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Articles•by Greg Wells•December 21, 2010

The Showroom Visit Outcome Call

Customers who visit your showroom but don’t buy leave for a number of reasons. Author Greg Wells discusses methods that can help a BDC or dealership get unsold floor traffic back in through effective outbound calls.

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Articles•by Joe Chura•December 9, 2010

Creating Professional Dealership Videos on a Budget

Internet and e-Marketing Director Joe Chura breaks down what a dealership would need to shoot professional-grade video at a fraction of the cost it would take to hire a third party to produce videos.

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Articles•by Nicole Munro•December 8, 2010

Expedited Payment Fees

Before charging an expedited payment fee (or any other servicing fee), consult and consider your state’s laws on the topic. Attorney Nicole Munro explores servicing fees in depth.

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Articles•by J.D. Rucker•November 30, 2010

Credit Leads and Reputation

J.D. Rucker - Although it’s been contested, buy here pay here dealers can reap rewards of a search engine optimization strategy. A BHPH SEO strategy should be credit-focused and aim to push any negative reviews, complaints and third-party lead-generators that could be taking your business down in the organic search engine results.

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Articles•by Allen Dobbins•November 24, 2010

How Do You Know if Your Software is Compliant?

Allen Dobbins - Many dealers have issues with software and its compliance. The unique thing about software and compliance is that they touch virtually every aspect of a business. There are some important steps you can take to safeguard your business when it comes to compliance issues.

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Articles•by Tom Hudson•November 22, 2010

Business Buyers Pose Less Compliance Risk

Thomas B. Hudson - When the buyer listed on a retail installment sales contract is someone other than an individual (i.e., a corporation, partnership, association, etc) or when the primary use of the vehicle is for business use, many claims and defenses the buyer might otherwise have against the dealer evaporate.

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Articles•by Jennifer Murphy Bloodworth•November 18, 2010

Changing with the Times

Jennifer Murphy - Rosen Automotive Group, based in Gurnee, Ill., goes to great lengths to maintain compliance within the nine-operation dealership group. After trying to maintain 100-percent compliance in-house, Dealer Saul Rosen realized the huge task it was and commissioned an outside consultant dedicated to keeping his stores compliant.

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Articles•by David Keller, CPA, CFE•November 12, 2010

Institute Good Internal Accounting Controls

David Keller - Following are some basic policies and procedures you should have for your accounting department to be compliant with good internal accounting controls—including properly segregating duties, adjusting of journal entries, reviewing of cash disbursements, archiving cash receipts and authorizing of purchases.

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Articles•by Jennifer Murphy Bloodworth•November 5, 2010

Adverse Action Notices

Auto dealers have many different laws, rules and regulations to contend with. Here is a summary of one of those very important compliance issues, adverse action notices. Please note, this is not legal advice and dealers should always seek the assistance of qualified legal counsel.

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Articles•by Jennifer Murphy Bloodworth•November 5, 2010

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

Auto Dealer Monthly offers a brief look at one of the many compliance issues auto dealers must contend with, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. Please note, this is not legal advice and dealers should always seek the assistance of qualified legal counsel.

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