What You Do Speaks so Loudly, I Cannot Hear What You Say People inherently value freedom of flow. The difference between your bedroom and a prison cell is whether you can leave it. While the pandemic severely restricted travel and tourism rates fell off a cliff, holiday travel numbers still reached record highs for this year. People value the ability to go places and will … [Read more...] about Is Your Dealership Site Ready for the New Era of Car Buyers?
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NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Experimarketing – CX to Success
On this episode of Experimarketing, Colin and Matt chat with Dennis Ephlin, Partner, IBM Auto Industry Practice, about dealerships' customer experience (CX) and 5 steps that can set your dealership up for CX success! Customer experience is the next competitive battleground. Listen below. Read the article that inspired this episode. LISTEN TO MORE PODCASTS … [Read more...] about NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Experimarketing – CX to Success
Auto Retailers: Customer Experience Needs to Be Your Differentiator
Tom Knighton said it best, Customer experience is the next competitive battleground Customer Experience - the term is everywhere in business and even in society now. As with many business practice movements, the term has been misused and misrepresented. Over the past few decades, business has used and practiced the art of Customer Satisfaction, Customer Relationship … [Read more...] about Auto Retailers: Customer Experience Needs to Be Your Differentiator
3 Things Your Dealership Can Learn From a Blockbuster CEO
On Monday morning, June, 28 2007, John Antioco sat down at his desk and shuffled through his notes. Nearly ten years as the Chairman and CEO of Blockbuster Video, today Antioco was to deliver a company update to eager-eared lenders buzzing on a conference call. The largest movie rental chain on planet Earth, Blockbuster was plowing through another quarter, swatting down … [Read more...] about 3 Things Your Dealership Can Learn From a Blockbuster CEO
Step Back: How Experience in Automotive Hinders Our Ability to Create an Ideal Consumer Website
Do you know the difference between the Frigidaire Professional dishwasher and the Gallery dishwasher? Nope. How about Lenovo T and X series laptops? I certainly don’t. Otterbox Defender and Symmetry phone cases? I couldn’t tell you either. If you’re reading Dealer Magazine, you’ve likely earned your place in automotive through long hours, lot walks, and short BDC response … [Read more...] about Step Back: How Experience in Automotive Hinders Our Ability to Create an Ideal Consumer Website