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Training•by Greg Wells•June 10, 2011

Fixing Your Fixed Ops Online Presence

Trainer Greg Wells explains the importance of a dealerships fixed operations department having a presence online. He discusses having a Google Place page, collecting online reviews, having the proper information on the dealership website, potentially offering an online service scheduler, and other options.

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Dealer Ops•by Kimberly Long•June 8, 2011

Dealers Put Groupon to the Test in Fixed Operations

Five dealers explain how they used Groupon to drive service and fixed operations traffic.

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Dealer Ops•by Greg Goebel•June 6, 2011

Spark Immediate Results in Special Finance

Special Finance Expert Greg Goebel chronicles how one dealer group increased its subprime business by focusing on the right inventory for special finance and proper deal structure.

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Digital•by Kimberly Long•June 3, 2011

The Importance of Mobile Websites for Dealerships

Does a dealership really need a website optimized for mobile devices? The short answer is yes. Author Kimberly Long offers perspectives from both dealership personnel and technology providers on the benefits of having a mobile website.

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Dealer Ops•by Kimberly Long•June 3, 2011

Incorporating QR Codes into Dealership Marketing

QR, or quick response, codes represent fairly new technology, and their potential applications within the dealership are still being explored. Author Kimberly Long presents a brief look at using QR codes in the dealership.

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Dealer Ops•by Brent Carmichael•June 1, 2011

Get Online or Be Left Behind in BHPH

As a BHPH expert who was once resistant to the Internet, Brent Carmichael explains how important the Internet is for buy here pay here dealers and shares some of the Internet tools BHPH dealers can use to help run their businesses.

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Dealer Ops•by Allen Dobbins•May 30, 2011

Effective Uses of Technology in the Dealership

Technology expert Allen Dobbins discusses the importance of updating the technology that helps run a dealership to compete in today’s right-now society.

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Integrating an Online Service Scheduler

Customers go online for nearly everything, including automotive service. Author Jenny Murphy discusses what dealers should consider when implementing an online service scheduler and looks at how four dealerships have successfully integrated this technology into their fixed operations.

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Dealer Ops•by Tom Hudson•May 26, 2011

Dealer Practices to be Scrutinized by the FTC and CFPB

Industry Attorney Thomas Hudson reports on information about what the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the newly-created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) intend to enforce.

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Dealer Ops•by Joe Chura•May 24, 2011

Five Ways to Improve Your Website and Double Traffic

Joe Chura, Internet and e-marketing director of the Hennessy Ford stores near Chicago, Ill., outlines five free, simple ways dealers can improve their websites.

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