Did you ever wonder if you would be good at selling cars in today's market Or if the sales applicant in front you has the traits needed to succeed at your dealership ? Now you have an opportunity to find out!

www.dealerElite.net has searched for and found the World's Most Effective Sales Aptitude Assessment.

All dE members now have the opportunity to use "The Car Sales Simulator" until July 30th .…

About two months ago I set out on a journey to learn everything there was to know about bitcoin.  After looking at all the bad press I wanted to know why the media was so negative.  Lately, what's good is bad and bad is good for my wallet.  i came upon a Bitcoin Secret called ALT Coins.  I messed around with the open source code and bang!... I made AutoCoin. 

These coins can help identify people in market.  Customers will buy coins before purchasing vehicles.  They could also be…

It always amazes me to hear of the individuals that are willing to rise at 4AM to "hit the gym". I have never heard a person claim to get up at 4AM to "read a book". Your brain is just a muscle. Remember the old saying if you don't use it you loose it? It works just…

I want to congratulate an automotive marketing firm that helped the film SON OF GOD become #1 in the box office office on opening night with a fraction of the budget of the big Hollywood blockbusters. It doesn't surprise me at all that Automotive marketers knew how to generate sales on the weekend that mattered. Despite having a small advertising budget SON OF GOD is #1 in the box office on its opening night in theaters.  Hats off to automotive marketers everywhere because this shows that…

There is not a more cost effective way to leverage your W.I.T.T.s  than by including an Onsite Community as part of your social and digital marketing mix and the advantages are real and the reasons all around us.



There is not a more cost effective way to impact your bottom line than by using your W.I.T.T.S



Crowdsourcing is…

You may remember the Jeff Gordon "test drive" ad from about a year ago, when Gordon, in disguise, …

Have you ever given much thought to what a trainer actually does. Just think about it, is he trying to work a strategy or influence a culture? I've heard it said that "Culture eats Strategy for breakfast".  I will tell you that if you just try to train from the bottom up, you will have limited short term success. That is a strategy. However if you train from the top down you will develop a culture. As an example if you are the CEO/CFO GM or Manager of your company and you are willing to pick…

Please post one of your funny/akward videos or illustrations that recently happened on the lot. We need the humor to keep ourselves on track, in the right frame of mind as well as make others laugh. Please share and have a wonderful weekend.

From today’s news report:

"J.D. Power Reports: Auto Buyers Are Committing to Leasing and Long-Term Loans at Record Levels   



WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Feb. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The use of long-term loans and leasing for new-vehicle retail sales is on pace to reach…

Many dealers are intimidated by the concept of “customer loyalty.” The simple attempt at trying to design and implement a strategy that creates lifetime customers is certainly a daunting one. It takes a lot of work and effort to accomplish this, for sure. However, just like you train your sales advisors in the steps of the sale and the importance of following each step in…

Who Deserves the Fish?



Who went the extra mile for our clients or a fellow team member? Who had a great attitude all week? Who was able to brighten up everyone's day?



During our weekly staff meetings, each team member votes for the Fish Award winner. The criteria? They display one or more of these four principles:



Play: Have fun! Make our clients feel as though they can have fun while they're here too.



Make Someone's Day:…

Your best teacher is your last mistake. That only works if you are paying attention. We need to ask if it is the DK or the DE that is the issue. We either Don't Know or Don't Execute. If your a sales consultant you get many opportunities to learn and master your skills. Let's look at some quick numbers, and old rule of thumb was the average Sales Person sells 8 cars, and closes at 20%. Simple math tells us that is 40 opportunities per…

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Sean V. Bradley Keynote Speech "The Evolution & Natural Selection Of The Automotive Sales Industry" At The Los Angeles Internet Sales 20…

Steve Pace, veteran of leading innovative digital marketing companies, including Dealer.com, Dealix, ResponseLogix, AutoWeb and Autobytel, to lead dealer sales initiatives for rapidly growing company

San Francisco, CA – February 26, 2014 – LotLinx, the first syndicated advertising network for automotive retailing that delivers…

Make sure your worst enemy is not living between your ears.

Simple message.

Have a great attitude today!

The growing importance of content marketing is clear; small businesses that post unique and relevant blogs, videos, press releases and social media on the Internet can gain significant competitive advantage in their industries. Increased web visibility, more visitors to websites, improved SEO rankings and brand recognition as a thought leader are just some of the benefits…

Do you think you are doing everything you can but can't figure out why more money isn't coming in? There may be one key component missing. Find out what you are missing to reach your goals this week on Think Tank Tuesday.