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God loves sales people! 30 gifts from him (Proverbs Power of Words)

                              Bible Believers' Selling -

                               by Roger Williams

          I thought this would be appropriate due to the reason for the season!! 

            

 Do you want to have a better 2015 than 2014? If you are Christian, this is a must read!

                   Want to sell more? The big man says it’s all in the words!

      30 "Gifts" God…

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Added by Roger Williams on December 27, 2014 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments

Webinar Wednesday - Episode 4 -The Excitement of The Deal

Added by Joseph Cala on December 26, 2014 at 2:45pm — No Comments

LinkedIn Wants Relevancy: Punishes Abusers

In yet another move by LinkedIn to create a more engaging user experience, the company has decided to penalize any users of the InMail feature that send mail that is irrelevant to the recipient. As LinkedIn cannot read the messages, it had to formulate a way to determine which messages are more likely irrelevant – namely those which receive no replies. LinkedIn used to offer…

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Added by sara callahan on December 24, 2014 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

4 Reasons Why Shoppers Love Using Live Chat

Automotive marketing as we know it has changed. The Internet now forces dealerships to have an online presence and build relationships with consumers in the digital world. Why? Because the modern shopper expects it.



Consumer research is no longer solely accessible via phone calls and drive-bys. Now, your prospective customers are…

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Added by Lisandra Ramos on December 23, 2014 at 10:34am — 1 Comment

Did We Forget Anything?

The Holiday Cheer Is On Us

The holiday season can be a stressful time a year both personally and professionally. We want to give you the opportunity to share a few laughs in an effort to help minimize some of that stress.

On this week’s Think Tank Tuesday, enjoy "The 12 Days of…

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Added by Paul Potratz on December 23, 2014 at 10:30am — No Comments

Using Emotions To Excite Customers: Honda’s Brilliant Holiday Marketing

To promote their brand this holiday season, Honda is pulling out all of the stops by incorporating just about every feeling and sentiment it can into a series of commercials featuring toys. Consider their “Happy Honda Days” commercials that published around Thanksgiving. Every one of them featured a toy covering many demographics – including He-Man & Skeletor, Stretch…

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Added by Timmy D. James on December 23, 2014 at 8:55am — No Comments

Another Solid Week of Activity

Hello and welcome to this week’s Used Car Market Report from Black Book. Last week we reported how the market has been trending in a non-traditional December way. Little has changed this past week. Bidders are still pretty aggressive and the results were over 2250 vehicles adjusted on average each day of the week, with 52% being increasing adjustments of the previously published values.…

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Added by Black Book on December 22, 2014 at 2:21pm — No Comments

Think Twice Before Going Under The Knife

Think Twice Before Going Under the Knife

By: Alan Ram

Let me say at the outset; I love BDCs. Like anything else though, there are efficient, productive models as well as ineffective ones. Like plastic surgery, when done wrong, you can end up creating more problems than you solve. The acronym “BDC” does not have an absolute definition. There are several variations as well as activities that any BDC might be engaged in. Let’s…

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Added by Alan Ram on December 22, 2014 at 1:53pm — 5 Comments

Flick Fusion Introduces VidMagnet™, An Inventory Video Add-On Designed to Drive More Traffic to Auto Dealer Websites

Urbandale, IA--December 22nd, 2014--Flick Fusion (www.flickfusion.com) today introduced VidMagnetTM, a powerful addition to inventory videos that leverages Video SEO (VSEO) and drives more traffic from YouTube and other video websites to auto dealer websites. When a dealership sells a vehicle featured in an inventory video, normally that video is removed from the Internet. With VidMagnet, the video stays on the Internet indefinitely…

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Added by Brian Cox on December 22, 2014 at 12:26pm — No Comments

Jim Radogna: Avoiding the Eye of Mordor in Social Media

Just like in the blockbuster series “The Lord of the Rings”, the Eye of Mordor is always open. Until now, its focus has been on larger battles and more interesting things. Then a Hobbit found a golden ring and slipped it on his finger. And the Eye started paying attention to this little being that had avoided the Eye’s gaze… until now.



