Sales Professional of the Month: Chris Eckert
“I just love helping people buy cars,” Eckert said of his position at the Chevrolet, Buick and Cadillac dealership.
“I just love helping people buy cars,” Eckert said of his position at the Chevrolet, Buick and Cadillac dealership.
Marketing experts takes a look at Facebook, and provides a primer for brand building on the social media site.
The magazine’s legal expert explains why California’s attack on buy-here, pay-here dealers was unwarranted and unneeded.
CPA David Keller examines why dealers and managers need to make inventory management a top priority if they want to maximize sales opportunities and minimize write-offs and write-downs.
Attorney Mark Bross examines a recent FTC action involving a dealership's inadvertent disclosue of customers' information over a peer-to-peer network and cautions dealers to assess their own information collection practices.
John Carroll - To stay in the fold, dealers in both groups have a set of standards to maintain. The appearance of the lot has to retain a franchise look with specs on signage. Payless requires a paved lot, no dirt or gravel.
John Carroll -The same is also true for advertising. In Birmingham, they stick strictly with TV. In Tampa, it’s newspapers. In Jacksonville, it takes a combination of both. It all depends on what is successful in the marketplace.
Scott Dreisbach - Your stocking guide needs to be based on actual sales rate, not forecasts. This “ideal” stocking guide number should then be compared on a daily basis to the actual availability for each category and model year.
Jennifer Muprhy - The flip-side of the dealer maintaining ownership of rented vehicles is that renters can return the vehicle to the dealer at any time for any reason and leave debt free, as long as the vehicle is in good condition.
David Keller - You should review all the legal implications with an attorney who is familiar with the BHPH and RFC industry to ensure your paperwork and other related documents comply with all regulations and laws...
John Carroll - To help them cope, said Cole, minority dealers also gather in a Dealer 20 Group setting twice a year to share ideas.
Own The Phone
Author Mark Dubois looks at the top three solutions that have helped dealers rapidly accelerate their BHPH performance results.
Author Jim Radogna discusses the alarming numbers of harassment and discrimination lawsuits being filed against car dealerships.
Alan Ram of Proactive Training Solutions discusses how dealers can increase their gross profit.
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