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Infographic: The Car Dealer’s Step-by-Step Guide to Getting More At-Bats

I write a lot about the processes that help dramatically increase appointment shows, drive up closing percentages and generate additional gross; but what about those dealers and salespeople who are good with processes, though simply don’t get enough “at-bats?” That is, they’re simply not receiving the number of leads, calls, chats and walk-ins they need …
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VIDEO: 3 Key Steps to Building Your Used Vehicle Acquisition Team

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link and when it comes to building a profitable buy center at your dealership, those links are your people and your processes. Outfitting your buy center with skilled team members is a difficult and essential ongoing effort for all managers and directors. In the video below, …
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INFOGRAPHIC: The Concierge Economy and Your Dealership

What do grocery stores, weather apps, and streaming content providers have in common? ANSWER: They all use concierge services to personalize the user experience, and drive revenue. Concierge services include anything that puts items or services in front of customers before they even realize they need it. It’s the approach behind grocery stores that present …
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Amazon Moves into Car Sales: How Employees Can Give You a Competitive Edge!

News broke in June that Amazon is recruiting car sales executives and may soon start directly selling cars throughout Europe. Amazon Vehicles has already broken into the Italian car sales market, acting as an online sales service for several Fiat models, with buyers picking up their car from brick and mortar dealerships. Market analysts say …
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I’m Tired of Hearing That Car Dealers are ‘So Behind the Rest of the World!’

I’m Tired of Hearing That Car Dealers are ‘So Behind the Rest of the World!’ It seems everywhere you turn in automotive you hear how behind dealers are compared to every other industry when it comes to technology, marketing and the customer experience. Frankly, I’m growing tired of this constant drumbeat; and not just because …
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Corruptive Technology

Chances are if you were finishing your business education in the late nineties, The Innovators Dilemma, by Clayton Christensen, was mandatory reading. To this day it’s still considered one of the best business books in modern times. It was in this book that Christensen coins the term disruptive technology (later changed to disruptive innovation), to describe …
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Three Unlikely Places to Add Chat for Service

A few weeks ago, I discussed The Enormous Untapped Potential of Live Chat for Service (here’s Part 2) and how it benefits both your dealership’s processes and your service customers. The summarized version is that 30-40% of chats are related to fixed operations, and you should be chatting for the service department. Now, as promised, …
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Introducing the All-New DealerRefresh Podcast – In the Mix

Don’t you just love a good old-fashioned radio show? Well if you do then you should listen to the radio. But if podcasts are your medium of choice, then be sure to subscribe the all-new DealerRefresh Podcast – “In the Mix!” Hosted by Refreshers Ryan Gerardi and Chris K Leslie, In the Mix is quickly …