Freebie Friday: Be a Salesman, Not a Yes-Man

Too often we see sales people make efforts to overachieve by making customers happy by agreeing to everything they want. In this #FreebieFriday, ELEAD1ONE Partner Bill Wittenmyer says DON’T be that person acting like you work in a drive-thru offeri
Mar 16, 2018

Work On Yourself Wednesday: Grit

Work On Yourself Wednesday Season 7, Episode 5 This week on Work On Yourself Wednesday, one word….GRIT
Mar 14, 2018

Training and Education: An Investment or Expense?

Most businesses agree that training and education are important parts of employee development.Yet, most also view this process as an expense, not an investment. This mindset influences how training and education programs are developed and provided. A
Mar 14, 2018

Building a Company Culture Geared to Succeed

Throughout my time in the automotive industry, I have visited hundreds of dealerships. I have seen every type of company culture imaginable. There are dealerships where everyone loves each other and others where there is such a disconnect, it shocks
Mar 14, 2018

A PERFECT Example of the Trifecta that Creates Loyalty

The never-ending question is… what does it take to earn customer loyalty? Of course, the answer changes all the time and that is what makes loyalty so confusing and difficult. As technology continues to develop and improve, consumers have more acce
Mar 13, 2018

Witt’s Wise Words: Don’t Let Fear Control Your Success

We all have fears – fear of failure, fear of unaccomplishment, and so many others. In this week’s Witt’s Wise Words, ELEAD1ONE Partner Bill Wittenmyer explains why we need to start using fear as our greatest motivator instead of allowing it to
Mar 12, 2018

A Mystery Shop for a Major National OEM

We were recently (2018) contracted to conduct a thorough mystery shop campaign all over the U.S. for a major automotive manufacturer. The goal was to mystery shop a proportional number of their dealers in the country and evaluate them on several impo
Mar 10, 2018

What Are You Offended by Today, and What’s It Costing You?

This article is about staying more focused on what matters most so you can get more of the right things done daily and improve results. But first I need to set the stage by presenting what is often the biggest obstacle to that goal: getting sidetrack
Mar 10, 2018

Freebie Friday: Talk to Strangers

>br> As a kid you were always taught not to talk to strangers but, as ELEAD1ONE Partner Bill Wittenmyer explains in this #FreebieFriday, the power of networking is a massive opportunity in the automotive sales industry. Here are several tips to
Mar 9, 2018