All Blog Posts Tagged 'Leadership' (109)

“I’m Waiting For My Tax Return” Rebuttal

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Added by Joseph Cala on January 20, 2014 at 10:11am — No Comments

The 2014 Inventory Shopping Experience Study by Cobalt

Unless you were trapped under a full-size SUV in 2013, you've heard by now that your vehicle detail pages (VDPs) play a critical role along a customer’s path to purchase. The experience a visitor has on a VDP can go a long way toward 

making or breaking the potential connection a shopper feels with a vehicle, and in turn, your dealership. So we set out to…

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Added by Joseph Cala on January 7, 2014 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Mid-Week Motivation with Joe Cala - 'Failure!' - Automotive Sales - Car Sales

Added by Joseph Cala on December 19, 2013 at 10:25pm — No Comments

We're Going to Wait Until After the Holidays!

Here are a few scripts that you can implement immediately while speaking with prospects and while working a deal. Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays! 



Customer on the showroom while working a deal:



Customer: 
We're going to wait until after…

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Added by Joseph Cala on December 11, 2013 at 12:22am — No Comments

Lead On Your Feet & Not From Your Seat

Your effectiveness in leadership will come from being around your team. You will have plenty of time at your desk to analyze reports, crunch numbers and work in your CRM, however resist the temptation to anchor down there and invest your time to the team.

You be the thermostat in your department and set the temperature every morning through your actions and by what…

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Added by Joseph Cala on November 15, 2013 at 4:08pm — No Comments

Failed Customer Expectations Cause Dealership Eliminations

"The failure to meet the expectations of our customers on line, on the phone & on the lot will cause the customer to eliminate our dealership from the list of potential stores to buy from." 

Unfortunately, our success & failures of this business depend on the ability to satisfy or fail to meet our…

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Added by Joseph Cala on November 5, 2013 at 6:30am — No Comments

Stay Positive A Positive Attitude Will Create A Positive Atmosphere...

It can be very easy to get down and negative in this business. One of the most important keys to succeeding is staying positive. As a Manager, General Manager or Owner it's vital to keep a positive outlook. Now I know that many negative people, circumstances…
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Added by Joseph Cala on November 3, 2013 at 6:30am — No Comments

A Check Up From The Neck Up Before You Take The Next Up

"Your Attitude Determines Your Altitude." 

Once upon a time a strong wood-cutter asked a timber merchant for a job. The timber merchant was happy to oblige. The pay was good and so were the work-conditions. Therefore, the wood-cutter was determined to do his best.

The timber merchant presented the wood-cutter with an axe…

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Added by Joseph Cala on November 1, 2013 at 6:30am — No Comments

"Be The Best You Can Be Today!" Start With What You Have...

Zig Ziglar

"Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be."

 

Do Your Best!

When we do the best we can, where we are, with…

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Added by Joseph Cala on October 29, 2013 at 9:00am — No Comments

"It's Nice To Be Important, But It's More Important To Be Nice!" Kill Them With Kindness...

"It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice."  ~Author Unknown

Kindness is a very important characteristic in life and in selling. The hardest part of being kind is the decision to do it even when it is not being done back to us. Especially in dealing with a customer who doesn't like sales people and is not being…
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Added by Joseph Cala on October 28, 2013 at 9:00am — 8 Comments

How to Overcome the Number One Obstacle in Every Sale! Don't Lose Confidence In Yourself...

It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you're not." ~ Author Unknown   

I'd like to start out with a story that maybe some of us can relate to. This deals with the number one obstacle of the sale. You! The demo is completed, they love the car, they love you, they love the ease of everything so far and now…

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Added by Joseph Cala on October 27, 2013 at 9:00am — No Comments

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