By Gil Van Over
Let me start by saying that the overuse of tired clichés is one of my pet peeves. I detest them in sportscasts, and I’ve grown a little tired of those clichéd lists magazines put out each year with predictions for the coming year. So, I apologize upfront for the list I’m about to share with you now.
Just so I can live with myself, I’m calling my compilation a checklist. I’ll cover the top…
ContinueAdded by Jack Higginbotham on January 27, 2013 at 11:41am — No Comments
Most recently there has been a bold new wave washing over the automotive dealership landscape. Beginning with TrueCar, whose CEO bragged about using data to eliminate dealerships and lower profits below True Cost. He arrogantly taunted us with claims of "Transparency" which has become the "Buzz Word" of every vendor using our own data to virtually put us out of business, to steal our customers information, and sell it, pass it on to their affiliate companies, and otherwise resell it to…
ContinueAdded by James A. Ziegler on January 15, 2012 at 10:00am — 90 Comments
Jim Ziegler asks...
I am hearing a lot of discussion about True Car and ZAG. I continually scratch my head and wonder if desperate dealers are doing the marketing limbo "How Low Can You Go?"
Are we so bad at what we do that we have to line up and pay vendors to lose money? AND, who is giving these…
Added by James A. Ziegler on November 27, 2011 at 5:30pm — 1860 Comments
Ever since the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) passed the Safeguards Rule, customer information security has been a hot topic over the past several years for auto dealerships. The FTC mandates that auto dealerships have a formal, written, and revisable program specifying the steps taken to protect customer’s personal information and prevent unauthorized use of such information. The three objectives needed in a Customer Information Security Program are:
Added by Tamara Lischer on June 22, 2011 at 5:59pm — No Comments
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