Industry News
Is your Service Scheduler a Minefield? 3 Tips to Maximize your Shop Capacity
Many of us remember playing “Minesweeper” to pass the time on our personal computers. You’d click boxes to expose a numbered box that indicated...
Direct Mail in 2023: The Foundations
What’s old is new again, such is the circle of life within automotive. What could possibly be new again, you ask... direct mail. I’ve seen a...
Crime Scene Clean Up Tactics: Dealership Edition
This is going to start as grim. It gets better. Aftermath® (the name of an actual ServiceMaster company) pioneered the field of performing crime...
Innovation and Investment in Automotive
An interview between Atul Patel, CEO and Co-founder of Orbee, Bill Carris, President & CEO at Holman Strategic Ventures, and Ron Frey, Principal...
Mile One: Ed Roberts on Leadership
Ed Roberts offered to sign all pre-orders of his new book, "Mile One, an Endless Journey to Effective Leadership." He had no idea that he would...
How Artificial Intelligence is Improving the Auto Dealership
A survey done by CDK Global highlights the automotive retail market shift toward Artificial Intelligence (AI). More than half of the survey sample...
Astroturfing: Manipulating and Faking Reviews
Astroturfing is organized activity that is intended to create a false impression of a widespread, spontaneously arising, grassroots movement in...
Three Industry Thought Leaders: Key Changes in the Automotive Industry Part Two
In Part One, Steenman engaged Hollenbeck, Phillips and Conley on Key Changes in the Retail Automotive Landscape. In Part Two, the focus shifts to...
Wash, Rinse, Repeat: What is Corporate Governance and Why Is It Important?
Governance consists of a compendium and series of policies and procedures which safeguards the business to protect the owners and shareholders,...
What’s the Status? How Dealerships Can Avoid Missed Opportunities With Existing Clients
“Hi, I’m calling about my vehicle. Do you know what the status of it is and when it will be ready?” Dealerships across the country hear some version...
Meet Tom Kline
Lead Consultant & Founder, Better Vantage Point I am a third-generation car guy – it’s in my DNA. My grandfather, Irving Kline, took a business risk...