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8 Management Techniques to Maximize Employee Engagement
Employee engagement is a critical issue for most dealerships. Engagement is the level of involvement, enthusiasm and commitment and employee feels...
Did You Know This? Latest Hispanic Car Buying Preferences
There are over 60 million Hispanics are living in the United States and their purchasing power hit $1.7 trillion in 2020, up from $210 billion in...
Introducing Google Analytics 4: New Tracking & a New Way of Thinking
Long the industry standard for measuring digital advertising, Google Analytics launched a significant update recently. More than an update, GA4...
Dealer Risk Mitigation: Expectations & The Fountain of Youth
My buddy, Tom, recently visited St. Augustine, Florida and he was kind enough to bring us souvenirs. No, my fiancé and I didn’t get t-shirts. We got...
The Big Buzz in Digital Retailing: Dealer Ultimate Milestones
Everyone in the car business is talking, writing, and podcasting about digital retailing. The list of related virtual events is exhaustive. The...
Beyond the Shopping Cart: The New Era of Going Digital
The automotive retail industry is changing at the most significant pace in its hundred-year history. COVID-19 has accelerated retail trends in the...
The Chip Shortage Is Coming! Is Your Used Inventory Ready?
By now, the entire industry and many consumers have heard about the chip shortage ready to hit automotive showrooms about the time our summer kicks...
With Connectivity, Dealers Can Get More from Courtesy Transportation Programs
Most dealers have Courtesy Transportation, or CTP programs in place, with the support of their respective manufacturers. What dealers may not be...
Streamlined Metrics, Open APIs, in-house Marketing, Oh My!
Let's finally talk about it. The automotive industry as it stands today will never be tech-first-- and dealerships will not operate as technology...
Dealer Marketing: Going Loco for Local Campaigns
There's a good reason that car dealers should be going mad over local campaigns: the results. Now, let's get something straight first. There are so...
4 Reasons Why Industry Awards Are Marketing Gold — and How to Leverage Them
As a business leader, you understand the importance of recognition. It's not just that it feels good to be celebrated for your hard work and...
Four Ways to Create a Fire Hose of Branded Content
I've been working with tech companies in automotive public relations for more than two decades and in that time have watched communication styles...