The intersection of…

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Added by Arnold Tijerina on December 22, 2014 at 8:45am — No Comments

5 Things We Read This Week: December 14-19

Dealership reviews coming to AutoTrader, the state of the U.S. auto market, and an important new Google AdWords metric

1. AutoTrader.com Adding Dealership Reviews (Auto Remarketing)

AutoTrader will begin integrating consumer-generated ratings and reviews from DealerRater into its dealer profile pages starting this month.…

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Added by Paul Mirek on December 19, 2014 at 11:30am — No Comments

The FTC Strikes AGAIN - What a Surprise!

The Federal Trade Commission started the year by making a major statement regarding how they feel about questionable auto dealer advertising practices with their Operation…
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Added by Jim Radogna on December 18, 2014 at 7:00pm — No Comments

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Added by Sean V. Bradley on December 18, 2014 at 3:11pm — No Comments

Venue For Internet Sales 20 Group Announced - Marriott Brooklyn Bridge! - #IS20G

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We are super excited to announce that the #IS20G has just locked in the Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge! This hotel is absolutely gorgeous! And it is 5 minutes away from New York City... right over the Bridge! 

And... The Ultra Awesome VIP Party will be in…

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Added by Sean V. Bradley on December 18, 2014 at 3:06pm — No Comments

"I don't get no respect"

We as an Industry are facing a crisis, "what's the crisis you say?" The crisis is the shortage of qualified technicians. Many dealerships are finding it hard to find and keep good technicians. So many dealerships today are asking us "where can I find technicians." We have designed this call to answer this very serious…

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Added by Rob Gehring on December 18, 2014 at 11:30am — No Comments

Video Games: Using Employee Interests To Train

Despite the many tools available and the best of intentions, many dealerships struggle with providing ongoing professional development for their staff. Whether it’s because of the volume of customers that need handling; lack of time; or worry about taking a technician or salesperson out of commission – even for a short period of time – training presents many challenges to…

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Added by Richard Holland on December 18, 2014 at 9:35am — No Comments

How Customer-Centric is Your Dealership? Take the Test!

We are well into December. It's time to take stock of your year and your accomplishments. It’s definitely time to have fun and to be mindful of what is ahead. As we turn the corner into a new year, 2015, today’s Women’s Wednesday you are invited to take a short, interactive quiz to evaluate where there is room to expand your dealership’s customer excellence. And in doing so, your competitive…

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Added by Anne Fleming on December 17, 2014 at 12:30pm — 5 Comments

END-OF-YEAR LEASE DEALS; MONTHLY PAYMENT MINDSET FUEL RISING LEASE CREDIT APPROVALS ENTERING DECEMBER

Swapalease.com, the nation’s largest car lease marketplace, reports lease credit approvals during November continued to increase, fueling even more end-of-year momentum for lease applications and vehicle exchange rates. November saw an approvals rate of 84.2%, the second-highest monthly lease approvals rate during 2014 (August saw 85.7%).



The monthly approvals rate was driven by early holiday lease campaigns and offers, with a rising number of lessees exchanging vehicles from brands…

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Added by John Sternal on December 17, 2014 at 11:04am — No Comments

What Exactly Are We Selling?

Market To A Lifestyle



Each person leads a different lifestyle than the next so stop with the general ads and start getting more specific! Make your audience feel like you're speaking directly to them. Talk about the tough trucks on your lot and target it to construction workers, people with boats, or even those interested in country music.



On this episode of…

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Added by Paul Potratz on December 16, 2014 at 12:03pm — 1 Comment

Performance matters...

In the world of selling and service...performance matters.  How long someone has been doing something is not what influences results.  What someone does with what they know is what causes positive results.

Take the golfer who has been playing for 20 years.  How long he has been playing is not an indication of how good he is.   He could be very experienced at doing things in an acceptable and mediocre manner.  Thus, length of experience is not an indication of…

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Added by Joseph Rosales on December 16, 2014 at 11:43am — No Comments

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