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Solution Provider Close 15% of Your Leads Every Month

I was inspired by a discussion on DrivingSales, an automotive social networking site, where an Internet Marketing Manager at a VW dealership was soliciting help on improving his closing percentage above its current consistent 10%.

This manager has a basic set of steps he follows, which are widely accepted as the best practice to… Continue

Added by Adam Ross -InfiniteProspects.com on August 24, 2011 at 6:14pm — No Comments

Solution Provider Google+ and the Future of Social Media Marketing

What is Google+?

Google+ is the latest social networking service that lets users create a personalized online profile to interact with the people in their lives. The idea is to build upon what’s already available from social networking services like Facebook and…

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Added by Richelle Farley on August 24, 2011 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Solution Provider How to Import Your Contacts into Social Media Sites

One of the difficult parts of maintaining a successful social media marketing campaign is attracting the "right" people and getting your customers and prospects to interact with your dealership online. While this won't solve all of these problems, being able to find your dealership contacts in social media accounts is a start.

There is a pretty simple way to find your dealership contacts in social media sites like Twitter that I found while reading…

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Added by Ali Amirrezvani on August 24, 2011 at 5:27pm — 2 Comments

Solution Provider This Post Has No Written Words - It Doesn't Need Them

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Added by Katie Colihan on August 24, 2011 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments

Top 10 Ways to Improve Dealer Elite

Fromt the home office in Barrow, Alaska here are the top 10 ways to improve dealerElite:

10) A regional daily sales predictor- so I can know if I even need to get out of bed

9) The "Fran Taylor Hug-ometer" wherein people's accomplishments are rated by hug strength: from a shoulder pat up to a grizzly bear hug

8) The Dave Anderson rant of the month- where Dave just verbally shreds some unsuspecting sot (he could start with me :)

7) A "What CAN'T… Continue

Added by Brad Alexander on August 24, 2011 at 11:55am — 11 Comments

Solution Provider Dealer Elite Members Invited to AWA Ceremony in Las Vegas Oct 7th

I would like to invite members of this community who are going to Las Vegas for the fall conferences to add the AWA Ceremony to your agenda. The Automotive Website Awards recognize the best technology, products, and services offered to car dealers.

The ceremony and cocktail reception is conveniently scheduled on Friday Night, October 7th at 6:00 pm…

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Added by Brian Pasch on August 24, 2011 at 11:54am — No Comments

Solution Provider Failure is an Option, Quitting is Not

Dreams are often the seeds in which goals are grown from, but it takes acting on a dream to achieve a goal. Sometimes big goals can be as overwhelming as a football field to a five year old. Like that scared five year old, we can let a daunting task get in the way of our success because of a fear of failure. When engaging in…

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Added by Stephanie Young on August 24, 2011 at 9:30am — 11 Comments

Solution Provider The Vision..........

To be able to hold yourself and your team accountable for any situation….you first have to get everyone… TO SEE THE VISION…..

What is the vision??

It is what the ULTIMATE outcome of any project or goal….looks like…

You have to be able to put everyone’s egos aside….including your own….. and see what has been successful…

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Added by Jim Kristoff on August 24, 2011 at 8:29am — 7 Comments

Are You Maintaining Your Business Or Growing It?

We’ve all had some great ideas about our businesses. We read articles, we study treads and stay up to date on the latest trade information, but sometimes we seem to be treading water. We all know what we think a great business is, the question is how do we get our business to be that one? We have a great customer experience and wonder; “How to I translate that to my place?”

I’ll give you the first…

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Added by Rex Weaver on August 23, 2011 at 7:55pm — 1 Comment

Solution Provider Quantity vs Quality – Which is Better?

Here’s a question for you.

Which brings more value to your business, Quantity or Quality?

I know personally I have different preferences for different areas in my life.

For example, when it comes to my gadgets I want them to work, plain and simple. I want quality and I’ll do with fewer gadgets to get better ones.

But when it comes to, say, coffee…

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Added by MANNY LUNA on August 23, 2011 at 5:24pm — 5 Comments

Solution Provider VinSolutions Ranked on Inc. 500|5000 List

VinSolutions named the 58th fastest growing software company and is ranked the 718th fastest growing company overall for 2011 on the Inc. Magazine 500|5000 List.

Aug 23, 2011 - VinSolutions, an industry-leading developer of Internet-based Customer Relations Management (CRM) and Internet Lead Management (ILM) software, is pleased to announce that it has been recognized by Inc. Magazine on their coveted 500|5000 list as one of America’s…

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Added by Joseph Little on August 23, 2011 at 4:48pm — No Comments

Solution Provider PCG Ranked 192nd Fastest Growing Private Company in USA by Inc Magazine

Inc. Magazine's September 2011 edition ranked PCG Digital Marketing (PCG), New Jersey’s fastest growing Internet Marketing Agency, #192 on its 30th annual Inc. 500, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies.

PCG also ranks # 7 in New Jersey with a three-year sales growth of… Continue

Added by Brian Pasch on August 23, 2011 at 12:39pm — 3 Comments

Training Provider GRS Missing Pieces - GRSMP.com - Search Engine Domination - Sales Training - Charity Events

Glynn Rodean

Mike Schuett…

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Added by Glynn Rodean on August 23, 2011 at 10:22am — No Comments

Solution Provider Sales Peformance Lesson: High Jump

Following in the footsteps of three generations of outstanding educators, I took on the career of a high school teacher in my early twenties. Being the new kid on the block, I was given two classes out of five that were "at risk" students. High school students don't usually relish in the idea of math class and most "at risk" kids seem to see math as a total…

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Added by Stephanie Young on August 23, 2011 at 8:30am — 13 Comments

Solution Provider Customer retention starts at....hello....

When you begin to speak about customer retention…..when does it all begin???

Customer retention…. starts….. at hello……

From the very first time we greet a customer… whether it is in the service drive…..on the lot…..or on the showroom floor……customer retention starts at….hello…

You have to first put yourself in the…

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Added by Jim Kristoff on August 23, 2011 at 8:23am — 10 Comments

Solution Provider 8 Reasons to Hire (More) Women at Your Dealership

Beyond increased purchasing power; the time for women to be visibly employed in a variety of positions has arrived, and could well be the next steps to success in competitive dealerships.

As a forward-thinking dealership that is already Certified Women-…

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Added by Anne Fleming on August 23, 2011 at 5:31am — 13 Comments

Solution Provider What would happen if brands swapped logos?

Added by MANNY LUNA on August 23, 2011 at 12:56am — No Comments

Solution Provider “I Am A Salesman”

I am proud to be a salesman, because more than any other man, I and millions of others like me, built America.

The man who builds a better mouse trap – or a better anything – would starve to death if he waited for people to beat a pathway to his door. Regardless of how good or how needed the product or service might be, it has to be sold.

Eli Whitney was laughed at when he showed his…

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Added by MANNY LUNA on August 22, 2011 at 11:00pm — 1 Comment

Training Provider Automotive customers don't know how to buy cars!

We have worked with thousands of dealerships all over the world at Proactive dealer solutions. More and more dealerships tell us that the market has changed and that customers are more informed than ever. We agree customers have more access to information then they ever have.

The problem is that having access to information about cars does not mean customers know how to buy cars. Customers have information, but all that means is that they need a more informed salesperson or dealership…

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Added by Ian nethercott on August 22, 2011 at 11:54am — No Comments