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Aren't You Getting Just a Little Sick and tired of these Weaklings Telling You that You Can't make a Profit on Car Sales Today?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Lizelle Landino Apr 19, 2011. 15 Replies 0 Likes

This is typical, one of the most profitable Chevy dealerships in the country said this... April 1st, 2011Marc Heitz Chevrolet1221 Ed Noble ParkwayNorman, Oklahoma 73073(405) 321-7021To Jim…Continue

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My Latest Article is Out in Dealer Magazine

Started this discussion. Last reply by Bobby Compton Oct 18, 2010. 4 Replies 0 Likes

This article has a lot of controversy, especially the title article... "Prophets of Low Profit" ...Let me know your opinions on what is happening here in our industry? …Continue

Why Grant Cardone's Employees Should be Ashamed

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mass email sent today to manyFrom: GRANT CARDONE [mailto:grant@grantcardone.com] Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 12:29 PMTo: Brock AllenSubject: Books for Votes Help get me 25 votes today and…Continue

A Throwback to the Seventies

Started this discussion. Last reply by Kevin Shaughnessy Jul 31, 2010. 4 Replies 0 Likes

The following comes from a guy who hasn't been seen working deals in a dealership since 1991 (or earlier)Grant Cardone here,I need your last little bit of help here.......I know you are finishing the…Continue

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James A. Ziegler commented on James A. Ziegler's blog post Jim Ziegler wants to know: Double Cross or NOT a Double-Cross?

"WOW - Just got off of the phone with a dealer that was in the process of cancelling Cars.com. The Cars.com rep was sitting there in the room and I was on the speaker phone in the dealer's office telling the truth. It wasn't pretty.…"

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James A. Ziegler commented on James A. Ziegler's blog post Jim Ziegler wants to know: Double Cross or NOT a Double-Cross?

"Many of you have messaged me that you're not able to adequately explain the issues to your Dealer or General Manager. I will be more than happy to discuss these Rogue Vendor Issues with any Dealer or GM. So far, if the Dealer or the GM…"

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Steve Duff commented on James A. Ziegler's blog post Jim Ziegler wants to know: Double Cross or NOT a Double-Cross?

"WOW, big news -- Autotrader to allow Experian AutoCheck in September Wonder how long before Cars.com catches on? "

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James A. Ziegler commented on James A. Ziegler's blog post Jim Ziegler wants to know: Double Cross or NOT a Double-Cross?

"One of my Dealer Clients writes to his Cars.com Rep in response to why he is cancelling them... He is a dealer principal with three locations. His letter to Cars.com reads in part... Ok. What about cars.com "remarketin" program…"

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James A. Ziegler commented on James A. Ziegler's blog post Jim Ziegler wants to know: Double Cross or NOT a Double-Cross?

"THE GIANT SCREW JOB CONTINUES... Some Rogue Vendors have even more stealth ways to stick it to the dealers"

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Mathew Koenig commented on James A. Ziegler's blog post Jim Ziegler wants to know: Double Cross or NOT a Double-Cross?

"wow that is terrible. This seems to be what happens when the dealer is not the only income source for these places. They have so much other revenue coming in that they're willing to take a risk and pissed off a few of their dealers because in…"

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James A. Ziegler commented on James A. Ziegler's blog post Jim Ziegler wants to know: Double Cross or NOT a Double-Cross?

"THE GIANT SCREW JOB CONTINUES... An internet manager sent me an email. She was upset because when Cars.com delivered the lead to her there was a note attached to it referring her to these other venors, including "RoadLoans" who we know…"

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James A. Ziegler commented on James A. Ziegler's blog post Jim Ziegler wants to know: Double Cross or NOT a Double-Cross?

"UH-OH CHRYSLER-DIGITAL IS TELLING DEALERS....Chrysler-Digital is saying- Yes, we are sending your inventory feed to CarGurus.com.BUT, to cancel CarGurus.com from Chrysler Digitl, you will need to cancel all of our other feeds too. We DO NOT have the…"

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"HOW TO TAKE CARGURUS.COM OUT OF VIN SOLUTIONS CRM OUTBOUND INVENTORY FEEDS AT YOUR DEALERSHIP.... http://ning.it/11ZhRvi..."

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"HOW TO TAKE CARGURUS.COM OUT OF VIN SOLUTIONS CRM OUTBOUND INVENTORY FEEDS AT YOUR DEALERSHIP.... https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=524645607595781&set=p.5..."

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"Notice To Rogue Vendors: Clean Up Your Act and Stop These Practices because the Alpha Dawg Apocalypse is at hand..."

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James A. Ziegler commented on James A. Ziegler's blog post Jim Ziegler wants to know: Double Cross or NOT a Double-Cross?

"Great analogy David- On the list, we've found that AutoByTel is also sending inventory to some suspect sites including CarGurus... "

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David Sharp commented on James A. Ziegler's blog post Jim Ziegler wants to know: Double Cross or NOT a Double-Cross?

