Jul 1, 2019 | Digital Retail, Marketing, Websites
A few years ago, tech company managers were sitting around a room, and someone started lamenting about a bad experience they had buying a car… and someone else nodded their head… and by the end of the meeting, they had decided that customers don’t want to buy cars...
Jun 24, 2019 | CRM, Desking, Lead Response
“Have you ever thought about selling cars? You’d be great at it!” “No way, the hours SUCK!” He’s not wrong, you know. So, how can dealers recruit, nurture, and retain quality salespeople and managers? It’s all about the most precious asset we all share: Time. Choosing...
Jun 10, 2019 | CRM, Desking
“We only use OEM-approved vendors.” Well, Bless. Your. Hearts. So, let me get this straight. You want your website to look identical to your competitors? You want your advertising to match the dealer down the street? You’d like nothing to differentiate you from...
Jun 3, 2019 | CRM, Digital Retail, Lead Response
Whoa, Buddy! You ain’t ready for digital retailing. Seriously. In the race to perfect digital retailing, many automotive technology developers and dealers are losing sight of the bigger picture. You don’t have your shit together. Like, at all. Your BDC...
Apr 3, 2019 | CRM, Email, Lead Response, Marketing, Websites
Your internet leads deserve more than a voicemail and generic email reply. With only 20% of automotive internet leads responding back to dealers, it’s easy to agree that we’re doing something wrong, universally, when replying to shoppers. When a car shopper reaches...