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Articlesby Gene DaughtryAugust 18, 2010

Marketing a BHPH Operation

Gene Daughtry - What business are you in? I think that is your first marketing question. I believe you need to decide what you are doing. Are you a BHPH operation that will sell some vehicles for cash, or are you a retail store that will carry the note on some cars? I know they are both “the car business,” but the marketing for each business model is very different.

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Articlesby Kimberly LongAugust 18, 2010

Power of Bowser Finds the Right Equation for F&I Success

Kimberly Long - In lean times, dealers must take measures to be certain they are maximizing each and every deal, and the F&I department is one of the main places to look for opportunities to increase profit. However, it also contains a potential landmine—compliance.

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NewsAugust 15, 2010

NAC Announces New Vice President of Sales

NAC, a leader in the development and administration of service contract products and services, is proud to announce the addition of Stephen Anderson as Vice President of Sales. In his new role, Anderson will expand, create and lead new sales and training initiatives for NAC, and their sales team, agents and clients throughout North America.

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Articlesby Kimberly LongAugust 12, 2010

The Big Move: Changing Dealership Management Systems

Kimberly Long - If a dealership were a living organism, it’s safe to say the dealership management system (DMS) could be considered the creature’s central nervous system. There isn’t an area of the dealership the DMS does not touch; it holds huge amounts of the data necessary for the dealership to function—customer data, parts and vehicle inventory information, service history, financial data and much more.

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NewsAugust 10, 2010

New Website Launches, Says Prominent Lead Provider

DealerLink, a prominent automotive lead generation company, launches its newly branded website SpecialFinanceLeads.com. With the new brand, the company hopes to reach out to more dealerships than ever before and to reignite interest in their highly successful approach.

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Articlesby Kimberly LongAugust 9, 2010

Lease Is Hot at Boch Honda

Kimberly Long - Leasing is coming back in a big way. Just ask Ernie Boch, president of Boch Automotive, which has dealerships in Norwood and North Attleboro, Mass., covering Toyota, Scion, Honda, Ferrari and Maserati. “Leasing is really, really getting hot right now,” he declared.

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NewsAugust 6, 2010

BarNone Launches LiveLead

BarNone, Inc., the leading provider of special finance leads to the automotive industry, today announced the launch of their new internet lead program, LiveLead.

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NewsAugust 6, 2010

Pflow Industries Introduces New Vertical Vehicle Display System

Pflow Industries, the Milwaukee Wisconsin-based leading manufacturer of vertical lift systems for a variety of industries has developed a new vertical vehicle display system, the “VDS” for automotive, motorcycle, marine and recreational vehicle dealers.

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NewsAugust 4, 2010

Over 200 Auto Dealerships Enroll in UltraCare Preventive Maintenance Program in Just 90 Days, Increase Service Revenues and Customer Retention

Performance Loyalty Group, Inc., in partnership with MediaTrac, LLC, today announced that the UltraCare Preventative Maintenance Program introduced in April has enrolled over 200 auto dealerships in just 90 days and substantially increased service traffic and service drive revenues for these dealers.

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NewsAugust 3, 2010

Open Dealer Exchange and Westlake Financial Services Announce Agreement to Improve Vehicle Buying Process for Auto Dealers

Open Dealer Exchange, LLC has announced its agreement with Westlake Financial Services for credit application integration directly within the dealer’s dealership management system (DMS). The partnership will streamline the dealers’ workflow during the vehicle buying process and provide expanded capabilities in dealership inventory modeling.

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