Rebellion is a strange thing. It conjures up the image of an underdog fighting an unjust power. And yet, the word implies a considerable resistance that is often unsuccessful.
A teen going head to head with a parent (a battle of wills). The Confederacy seceding from the Union (we know how that turned out). The Rebel Alliance standing up to the Galactic…
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Anyone who idolizes you is going to hate you when he discovers that you are fallible. He never forgives. He has deceived himself, and he blames you for it." — Elbert Hubbard, 1901
Did you ever send a fan letter to someone?
Maybe you were just a teenager with a crush on a TV star. Or a Sherlock Holmes fan who addressed a…
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In my last blog, I shared some tips about how dealerships can help protect customers and staff in their service departments during this challenging time. In addition to having the precautions in place, it is important to know how to correctly communicate…
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"The advantage of living is not measured by length, but by use." — Michel de Montaigne, 1573
We had massive thunderstorms here last night. Continuous rolling thunder, lightning that lit up the entire sky, warm rains, and even…
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April 8, 2020, Laguna Hills, CA – Recall Masters, Inc., the leading provider of automotive recall data, technology, and communications, today announced the launch of a special COVID-19 Response Kit at no cost for its auto dealer clients. The kit is designed to help improve the handling of service…
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How well do you know your sales and service customers? Not just the customers who have purchased a car in the last month, or the ones who get their cars serviced on a regular basis, but all of your customers?
Considering your dealership has thousands of contacts in its DMS, it’s highly unlikely —and unrealistic—that you know your customers…
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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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There are many paid search vendors in automotive retail; however, that doesn't mean they're implementing best practices. Host Dane Saville offers perspective on what differentiates a company that'd simply be your dealership's vendor versus valuing a true partnership.
If…
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Pandemics don’t care where you were born.
They don’t discriminate based on gender, sexual preference, or the color of your skin.
Pandemics don’t care who you voted for, nor whom you support in 2020.
They don’t pay attention to what cable news channels you watch, radio…
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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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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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