"Aww, Mat, you say the nicest things:). Glad I could put a smile on your face and I appreciate your kind words."

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James A. Ziegler commented on James A. Ziegler's blog post Jim Ziegler wants to know: Double Cross or NOT a Double-Cross?

"A CAR DEALER SENT ME THIS PRIVATE MESSAGE TODAY....I actually was paying attention to CarGurus before it came into the spotlight and found out that Cars.com was sending our inventory there. Once I found that out, I called my Cars.com rep and had…"

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Jim Ziegler wants to know: " It's 9:00 AM - Do You Know Where Your Inventory Is?"

Posted on May 2, 2013 at 2:00pm 32 Comments 7 Likes

DID YOU AUTHORIZE YOUR INVENTORY TO BE POSTED ON ANTI-DEALER OR HOSTILE WEBSITES?

5:00 AM and the Alpha Dawg is on the…

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Jim Ziegler wants to know: Double Cross or NOT a Double-Cross?

Posted on April 25, 2013 at 12:00pm 262 Comments 17 Likes

NOW... LET ME ASK ANOTHER QUESTION?

DID YOU AUTHORIZE YOUR INVENTORY TO BE POSTED ON ANTI-DEALER OR HOSTILE WEBSITES?

5:00 AM and the Alpha Dawg is on the Point. Actually been awake since 4:00 AM. Did you ever have so much on your mind you couldn't sleep because you were thinking so hard? Well, a lot…

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Jim Ziegler is coming to…

Detroit - Orlando - Dallas - Moscow, Russia

Hi, this is Jim Ziegler with a lot of exciting news.

Just returned from Houston where I was a featured speaker at The Digital Marketing Blitz that was tied into the Houston Auto Dealers Annual Car Show. You know it’s still a thrill after all of these years to watch an audience leaning from your expertise. It’s what drives me forward.

Just a week ago we…

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Jim Ziegler Wants to know "Is it Time For the Retail Automotive Community to Rise Up and Give CarFax a TrueQuality Thumping?"

Posted on October 29, 2012 at 5:30pm 136 Comments 13 Likes

Enough is Enough!

Haven't you had it with all of these Data Pirates using our own customer information to defame us, lower our profits, alienate our customers... while…

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At 10:15pm on December 22, 2011, Keith Shetterly said…: I can guarantee you this: Had Jim Ziegler trained anyone at TrueCar about how to sell to a customer, TrueCar would not have led their charge to THEIR DEALER CUSTOMERS--here and elsewhere--with condescension and belittling. When you pat this retail vertical's people on the head like we "just don't understand", careful with your manicured had or you're going to get bit. You go get'em, Jim: Over 60,000 page views total across all these blogs, the two main ones approaching 35,000 alone. Another thing Jim would've taught you is how to manage your social media presence with your custmers. Well, he's giving you a lesson now, free. I think you're about to get the bill from someone else, though... And, one more thing: Does TrueCar's access to the 5,000 dealers DMS automatically make them AutoNation stores, data-wise? I guess Group One didn't want to take that chance.

At 6:30pm on December 22, 2011, Michael Timmons said…: I appreciate your point of view but to say I am not honorable says more about you than me. Then again, if I was making $1500 a head to train salespeople I may feel threatened too.

Happy Holidays

At 6:03pm on December 22, 2011, Michael Timmons said…: I am not thrilled with your attack on TRUECar......... but I love your passion!!

At 7:30pm on December 17, 2011, Ron Berkes said…: It still cracks me up, when you Google Truecar - you get the Truecar Sucks video on the top - HAHA - https://www.google.com/search?aq=f&gcx=c&ix=c1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=true+car

At 9:47am on October 7, 2011, Bob Swartz said…: great seeing you here even though I owned three Saturn Dealerships and watched you tear us up for years......................... guess we showed you and closed :) Hope you are well.

At 4:02pm on September 7, 2011, pascalina derek said…: Hello dear,

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At 12:17pm on August 10, 2011, Pete Grimm said…: Thanks, Jim. I'm having fun contributing and joining in the discussions. As always, I enjoy reading your posts. Your posts are what drew me to the site. Cheers, Pete.

At 5:57am on July 15, 2011, Tony Sutton said…: Hi James, in Moscow so not picking up messages as often as I should, the responses must give you great encouragement, still looking forward to the next edition.

At 12:14pm on July 14, 2011, Billy Wayne Jenkins said…: Thanks Alpha Dawg

At 3:47pm on July 13, 2011, Naomi R. Heckler said…: Hi Jim,
I am so happy to see you here. What do you think about Ford's new program Dealer Parts Advantage. They are being very tight lipped about it so I do not have all the information, but I can say it is a Win Win for Ford but Not for the Dealers.