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Internet vs. Floor volume 57
This is a rant. It pisses me off to still see the sales floor referring to Internet customers and forms from the website as “Internet Department” things. When you still hear sales agents say “oh, that’s the Internet department” you know we have a problem. C’mon, people aren’t searching for your store in Alta Vista […]
Who built the damn thing?
What drives the decision to build a new pencil tool for car dealers? For many vendors, the answer is simple, money. Historically, car dealers are pretty big spenders when it comes to flashy new “solutions.” Many failed salespeople, ex-GMs, and other dealership rejects skulk over to the vendor side and tape together a half-ass product […]
I have to talk to my wife
Overcoming objections is Sales 101. Any statement, excuse, or mindset which prevents a car shopper from buying the car today is an objection. They range from legitimate hang-ups like not having the correct vehicle in stock, waiting for a tax return, or selling the current vehicle before buying a new one, to more obscure perceived […]
Surprise! Everything up front
How is your CRM working out for you? With the customer as the primary focus of your automotive CRM, your process is likely centered around building a relationship between the shopper and the sales agent or internet sales consultant. We do this because we are attempting to recreate the same interaction as we would if […]
Why wait for a manager?
The archaic practice of lassoing a car shopper into the showroom and making them wait while the over-caffeinated salesperson scampers back and forth to the great and powerful Oz for price and payment negotiations… well… it sucks! You need a better pencil tool. Shoppers, in most cases, have done extensive research on the vehicle or […]
Digital Retailing
The pursuit of giving the customer a way to purchase an automobile online is valiant. It makes sense. It just doesn’t work. To date all these digital retailing products have ignored human psychology: people need affirmation when making large purchases. The most important affirmation comes from the car dealer. Without the car dealer (the seller) […]
Automotive Rejects
GDPR will hinder your fancy digital marketing
Since May of 2018 we have had to hit “accept” on everything we touch online. Talk about annoying. Aside from that it is a show of how flat the world is online. European legislation is now legislating in America. But don’t get too bent out of shape on that front because we haven’t even begun […]