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Articlesby Mauricio EspinosaOctober 26, 2007

Seven Rules To Great Hispanic Marketing

Mauricio Espinosa - How you should advertise depends on many factors. What you know is key, and what you don’t know can be hazardous to your business. If you want the long answer, keep reading.

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Articlesby John CarrollOctober 25, 2007

Driving Home Your Dealership Message: Building A Brand Stretches Ad Budget

John Carroll - Dealers can build some branding equity into every call to action. For Mudd, that’s a jingle or tag phrase with consistent graphics. “That’s your brand, which you use with a buy-now message. You have to sell cars or you don’t have a brand.

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Articlesby John CarrollOctober 24, 2007

When Ad Campaigns Go Wildly Wrong: Retaining Your Reputation And Customers In The Aftermath

John Carroll - To make sure you’re completely protected, said Chumney, make sure you have the right legal disclaimers on every piece. Mistakes happen, but because it’s a flub instead of a scam, neither the dealer nor the agency has to pay off...

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Articlesby David Keller, CPA, CFEOctober 22, 2007

Related Finance Company Considerations: A Difficult Decision That Requires Extensive Review

David Keller - Projections should be completed as if you have sold the notes to an RFC so you can review the effect on net income, cash flow, net worth, working capita, and other factors that are important to the operations and health of your dealership...

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Articlesby Jennifer Murphy BloodworthOctober 19, 2007

Surviving Mass Deployment: Uncontrollable Business Swings Are Difficult, But Not Impossible For Budget Car Sales

Jennifer Murphy - Recalling the first mass deployment his dealership survived through, Thomas said, “The sales numbers dried up literally overnight, and we weren’t prepared … We didn’t know what to expect; it was devastating.

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Articlesby Rob AndersonOctober 17, 2007

The Marketing Funnel

Rob Anderson - Before you begin to pour customers into your funnel and lead them through, there are certain things you must define first. This will set you—and your customers—on the right path from the start. Define who you are and what you’re all about.

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Articlesby Tom HeraldSeptember 30, 2007

Why I Should Buy From You: Writing Good Ad Copy

Tom Herald - If you’re not one of the top three dealers in your market that people think of when they want a car, then your branding needs help. They won’t remember you...

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Articlesby Michael ReesSeptember 29, 2007

Pay For Performance: Change Is Necessary - Sometimes

Michael Rees - If you want to get the most out of your sales team, you have to motivate them with compensation ...

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Articlesby Will ParquetteSeptember 28, 2007

Climb, Confess, Comply: What To Do When You Get Into Trouble With A Customer

Will Parquette - New or inexperienced salespeople may at some point “paint themselves into a corner” with a customer by making a mistake and not knowing how to correct it or where to go for help.

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Articlesby Greg GoebelSeptember 27, 2007

You Can't Score "Wow"

Greg Goebel - One inherent problem is that the numbers can be deceiving because they don’t measure people that don’t buy from you ...

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