DMS and Gross Profit Metrics

Management thinker Peter Drucker is often quoted as saying that "You can't manage what you can't measure." DMS systems are different than standard ERP or accounting software
Feb 1, 2017

Should Your Goal Be Less Effort?

In the world of customer experience, retention and loyalty, a lot of focus is placed on customer satisfaction. The general thought process is that the better the customer experience on a consistent basis
Jan 31, 2017

Compensation Can Affect Employee Loyalty & Satisfaction

Dealerships have forever tweaked pay plans to satisfy bottom lines and keep employees happy. Many employees in the sales department can make more money from a single sales commission
Jan 24, 2017

Consumers Now Shop Online. Is YOUR Dealership Ready?

Car sales today are a whole different process from how it was in the past. A few years ago it was pretty much a given that buying a car could easily encompass most of the day. In addition, little information
Jan 23, 2017

How to Be the New England Patriots of the Car Business!

It was 2008 when it hit me. The economy had just begun to hit the skids and I was leaving a dealership after having done a live meeting. As I walked through the empty showroom I noticed
Jan 18, 2017

How Is Your Business Making a Difference? Your Customers Want to Know

Dealerships are well known for their involvement and participation with local communities and many different charities. From sponsoring little league teams, to larger charity initiatives,
Jan 17, 2017

Why Your Star Performers Shouldn’t Automatically Become Managers

It's a pretty common scenario; your best performing salesperson also happens to be ambitious. A management position opens up and the salesperson lobbies hard. It's difficult to deny this person;
Jan 17, 2017

CRM – The Death of Customer Interaction

Not long ago salespeople used index cards and rolodexes to manage relationships and follow up with customers and prospects. Then technology evolved beyond those inefficient ways,
Jan 13, 2017

3 Tips to Make Your Next BIG Change Yield BIG Results

Change is the only constant since the beginning of time. Yet, it remains one of the most difficult things to do for the majority of people and businesses.
Jan 9, 2017