Articles for Miscellaneous
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Jim Jackon - You know you need a positive spin to rev up your sales team, who are wondering how to meet their goals in such a dismal economy. After all, they’ve had the same conversations with each other on your showroom floor.
Friday, August 01, 2008
We've all seen the reports of trouble in the auto industry—sales plummeting, credit tightening, consumers looking for fuel-efficient cars that are in short supply. So how are lead generators reacting?
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Jim Jackson - People are losing jobs, the price of gasoline is skyrocketing, and then there’s the dreaded “R” word: Recession. As a leader, you are supposed to be upbeat and optimistic about the current economy.
Sunday, June 01, 2008
“There’s no advertising dollar that any dealer could spend that’s going to get them as big a bang for the buck as they can get doing Internet leads … there’s no direct mail, there’s no TV or newsprint or radio advertising that has a return on the investment dollar that these do, whether they’re coming from DealerLink or any other company in the business,” said Parker.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Jennifer Rincon - Many dealers are under the impression that they will lose money with rentals. So, they turn to other rental companies, which pay about $1,500 per month to the dealer, and then slam them with inflated rental bills.
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
In today’s market with diminishing sales, declining profits and falling consumer credit, how can dealers increase revenue? One simple answer is Internet leads—more specifically, subprime Internet leads.
Friday, February 01, 2008
Greg Goebel - “We’ve got a really big shhhoooow for you…” Certainly, that same exclamation should be used for the 2008 NADA Convention set to take place in San Francisco in early February.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Greg Goebel - Over the past 24 to 30 months, the new retail sales volume for domestics has been reduced by 20 to 30 percent, and in some markets the reduction is over 50 percent.
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
John Carroll - ... while hosting dozens of workshops each day over the 4-day event to better prepare dealers for what’s shaping up as one of the most challenging years the auto retail business has seen in decades.
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
2008 SFC
Saturday, December 01, 2007
Greg Goebel - There are a lot of people out there that dealers don’t touch directly or indirectly. Many people don’t play on the Little League teams or go to the philharmonic.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
John Carroll - The Minority Dealer Advisory Council was created because the company established a mission to increase the number of minorities running GM dealerships.
Friday, October 12, 2007
Jennifer Muprhy - The first and perhaps the most striking difference is that the dealer maintains ownership of a rented vehicle until the end of the rental term. Then, and only then, does the renter acquire ownership.
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Have you registered for the 2007 Special Finance Convention? Visit the Convention web site at www.2007sfconvention.com or call us at 888-490-0303 to Register Today.
Monday, August 06, 2007
Greg Goebel - On April 3rd, the Chrysler Group issued a memo to dealers stating as of July 1, 2007 Chrysler dealers who fail to meet 50 percent of their monthly sales quotas will be barred from the Chrysler’s factory auctions.
Friday, July 13, 2007
John Carroll - Running a dispersed group of dealerships in several states offers some strategic economics in management oversight and technology.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
John Carroll - Instant name recognition, vendor and lender relationships built on group rates, and some essential support services are among the leading reasons why a relatively small group of dealers around the country like Groves has opted to ...
Friday, May 18, 2007
Greg Goebel - Every time dealers sell vehicles, they undertake a certain level of liability. You want to have your “I”s dotted and “T”s crossed. You want your sale documents to read the way you think they do.
Sunday, April 01, 2007
Greg Goebel - Each year in April, Auto Dealer Monthly announces the winners of its annual Dealers’ Choice Awards (DCA), recognizing those allied industry vendors that do a superlative job in providing products and services ...
Monday, March 05, 2007
“Today, the association is universally viewed as the voice of new car and truck dealerships,” Vice President Dick Cheney remarked at the NADA 2006 Legislative Conference on the effect the industry has had on the nation.