Best PracticesDealership Operations & Processes

MarketShare? Why Your Record Year Might be a Bad Thing

Congratulations on a record 2015! Yippee! Now, get the slings, because you’ve likely broken your arm patting yourself on the back. If you’re an average dealership – whether privately-owned or publicly-held – you had a record year in 2015. Heck, if you’re a below average dealer you had a record 2015. Newsflash: The entire industry …
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Are You Adding Actual Photos and Prices to Your New Car Listings?

Are actual photos of your New Car Inventory necessary? AutoTrader.com says YES!! According to AutoTrader.com, using the standard AutoTrader.com ad format, adding actual photos and prices increased the VDP views by approximately 140% and increased shopper interaction by 110%. I’ve been including actual photos and custom comments for our new inventory for other a year …