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Cliff Banks
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- Southfield, MI
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Sexiest Women Article Not From Digital Dealer!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Michael Baker Feb 16, 2011. 14 Replies 0 Promotions
To clear up any confusion, as the vice president and editorial director of Dealer Communications (publisher of Dealer magazine, Digital Dealer magazine; Dealer Fixed Operations magazine and the…Continue
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Cliff Banks commented on dealerELITE's blog post Dealer Defender December 2011"Hey, Paul -- not that I have a dog in this fight, but DE is the fastest growing dealer-focused blog in the industry -- and there are several. And with one posting last week generating more than 20,000 views and 70 pages of comments, seems like there…"
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I was very involved in this nightmare of a debacle as a Comptroller for a winddown dealership. We received our letter in the second wave, which seemed to be a group of dealers who did not fall…"
Michael Baker commented on Cliff Banks's blog post Facility Upgrades -- New Study Will Determine Their Impact on Sales and CSI"Agree Cliff overall. Most of the OEMs criteria is standardized to be "equalivant" in 'criteria' of facilitation. The majority of stores as Paragon will not sell more vehicles via sidewalk cracks, but, the OEMs have a difficult…"
Henry J. Doig commented on Cliff Banks's blog post Facility Upgrades -- New Study Will Determine Their Impact on Sales and CSI"Mobile technology is where we will at be at much sooner than later. More vehicles will be searched for and sold by handheld devices, including customer follow up than ever before. Acounting hardrware and software will be in the cloud and the…"
Kevin W. Kelly commented on Cliff Banks's blog post Facility Upgrades -- New Study Will Determine Their Impact on Sales and CSI"As with all things, it is a matter of timing. I know intimately the difficulties of spending millions of dollars on a new Gold LEED certified dealership in this current economic status. Seeing utility bills quadruple and CSI…"
Kevin W. Kelly promoted Cliff Banks's blog post Facility Upgrades -- New Study Will Determine Their Impact on Sales and CSI
Denis C. Flaherty commented on Cliff Banks's blog post Facility Upgrades -- New Study Will Determine Their Impact on Sales and CSI"Clean and well-maintained with the personal warm greeting and handling, goes a helluva farther to wow 'em than a Taj Mahal. The consumer doesn't want to think he's helpin' to pay for "fancy"..."
David Ruggles commented on Cliff Banks's blog post Facility Upgrades -- New Study Will Determine Their Impact on Sales and CSI"As the Internet continues to turn new and used vehicles into commodities, it seems obvious that the dealer with the lowest cost structure has a real advantage. Dale Pollak has also written at length on the subject. He advises dealers not…"
David Ruggles promoted Cliff Banks's blog post Facility Upgrades -- New Study Will Determine Their Impact on Sales and CSIHenry J. Doig commented on Cliff Banks's blog post Facility Upgrades -- New Study Will Determine Their Impact on Sales and CSI"I'll tell you something.....when I was a little lad I would go over and visit my Grandma who lived in a apartment building that wasn't much to behold. Now granted this was my Grandma, but when I went over there as run down as the place…"
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Facility Upgrades -- New Study Will Determine Their Impact on Sales and CSI
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 4:39pm 6 Comments 4 Promotions
Last October, I gave the keynote presentation at the AICPA conference in Phoenix (going on today and tomorrow in Orlando). In it, I mentioned the OEMs' continued insistence on of "forcing" expensive facility upgrades on their dealers.
A luxury dealer mentioned after the presentation that his OEM was forcing another expensive and profit draining…
Continue Grand Theft Auto
Posted on October 18, 2011 at 10:29am 2 Comments 5 Promotions
Grand Theft Auto – How Citizens Fought for the American Dream
May 14 and 15, 2009 – two days in which Chrysler and General Motors, with the help of the government, literally stole the life’s work from nearly 2,000 business owners.
Two years later, the history from the dealers’ perspective of those days are hitting the bookstores. And they are must reads for anyone associated with the automotive retail industry.
The first book out this…
Continue Vegas Musings from Digital Dealer
Posted on October 5, 2011 at 1:17pm 2 Comments 2 Promotions
This week I will be blogging from the Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition for both www.automotivedigitalmarketing.com and www.DealerElite.net.
The conference has become the place to be for anyone involved in automotive retail on the digital side – and that includes just about everybody today who interacts with dealerships.
I believe the conference is on…
Continue Penske Closes the Gap with AutoNation
Posted on July 13, 2011 at 4:28pm 6 Comments 4 Promotions
The Penske Automotive Group is catching up to AutoNation in the total revenue department. A few years ago, AutoNation was generating about $20 billion in annual revenue, while Penske was at about $8 billion.
Penske has narrowed the gap considerably generating $10.6 billion last year to AutoNation's $12.4 billion ($12.5 if you round up). And now Penske has added about $257 million worth of revenue with today's acquisition of Crevier BMW in Santa Ana, CA. Crevier is the fifth…
ContinueComment Wall (3 comments)
- At 4:29pm on July 5, 2011,
James Easter said… - Hey there Cliff....hope all has been well with ya!
- At 11:51am on March 25, 2011,
Brian Benstock said… Great job in Miami-
Thank you for having me attend this special event- I always come away with a lot!
- At 6:57pm on October 4, 2010,
Robert Linkonis Sr said… - Congrats Cliff. By the way - I enjoy your articles (Cliffs Notes). They contain good information and keep my interest.
Later.
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