AS AN EXECUTIVE MANAGER, WHAT DO I EXPECT OF MY TEAM?
My concepts include management is every manager's job description. Every manager is a specialist with a specific area of responsibility BUT anytime something needs to be handled, it is YOUR responsibility.…
Added by James A. Ziegler on January 4, 2021 at 4:30pm — No Comments
First time in a long time I've been able to time stamp my Good-Morning Message at 5:30 AM. .... My visit to the Back Surgeon yesterday as an outpatient has me up and…
ContinueAdded by James A. Ziegler on March 16, 2017 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments
WEAK LEADS
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You say there's No Such Thing as Weak Leads. Sounds good! BUT, actually there is such a thing as "Weak Leads".
Leads from Lead Providers have a known probability of closing. Some leads close at 3% and other leads have a probability of up to 18%, and the lead providers know which are which.
First of all some leads are generated from such low close sources as enter to win a free car while others are generated…
Added by James A. Ziegler on January 5, 2017 at 10:30am — 7 Comments
LENNY GETS A DO-OVER
Those of you who are closest to me, you know that Len Bellavia is one of my better friends in this business. Not only is Len my personal attorney; he is perhaps the best Dealer Lawyer in the business.
You might remember that Len was the attorney that successfully represented hundreds of Chrysler Dealers during their bankruptcy and…
Added by James A. Ziegler on December 7, 2016 at 2:00pm — No Comments
ACCESS TO YOUR DMS
It’s No Huge Secret that I Dislike Vendors Having Access to a Dealership’s DMS Computers. The majority of Companies Rooting Around in the Dealers DMS are Stealing Your Customer Data, Transaction Data, and even Financial Data.
Let’s Face it, Most Vendors Accessing the Dealership’s Computers are Up To No Good. What They are Doing Betrays the Dealers and The Customers that Buy the Cars Thinking Their Data and Information are Secure. Nobody I know told…
ContinueAdded by James A. Ziegler on July 30, 2015 at 9:24am — 4 Comments
STOOPID IS AS STOOPID DOES!
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STOP LOOKING STUPID ONLINE
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IF You act like Forrest Gump, and your grammar and spelling sounds like Forrest Gump wrote it; don’t be surprised when people call you Forrest Gump.
“Stoopid is as Stoopid Does.”
The words you write reflect on you and take away from whatever message you’re trying to say. Learn the few simple things I am writing about here…
Here – means ‘At this…
ContinueAdded by James A. Ziegler on April 9, 2015 at 9:30am — 6 Comments
WE ARE ENTERING AN ERA OF CRM DOMINATION
- BY JAMES A. ZIEGLER, THE #AlphaDawg
Third party Vendors are waking up to their worst nightmare. The party is almost over and we're turning the lights on. They…
ContinueAdded by James A. Ziegler on January 20, 2015 at 11:11am — 7 Comments
ARE GM RECALLS STARTING TO HURT SALES FOR GM DEALERS?*****************************************************************************
Initially the answer was NO it really didn't have any noticeable effect. BUT recently I've had a lot of dealers starting to tell me that the customers are beginning to defect because of the repeated bad news and new recalls almost daily. Personally, I think Mary Barra is doing a remarkably credible job…
ContinueAdded by James A. Ziegler on June 19, 2014 at 10:37am — 4 Comments
YOU CAN READ THE ARTICLE NOW... CLICK HERE
CAN THE LINCOLN FRANCHISE SURVIVE?
uh-oh! This promo video I cut today accidently got released all over the Twitterverse before the article actually came out. I never dreamed when I put it on YouTube that people would pick it up and re-broadcast it on Social Media. it wasn't until the phone calls started coming in…
Added by James A. Ziegler on December 6, 2013 at 12:30pm — 5 Comments
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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