlist. From experience please share your opinion and which way you will decide and why?

Respectfully,

Added by Abiy M Berehe (Capt.) on August 3, 2009 at 12:35am — 12 Comments

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