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Articlesby Daymond DeckerAugust 27, 2008

Downeast Toyota’s Interactive Web Site and Rapid Response Time Reels in Customers

Daymond Decker - Since their new site went live, there have been 65,355 unique visitors and 4,351 total sales and service leads. About 40 percent of Web site visitors spend one to five minutes on the site ...

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Articlesby John CarrollAugust 24, 2008

Taking the Franchise Route for BHPH: Gary Duncan’s Two J.D. Byrider Stores

John Carroll - “With the franchise, you get a great computer system, monitoring of all facets of buy here pay here,” said Duncan. “You get a consultant that comes in and visits periodically.

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Articlesby Jennifer Murphy BloodworthAugust 23, 2008

Attracting, Training and Hiring for a BDC or Call Center: Industry Experts Weigh In

Jennifer Murphy - The success of a BDC or call center is heavily dependent on having well-trained employees. The selection process of hiring the right employees coupled with a motivating compensation plan and intensive and ongoing training will yield the best results.

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Articlesby Justin SpathAugust 22, 2008

The Right BDC Option: Choosing the One that Fits Your Dealership

Justin Spath - The biggest advantage to an in-house BDC is that you have complete control over it. You decide who is hired or fired, how it is managed, what the requirements will be, and how to improve on it or change it to meet your business needs.

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Articlesby Tom HeraldAugust 20, 2008

How to Create the Greatest Customer Experience Ever

Tom Herald - Since many of your competitors are miserable at creating fantastic customer experience, this creates a huge competitive opportunity for you. Here are five simple starting points to create the greatest customer experience ever ...

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Articlesby Rob ChesneyAugust 19, 2008

Gas Prices, Economy Driving Interest in Small Cars

Rob Chesney - A sample search on eBay Motors in May shows 81 listings that advertise great or good gas mileage. Cars such as Ford Escorts and Geo Metros and Storms are being listed ...

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Articlesby Sean V. BradleyAugust 16, 2008

Internet Sales Process-Part Two: The Follow Up

Sean Bradley - You also need to buy or create powerful phone scripts to use when calling Internet sales prospects, as well as voicemail scripts. The bottom line is that you need to be prepared ...

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Articlesby Tom HeraldAugust 15, 2008

Reach Prospects Immediately

Tom Herald - There are 3.2 billion cellular connections worldwide – 260 million in the United States alone – and with the iPhone’s launch last year, the concept of browsing the Web from a mobile phone has gone mainstream. The future is now and marketersare abuzz about this new trend and the tremendous opportunities it presents.

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Articlesby David Keller, CPA, CFEAugust 15, 2008

Accounting For Your BDC: The Practical Way to Measure the Cost

David Keller - You know it is going to cost something to get it going, staff it, find the right software, make room in your dealership for the people staffing it, monitor the results, create advertising, update your Web site and phone numbers, etc. ...

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Articlesby Michael TeitelbaumAugust 13, 2008

The Little Automotive Microsite That Could: Four Reasons Why a Microsite Can Drive Major Marketing Results for Your Dealership

Michael Teitelbaum - With that single effort, the viral marketing phenomenon known as the microsite was born. A microsite is a multi-page, mini-Web site with content geared toward a specific subset of a company’s main audience...

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