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The only way to get out of the h* is to stop making it about the h*!

There's a Far Side cartoon on "the three personality types" where the first frame is a perky girl looking at her water saying "the glass is half full!" The second frame is a depressed looking guy saying "the glass is half…

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Added by MANNY LUNA on November 25, 2010 at 6:56am — No Comments

Congratulations to the Groups Challenge WINNER!

Last month, dE ran a friendly contest for our group leaders. We promised that the group leader who was able to increase their group membership size the most would be featured in an article exclusively on dE. Craig Lockerd of AutoMax and the group “Oh Where Oh Where Can the Salespeople Be?” won that honor. We had a virtual sit-down with Craig to learn a bit about him, his company, and his dE Group.

Craig is a 37… Continue

Added by DealerELITE on November 24, 2010 at 6:50pm — 12 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving...

Over the past year we at VinSolutions have accomplished a lot. We have grown at a rate of 672% to become the 33^rd fastest-growing software company today as ranked by Inc 500/5000 Magazine. We have expanded again…

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Added by Randell Horn on November 24, 2010 at 12:31pm — No Comments

Four Letter Word...Begins With "N" and Ends With "E".....

It’s a simple word with complex connotation at times. Pleasant, delightful, agreeable, decent, respectable, skillful, likeable, friendly, engaging, gracious, polite, kind, charming…. All these…

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Added by NANCY SIMMONS on November 24, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Attitude of Gratitude !

Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation. Have a great Holiday weekend everyone & God Bless !!

Added by Rod A Heasley on November 24, 2010 at 7:53am — No Comments

What Dealerships Can Expect from Facebook's "Modern Messaging System"

Automotive Dealers looking to connect with Car Buyers using Email Marketing or Social Media Marketing might want to take a look at Facebook’s "Modern

Messaging System." This new Messaging Platform uses @facebook.com

addresses to allow users to send messages to people using conventional

e-mail and Facebook urges that their new messaging system is…

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Added by Paul Potratz on November 23, 2010 at 3:38pm — No Comments

MyFace or Spacebook? MySpace Links with Facebook

MySpace, attempting to regain its former popularity as a social

network, is now letting people sign up with existing Facebook

credentials. This new MySpace Mashup feature will supposedly encourage

Facebook users to get on, or back on, MySpace. Whether people will

really head back to MySpace is the question.

Myspace has seen a significant drop in users over recent years, with its traffic dropping by half from 2009 to 2010. Will this move help to bring users back…

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Added by Paul Potratz on November 23, 2010 at 1:50pm — No Comments

Another Thanksgiving Story.

We really do have much to be thankful for this year. I am truly thankful for my family and friends, my health and my business opportunities. But that is not the point of this post this morning. As we all get ready for our Holiday celebrations, take just a moment to reflect on what social media and the web have done for our businesses this last year. Sites like this one, DealerElite and others have made conncting with our peers around the country easy and make picking up great ideas easy as…

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Added by Craig Darling on November 23, 2010 at 11:42am — 2 Comments

Holiday Promotions for Auto Dealerships

As the holiday season approaches, auto

dealers seek ways to take advantage of the holiday spirit to promote

their dealerships. One way to do this is to choose a charity to donate

money to and then use Facebook and Twitter pages to encourage people to

give. For example, Chevy dealers are running the Chevy Gives More

campaign and integrating this with Facebook. A charity promotion is a

good opportunity to help those in need as well as to build fans on… Continue

Added by Paul Potratz on November 22, 2010 at 4:00pm — 3 Comments

Customer Satisfaction Trumps Price in Overall Customer Satisfaction

Training is the most cost effective way to increase sales and profits.…

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Added by Fred G. Slabine on November 22, 2010 at 1:38pm — No Comments

What If you Knew? What would you do?

Today when one goes online for a shopping experience, there are many choices - from eBay to Craigslist to Amazon to every store you can imagine. When we look at the biggest, eBay and Amazon, we notice they are TRACKING YOUR EVERY MOVE. They do this to understand what your interests, hobbies,…

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Added by Randell Horn on November 22, 2010 at 11:20am — No Comments

J.D. Power Says Customer Treatment at Store More Important than PriceNovember 18, 2010 | WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.

J.D. Power and Associates unveiled its 2010 U.S. Sales Satisfaction Index Study on Wednesday, and the automaker that earned the best buyer satisfaction score among luxury brands was Jaguar, while Mini earned this distinction among mass market brands.

This marked the third straight time Jaguar has been honored as the top luxury make in terms of satisfying customers.

Scores are calculated based on the following elements (with their weighted importance in parenthesis) in the new-vehicle… Continue

Added by SUSAN HAIR on November 22, 2010 at 8:51am — No Comments

WOMENCERTIFIED~SUSAN HAIR

The companies that survive longest are the ones that work out what they uniquely can give to the world not just growth or money but their excellence, their respect for others, or their ability to make people happy. Some call those
things a soul."

Added by SUSAN HAIR on November 22, 2010 at 8:46am — No Comments

Deed versus Title

Check out the latest blog post on Lead The Team at http://leadtheteam.net/blog/leadership/deed-versus-title/

Thanks,
Mike

Added by Mike Phillips on November 22, 2010 at 12:57am — No Comments

By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity. Another man's, I mean.

Added by MANNY LUNA on November 21, 2010 at 1:51pm — No Comments

Sharing with you My Most Powerful Lesson.

NOTE: I was asked earlier this month if I could share something with the 30 colleagues I work with inside of the automotive industry. If you ever wanted to know how to build a solid…

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Added by Tobias Sedillos on November 19, 2010 at 8:19pm — No Comments

The Law Of Reciprocation and Relationship Marketing

Welcome to the 3rd episode of Automotive Social Media – The podcast. In the episode I explore how you can harness the Law of Reciprocation to gain referrals, influence word of mouth and build powerful two way relationships with your customers. As in the other podcasts I leave out the why and get to the how, leave a comment or two in the comment section below and let me know how you are using the Law of Reciprocation.…

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Added by David Johnson on November 19, 2010 at 5:44pm — 2 Comments

100 Potential Interview Questions.

100 Potential Interview Questions

* Tell me about yourself.

* What are your strengths?

* What are your weaknesses?

* Who was your favorite manager and why?

* What kind of personality do you work best with and why?

* Why do you want this job?

* Where would you like to be in your career five years from now?

* Tell me about your proudest achievement.

* If you were at a business lunch and you ordered a rare steak and they brought it to you well… Continue

Added by Kevin "Friend Me" Bradberry on November 19, 2010 at 3:01pm — 3 Comments

Make Your Social Media Presence Personal

Let’s face it: not too many people want to like a Facebook page that’s purely “sales-y.” If all you do on your car dealership Facebook page is post lists of prices and cars, you’re missing the point of social media. People join Facebook for the chance to interact personally with

their friends and come to expect the same casual approach from the

pages they like.

There is a much better chance of gaining fans on your page if you post pictures, interesting facts and…

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Added by Paul Potratz on November 19, 2010 at 1:53pm — No Comments

AdAgencyOnline.Net Reviews CarFolks.Com For Automotive Advertising Agencies Using Social Media For Reputation Management

AdAgencyOnline.Net is a networking / resource portal where automotive advertising agencies are able to review cutting edge automotive advertising vendors and their applications. Philip Zelinger, the President of Ad Agency Online, L.L.C. and host of the blog talk radio station WAAOL, All…

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Added by Philip Zelinger on November 19, 2010 at 9:38am — No Comments