It's no secret that online reviews hold more clout with potential customers than ever before. Digital word of mouth is having an outsized impact on your dealership, whether you like it or not. But, it is absolutely possible to use online reviews to your advantage. Dealing with customer reviews of your dealership boils down to two essentials: engaging with those customers in … [Read more...] about Essential Things to Know About Handling Customer Reviews
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Grow Your Base Through Conquest
Humans are born to compete. As far back as ancient times, when we competed over every available resource as a matter of life and death, the idea that survival and prosperity are born from struggle seems to be woven into our DNA. The same concept applies in the business world, and certainly in the automotive retailing industry. The fact is a finite number of potential … [Read more...] about Grow Your Base Through Conquest
Everything has Changed, FOREVER! The Post COVID-19 World of Automotive Retail
The world’s great philosopher Mike Tyson said it best: “Everybody has a plan, until you are punched in the mouth.” Well, we all just got punched in the mouth. As a business, we had plans to become more digital; we had plans to keep evolving customer experiences; we had plans to provide more technology and tools to help us do business with a customer. These plans just … [Read more...] about Everything has Changed, FOREVER! The Post COVID-19 World of Automotive Retail
Service Waiters: The Overlooked Audience
When I enter a new showroom for the first time, it’s never long before I make my way over to the service waiting area. You can tell a lot about a dealership by their service waiting area, and I get a kick out of most of them. I remember the old school waiting areas that flaunted a circle of plastic chairs around a small television, and a table off to the side with an old … [Read more...] about Service Waiters: The Overlooked Audience
The Future of Auto Retail—A Future Perspective
What will be the business model and value of dealers in the future? In order to get a perspective on the future of auto retailing, we must first be clear on the definition and elements of retailing today and going forward. “Retail” is not merely the in-store experience or the physical presence of a brick-and-mortar dealership. It is more than just the online shopping … [Read more...] about The Future of Auto Retail—A Future Perspective