Your 2018 Budget: Volume and Gross Budgeting for Sales

How is your budget shaping up for 2018? Having fun yet? This is the second part in a series of blogs on how to create a budget that will help you achieve your growth goals. In Part 1, I shared tips on how to do a SWOT analysis. This installment will
Dec 13, 2017

You’re Not Going to Create Brand Loyalty with Urgency

For many marketers, most consumer messages have long been based on some sort of sense of urgency. Take dealerships, for example. Even when the customer is in the dealership, everything is about the “big sale” and the threat of “buy now or lose
Dec 12, 2017

Don’t Mess with the Center of the Universe

For some people, it’s family. For others, it’s pets. Others will maintain it’s their career, and some will point to their favorite pastime. Regardless of what anyone chooses, there is a common denominator used to keep up with their passion R
Dec 12, 2017

Witt’s Wise Words: Don’t Become A Headline

Bill Wittenmyer explains the importance of not becoming a headline in this week’s edition of Witt’s Wise Words.
Dec 11, 2017

Freebie Fridays: Don’t Hire The Unicorns

Bill Wittenmyer says “there is no perfect employee” and discusses why you should focus more on hiring the perfect person as opposed to the perfect employee in this week’s Freebie Friday.
Dec 8, 2017

Stop Limiting Your Doc Report

Dashboard Dealership Enterprises CEO Josh Blick explains a better way for dealers to review their doc reports.
Dec 7, 2017

Year-End Spend Management Assessment – Setting Up for a Successful 2018

December is here and it is time to wrap up the year and begin planning for 2018 if you haven’t already done so. As business owners, the one performance metric that is top of mind is total top-line sales by month and for the year. Every business own
Dec 5, 2017

Your People Are Your Brand!

What is your brand? It’s likely a combination of name recognition, years in business, innovation, location, consistency, service, and value. But all of these factors are driven by the performance, actions and attitude of the human resources on your
Dec 5, 2017

One Size Fits All No Longer Applies

According to NADA, new-vehicle revenue in 2016 was $995 billion, and sales to women accounted for $445 billion of that revenue at new car dealerships. With women buying 4.5 of every 10 cars, how can you increase your sales to women by 7% to 10%? Ten
Dec 5, 2017