February 2015 Blog Posts (66)

Top Car Brands as Rated by Women: The Growing Importance

It’s Officially the Women Buyers Era...

OEM’s are increasing their advertising towards this powerful buying segment. Smart dealerships are too. Women bought an estimated 13 million cars at new car dealerships last year; an estimated 35,000 vehicles a day.

How many female “up’s” are converting to buyers at your store? If you aren’t tracking that number yet, we suggest you start accounting for sales by gender. The upside of your gross profit potential is tied to this.

The…

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Added by Anne Fleming on February 11, 2015 at 1:35pm — 1 Comment

Is Guerrilla Social Media A Good Strategy?

It seems as if every big event nowadays is live tweeted by brands seeking to gain free marketing on the back of these popular events. This last Super Bowl saw brands literally setting up war rooms filled with social media professionals, graphic designers and even lawyers, simply to post content in reaction to real-time events. For most events targeted by brands in this…

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Added by sara callahan on February 11, 2015 at 11:01am — No Comments

Becoming Your Best

If I took a survey of individuals and ask them if they were the best they could possibly be, most would answer yes. If I asked the same individuals a second question, are you perfect? Most would answer certainly not. When we accept these principles we understand the importance of always trying to improve or become our best. Click the link to read the whole…

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Added by Rob Gehring on February 11, 2015 at 10:30am — No Comments

I'm Going To Share A Life Experience With You

Price is very important to your customer, but that shouldn't stop you from pitching those extra accessories. This week on Think Tank Tuesday, I explain why your customers will buy these accessories elsewhere if you aren't pitching them at your dealership.

Added by Paul Potratz on February 10, 2015 at 4:24pm — No Comments

7 steps to master the lost art of the "Turn Over"...

 Are your managers and sales associates well versed in the art of the T.O.?

I double dog dare you to visually inspect what you expect. If your team flunks these 7 steps YOU ARE MISSING LOTS OF BUSINESS! There are no reasons only excuses. This is 100% controllable. Managers must get back in touch with the "sales" side of "sales management."…

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Added by Roger Williams on February 10, 2015 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Who’s Ready to Buy At Your Dealership? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Do you know how to determine who is ready to buy? What if you could identify what your customers are shopping? Which brands they’re looking at?

Added by Amanda Meuwissen on February 10, 2015 at 12:21pm — No Comments

If You Build It, They Won't Come (unless you support it)

In the movie Field of Dreams, a ghostly voice tells Kevin Costner's Ray Kinsella character, "If you build it, he will come."

The first question you'll want answered is, "What is it?" In the movie, the 'it' was a baseball field, but it was actually so much more than that. In…

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Added by JD Rucker on February 10, 2015 at 11:07am — No Comments

They Watched Your Video. Now What?

There’s no doubt that video marketing is exploding in popularity with businesses and consumers. Both Facebook and Twitter are investing heavily in video and, in the case of Facebook, rewarding those who upload their video straight onto its extended reach advertising platform.

 

The days of reading long text descriptions and features of vehicles on websites are…

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Added by Brian Cox on February 10, 2015 at 8:36am — No Comments

Phone Up Dialogue

 

Phone Up Dialogue

 

Most car Salespeople are unaware of the value that phone ups bring to their business.  The phone up is the most reliable source for Customers who will end up buying a car.  Because of this it is…

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Added by David Lewis on February 10, 2015 at 8:06am — 6 Comments

Weather Patterns Affecting Sales

Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of The Used Car Market Report with insight from Black Book. As the month of January came to an end the weather for a portion of the country was brutal. Ice, snow, and strong winds closed businesses and reduced local auto sales to a crawl. When the weather improves local auto sales will improve as would-be buyers will have now discovered a greater need to have…

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Added by Black Book on February 9, 2015 at 12:12pm — No Comments

The Author Of Googleopoly Book Interviewed On SiriusXM Satellite Radio - Dr. Willie Jolley - Part 2



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The Author Of Googleopoly Book Interviewed On SiriusXM Satellite Radio - Dr. Willie Jolley - Part 2

Sean V. Bradley, CSP was just a special guest on "Wealthy Ways", the #1 Radio show on SiriusXM for Success and Wealth. Sean was interviewed…

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Added by Sean V. Bradley on February 7, 2015 at 8:43am — No Comments

The Author Of Googleopoly Book Interviewed On SiriusXM Satellite Radio - Dr. Willie Jolley - Part 1



http://www.GoogleopolyBook.com

The Author Of Googleopoly Book Interviewed On SiriusXM Satellite Radio - Dr. Willie Jolley - Part 1

Sean V. Bradley, CSP was just a special guest on "Wealthy Ways", the #1 Radio show on SiriusXM for Success and Wealth. Sean was interviewed…

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Added by Sean V. Bradley on February 7, 2015 at 8:37am — No Comments

Ride and recover

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Added by Tim Marvel on February 7, 2015 at 6:36am — No Comments

INSIGHT15 Offers Three-day Event Geared to Helping Dealerships Create a True Customer Experience Model

Customer Loyalty and Retention Conference to provide complimentary two-night room stay with paid registration for all dealership attendees.

INSIGHT15 Customer Loyalty and Retention Conference will be held on March 24-26, 2015 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, FL. The Insight Media Team, united with its media…

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Added by Joe Birch on February 6, 2015 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

Season of Change?

With a steadily improving economy and declining unemployment rates, the automobile industry is geared up to experience another year of expansion and progress. While this is great news, it would be wise to consider that just as customers now have more choices when it comes to buying or servicing their vehicle, employees (and prospective employees) also have more options than they did just a few years ago.  In general they no longer feel quite so loyal to their position, nor do they fear…

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Added by Richard Holland on February 5, 2015 at 9:20am — No Comments

Did Google Just Bump Mobile-Friendliness Up in its Ranking Algorithm?

Word on the street in the SEO world is that Google just had a big algorithm update that is finally starting to match what they've been saying for a while: mobile-friendliness is important for search rankings.

The move was first noted by Bronco's update watch on January 26th.…

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Added by JD Rucker on February 4, 2015 at 10:30pm — 2 Comments

Where are your standards?

Raising your standards should be as common as setting objectives for your sales growth. Click the link below to hear this call in it's entirety!…

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Added by Rob Gehring on February 4, 2015 at 10:30am — No Comments

Raising Your Standards in 2015

Always challenge yourself with ways you can improve. When you develop self-improvement as a practice you'll have a better quality of life for everyone around you! Click the link below to read the full Blog!

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Added by Rob Gehring on February 4, 2015 at 10:00am — No Comments

Playing to Customers Emotions in Marketing Works

I have long preached the fact that including video in your marketing is an effective way to get customers emotionally connected to a specific car on your lot. This visual connection to the senses serves to enhance the appeal of a vehicle to an online shopper. If there was some technology that allowed consumers to touch, feel and smell your car while shopping online, I’d be…

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Added by Timmy D. James on February 4, 2015 at 8:57am — No Comments

Show Me The Money

Capitalizing on your income streams and creating financial stability for your company might be easier than you thought. On this week's Think Tank Tuesday, learn how you can better utilize ads for your service and parts campaigns to give you stronger financial performance.…

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Added by Paul Potratz on February 3, 2015 at 4:46pm — No Comments

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