Featured Blog Posts – March 2020 Archive (12)

Social Distancing in the World of Social Media

Ah, broadcasts. Delivered to you across the nation.

Meet microcasts in the changing new world order. Those short, punchy, quick-hit videos, ranging from twenty second bursts of dancing to 10-minute mini-podcasts. Well, they’re becoming even smaller and more precise as we move forward.…

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Added by Jim Flint on March 27, 2020 at 11:38am — No Comments

Data is Power - LotLinx Market Update and COVID-19 Market Analysis

Make the best possible decisions for your business during this uncertain time by taking advantage of LotLinx proprietary data. The LotLinx Market Update is the industry's ultimate and only source for a complete and accurate view of how shopper volume, VDP engagement and sales are tracking for your brand and location.…

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Added by Neal Gann on March 25, 2020 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Protect Your Reputation with IT Best Practices

59% of consumers choose which dealership to do business with based on reputation. Erik Nachbahr, CISSP explains how having strong IT best practices protects your dealership’s reputation.

Added by Erik Nachbahr, CISSP on March 25, 2020 at 5:51pm — No Comments

"Imagine" - A Message to the Automotive Industry

A message to all in our automotive industry.

All of our businesses are hurting right now. No one is exempt. You are not alone.

Many don’t realize how important dealerships and the businesses that serve them are to our society. Between the countless people our industry employs, to the taxes and philanthropic involvement our communities receive, we are…

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Added by Joe Webb on March 25, 2020 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

Do Not Use This New Google My Business Feature

Do not use Google's new “Temporarily closed” GMB label if your dealership needs to temporarily close due to COVID-19.



The problem with using this new feature is that you’ll first have to contact GMB support. There isn’t currently an option for you to access this label on the…

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Added by Joe Friedrichsen on March 25, 2020 at 12:38pm — No Comments

9 Tips to Mitigate the Impact of COVID-19 in Your Service Department

The Coronavirus is disrupting businesses across the globe and its full impact is yet to be seen. Dealers have been contacting us to see if we have any advice as far as what can be done in their service departments to limit any risk both to employees and customers.

The following are a few simple suggestions that can help…

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Added by Dan Beres on March 19, 2020 at 11:00am — No Comments

What Do You Do When Car Buyers Aren’t Coming into Your Showroom?

With all the worry and concern out there regarding the Coronavirus and the impact it will have on public health and business, this is a great time to talk about video communication. It has always been the perfect tool for connecting with consumers without having to be fact-to-face.  

 

To be really effective your video communication platform…

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Added by Timmy D. James on March 18, 2020 at 10:08am — No Comments

Is Your Delivery Process Sabotaging the Customer Experience?

Service retention rates in dealerships have been steadily declining over the last three years, according to Affinitiv’s recent Automotive Loyalty Trends study, which analyzed data from more than 1,000 auto dealerships.

 

In domestic brand dealerships, service retention rates have dropped from 61.2% to 60.2%. At import brand dealerships,…

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Added by Doug Van Sach on March 13, 2020 at 2:34am — No Comments

Average Vs. Exceptional The 3 Factors that Separate Participants from Spectators

Average Vs. Exceptional

The 3 Factors that Separate Participants from Spectators

There’s no shortage in the world of people who are willing to settle for less than they’re capable of achieving, and our culture seems designed to make this settling not only accepted, but the norm. Advice like “Take it easy” and…

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Added by Chris Saraceno on March 7, 2020 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Focus (A Tale of 3 CEOs)

If you want to improve at anything, you need to put in the effort. And that…

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Added by Scott Monty on March 6, 2020 at 11:00am — No Comments

Recall Completion Rates and Technology

The problem of how to increase recall completion rates has been a thorn in the side of both manufacturers and dealers for quite some time. Despite numerous attempts from several sources, a majority of consumers fail to pay attention to any notification because they discard the mailers, discount the severity of the recall or simply don’t have the time needed…

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Added by Dan Beres on March 6, 2020 at 9:54am — No Comments

How Local SEO and Google My Business Can Benefit Your Dealership

Whether you’re a single dealership or part of a national dealer group, it’s vital that you have a local SEO strategy to attract local in-market shoppers to your dealership. 

Google My Business and proper citation and directory management are two key parts of any effective automotive local SEO strategy. By optimizing your Google My Business listing and managing your citations and directory, you can increase your chances of local shoppers finding you in local search…

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Added by Joe Friedrichsen on March 5, 2020 at 3:00pm — No Comments

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