I'm posting an email that my friend Shaun Kniffin (from the Germain Group) sent earlier today. He's an avid bicycle rider and will be participating in a 100 mile trek created to raise money to help in the fight to end cancer.

The ride takes place 100 days from now. He's raised more than $2,000 toward his personal goal of $10,000.

You can learn more about the cause by clicking…

Business has begun to pick up.  You've lost some people due to the previous year's slow down.  You've added a franchise.  You want more coverage.  All of these are legitimate reasons to begin a hiring campaign to add sales people to your team.  But, other than the cost of advertising, are you prepared for the "real hidden cost" of hiring?

There are two directions to take when beginning a campaign.  You can go for experience or you can train new salespeople in the style of…

One exercise we use in our training at The Dealer Resource Group is to show our students what type of investment is required to open a franchise auto dealership.  We discuss land costs, buildings and equipment, people, and of course, cars.  Our goal is to demonstrate how much a dealer is spending just to open the doors and give sales people a place to work and earn a living - potentially a great one.  On top of that, we can add advertising to get customers in the showroom.  No matter how…

Yahoo! Local for Auto Dealers



Yahoo! Local has created an algorithm to gather content from local blogs, newspapers and local retailers to create another great opportunity for Auto Dealers. Although this service remains as a Limited Beta there are more cities being added rapidly. This is an attempt by Yahoo! to aggregate deals from sites like Living Social and Groupon with content from authors writing in the community.



For those Automotive Dealers that already optimize…

Automotive advertising agencies rely on AdAgencyOnline.Net, a free automotive advertising resource / networking portal, to help them find and review cutting edge automotive advertising applications. The automotive advertising social networking site features a blog talk radio station --…