Marketing & Strategy
Sustainable Social Selling Strategies to Avoid Burnout: Part One
The constant demand to create content, engage with followers, and grow your social media presence often feels overwhelming. Over the past several...
Balancing Technology and Customer Experience in 2025
Your Service advisors are drowning in technology. They juggle multiple systems, switching between DMS screens, inspection tools, messaging platforms,...
Streaming Audio Advertising: A Game-Changer for Local Auto Dealers
As consumers increasingly shift from traditional radio to streaming audio, local automotive dealers have a powerful new tool to reach potential car...
Stuff In The Medicine Cabinet
When I was young, I used to marvel at the shear volume of stuff in my parents’ medicine cabinet. “Wow, what’s it all for?!” I used to think to...
Essential Social Media Policies to Keep Dealers Out of Hot Water
Throughout my career in dealership management, I have focused on implementing effective systems, processes, and policies to streamline operations and...
Perception vs. Reality: The Fixed Ops Pricing Myth
This article is part of the InteliChek Automotive Brand Partnership. It all started in 1997. While collaborating with an OEM, David Swan uncovered...
Five Ways AI Will Disrupt Car Dealerships in 2025
The automotive retail landscape is on the brink of a seismic shift, driven largely by artificial intelligence technologies that are reshaping how we...
Beyond Chatbots Lies The True AI Revolution Coming to Auto Dealers
The automotive retail landscape faces a critical inflection point. While dealers rush to adopt AI tools, industry data shows most implementations...
Your Brand, Your Voice: Navigating Social Media for Professional Success
Social media and personal branding go hand in hand, like peanut butter and jelly. While it’s possible to have one without the other, combining them...
The Art of Positioning
If you have attended an automotive marketing conference in the last 3 years or follow automotive marketing companies or influencers on social media,...
A Comprehensive Guide to Unlocking the Full Power of CDP Reporting
Here’s a hard truth: Your ability to activate your data will soon become the factor that dictates whether your dealership flourishes or flounders. As...
How to Capture New OEM Parts Customers Through Digital Marketing
The way customers buy car parts has changed a lot over the years. These days, auto parts purchasing is happening almost entirely online. However,...