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Katie Colihan's Discussions

It's The Hardest Part...

Started Apr 15, 2011 0 Replies

I'm just curious - In response to Dave Anderson's post this week, what IS the most unenjoyable part of your job? We all don't like SOMETHING. What's your pet peeve and task that you have a hard time…Continue

Where Do You Find Your Salespeople?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Pat Kirley Apr 11, 2011. 2 Replies

While I work closely with automotive dealers, I also work in a call center doing some marketing and administrative stuff that no one else wants to do. Since we have such a high turnover rate, it…Continue

Tags: Resumes, Salesmen, CraigsList, Hiring

Outsourced BDC Services

Started this discussion. Last reply by Stan Sher Feb 9, 2011. 3 Replies

A few years back, I worked for a startup company that offered outsourced BDC services. As the description implies, we would do all of the phone calls, follow up, and appointment setting for dealers…Continue

Tags: Services, BDC, Outsourced

 

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David Villa commented on Katie Colihan's blog post My Rules For Being Productive
"great post! That image made me a little dizzy! ha "
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Katie Colihan commented on NANCY SIMMONS's blog post While They Wait....COMMUNICATE!
"Ah, Nancy! I love some chat about communication. All it takes is a little bit of status update to know what's going on. It almost taps into the "fear of the unknown." Not knowing what's happening. Will I now be late to get the…"
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Katie Colihan and Ian Nethercott are now friends
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Marsh Buice commented on Katie Colihan's blog post My Rules For Being Productive
"Great post, Katie! Being active doesnt make one productive-I had no idea how often I check my email, so I removed it from my phone and only check it periodically on my desktop. I'm so busy during the day, I dont have time to check it anyway so…"
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Daryl Fawler commented on Katie Colihan's blog post A New Idea: Resource Circle
"My goal would be to own my own dealership. The best way to succeed is to take care of customers. That mentality has to start at the top and be encouraged through each department and every employee. If every decision was made with the customer in…"
May 4
Katie Colihan commented on Katie Colihan's blog post A New Idea: Resource Circle
"Kevin! Love this!  You nailed it at the end: "If we don't improve it, we will lose it".  "
May 4
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My Rules For Being Productive

I tend to take on a lot of things. New project? Sign me up. Another full time job? YES! You need a wingman to come with you to watch the Phillies Game so you don't look like a desperate drunk? I'm there for you ,man! Write 200 articles in a week? HECK YES! Superwoman, right? Wrong! I also have a lot of incomplete projects. No…See More
May 4
Katie Colihan is now friends with Kevin W. Kelly and Simon Smith
May 4
Katie Colihan commented on Katie Colihan's blog post CarChat24 Announces Extended Beta Testing Of Their New Premium Chat Software
"FYI, DealerElite'ers. We added a bonus offer: -BONUS: All active Beta testers that follow the Beta tasks and guildlines will receive a $25 Starbucks Gift Card! If I could, I'd sign up. ;)"
May 3
Kevin W. Kelly commented on Katie Colihan's blog post A New Idea: Resource Circle
"I want to be the catalyst of change in the Automotive Sales industry.   To reward the honest and ethical in our industry with great success and police the dishonest and unethical with no success.   I want to give the good people in our…"
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Katie Colihan is now friends with SCOTT TYNER and Garrett Osborne
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My Rules For Being Productive

Posted on May 4, 2012 at 10:40am 2 Comments

I tend to take on a lot of things.

 

New project? Sign me up.

 

Another full time job? YES!

 

You need a wingman to come with you to watch the Phillies Game so you don't look like a desperate drunk? I'm there for you…

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CarChat24 Announces Extended Beta Testing Of Their New Premium Chat Software

Posted on April 30, 2012 at 10:30pm 1 Comment

CarChat24’s new premium dealer chat software is now in extended beta release. This new beta test is ready to go and we would like to invite you to participate.

We are currently looking for enthusiastic and eager car dealers to take part in our extended beta test to help us find bugs and to give feedback and suggestions for features that would improve our…

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Lessons from Lowes - More Specifically A Bell Pepper Plant

Posted on April 30, 2012 at 9:00am 0 Comments

Today, I joined a friend of mine for some shopping at Ikea, Lowes, and Target. I'm not a traditional female. That is, I don't know a lot about gardening, color combinations, or, I hate to admit, about cooking. I've made do with pasta, rice, and cereal for longer than I care to admit.

With…

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A New Idea: Resource Circle

Posted on April 27, 2012 at 12:00pm 11 Comments

I like you guys. A lot.

 

What I love about all of us is that we're all from different areas of the automotive biz. We all have one other thing in…

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At 10:06am on December 13, 2010, Dave Anderson said…

Thank you, Katie. Have a great week!

 
 
 

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