I recently found a great article that discusses very specific things businesses should be doing to help their Google Places Listing improve its ranking.  Bizible, a start-up that makes local marketing software for businesses, conducted a pretty scientific attempt to determine how best to improve the rank of your Google Places Listing.…

You arrive at your dealership and notice that the outside is appearing a bit drab.  To fit with the brand and the neighborhood, you determine that a great paint job would do wonders for the entire building.  So, you make the decision.  Here are your choices:

• You call the top commercial painters in the area and get an estimate.
• You hire a couple of college kids give them a truck to pick up paint and turn them loose.
• You pull your managers off the desk and other…

The Escape Hatch: (When you’ve closed all the doors…and they still get away.)

Objections – reasons or arguments that are offered in disagreement, opposition, refusal, or disapproval.

Every day of every week “objections” stand in the way of sales people reaching their goals…hitting their…

You might have the best tools in the business, be selling the most sought-after vehicle in the industry, and have the location all other dealerships would kill to have. Without one vital piece of the puzzle, though, you’ll never rise above mediocre. What’s that key piece? Training. If you don’t have a method by which your staff can…

Jody DeVere

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AskPatty.com, Inc.

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Closing is a breeze when….

ROR, mental ownership and a commitment from your sales consultant to help people feel good about buying the right thing and the ultimate perception that they didn't pay too much. It is essential to adjust the steps and ensure the psychology of human instincts and personality types are addressed from the first…

It takes work and your best results, whenever possible, is to prospect for the best producers outside the dealership and find them yourself. Cell phone sales people in the malls, shoe, suit, furniture, electronics such as computers & TV's, home appliances, insurance, real estate, marketing reps such as B2B, Mary Kay/Avon, and telemarketing sales people who sell memberships, credit cards, time shares, etc. are among some of the better choices. The…

In the internet age, it is very important to have a digital presence. Most often that begins with your website.  Your Dealer Websites should be the engine that drives your sales higher. Making it just as efficient if not better than the face-to-face sales process. The goal as always is to get the customers to convert from clicks to sales.There are a few simple tricks and tweaks that can help improve your site's…

Dealers looking to expand their online brand visibility must consider retargeting.  

If you are not familiar with retargeting, here is the synopsis.  

Any consumer that visits a dealership website ONCE, can be tagged so that when they leave the dealership…

When I was a kid, my Dad and I would watch Robert Blake as the gritty undercover TV cop, Baretta.  I got a kick out of his cockatoo, Fred, and his CI, Rooster, but what I really loved was The Blue Ghost, Baretta’s ‘66 Impala.  On the outside it was a beat up, rusted out eyesore.  But under the hood was a raging beast ready to run down the bad guys no matter what they drove.  Thus began my affinity for sleepers.…

I'm so excited to be a sponsor and a part of an upcoming Digital Dealer Webinar. DealerOn co-founder, Amir Amirrezvani, will be presenting with Jason Ezell from Dataium on Website Conversion Rate Optimization best practices used by dealerships like Ideal Nissan (the 2012 Digital Dealer Website Excellence Overall Award Winner and DealerOn customer).

A typical dealer implementing the full spectrum of these best practices, if they are not already using them, can expect to more…

The Type “C” person is completely opposite the Type “A” person (“B” is also opposite “D”). If the sales person relates to this customer as a Type “A”, they will be to “pushy”, cause too much “pressure”, etc., and this customer will simply leave (often runs away) the dealership. The…

Social Media is a growing element in daily life – but what about the consumer experience on social media with brands? Understanding where marketers can access the social space in an effective way is crucial to strengthening brand advocacy and generating interactions with shoppers and prospects.…

Back in my home country of Jamaica, at certain times of the year the caterpillars would go through the evolution process where they would conceal themselves in cocoons to be transformed into beautiful butterflies. During the final stage of this process, they would break the tip of the cocoon and squeeze themselves through a tiny h*** and fly away. One year my friends and I found some of some dead on the ground because they were not able to pull themselves out of their shells. So, in our…

Bless my father''s south African farmer knowledge and the desire to understand the concept of "digital marketing".A true reminder of how early we "learn" and develop our own human character in life.

A few minutes ago my father called me from South Africa and as the conversation went on my father once again inquired about my career and job. My father asked "Lizelle, I know you sell services and  that you are in sales.I know you are in the automotive business and…

Being a car salesperson used to be easy. All your potential customers came the same way, through the front door. Sure, some would call, but that's fairly easy to handle. Now, everyone is online, checking review sites, Yelp, Facebook, and asking what their friends think. The simple truth is that when someone comes into a dealer or a car shop, they already know what they want, and they've formed their opinion online. In fact, if they didn't see you on…

According to a recent Credit Suisse report, Smartphone sales are expected to reach the 1 billion mark in 2014! An estimated 472 million smartphones were sold globally last year, accounting for 31% of all mobile devices sold.

(You can read the study here if you're interested: http://reut.rs/IlSEMU).

A lot of the demand is driven by China and the cheaper smartphones now flooding the mobile market. Global sales of smartphones will top 1 billion…

Top 10 Trends in Wheel and Tire Accessories You Need to Know

If you are a dealership selling wheel and tire accessories you know they are the driving force of the personalization business.  Just like the fashion industry, car and truck personalization trends change fast and often. It’s the best way for a customer to get a look different…

(Please read Part 1 if you missed it)

Retention is critical for increasing your sales and continued sales growth. First, one of the important factors is designing a program (payplan) that will support a new hire for the first 90-120 days as this is the most critical time of their employment.…