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How to Set Up an Effective Text Messaging Strategy for Your Dealership

The way that consumers research, find, and engage with dealerships has changed significantly in recent years. In the past, dealers would buy newspaper and radio ads, put up a billboard, get listed in the Yellow Pages, and wait for customers to call o
Oct 19, 2017

Are You Throwing Customers Away Due to Lack of Communication Channels?

I was recently in need of a moving company. There was one in my community that had done such a great job of branding and building consumer awareness that I decided to give them first shot at my business. I WANTED to do business with them because of t
Oct 19, 2017

Freebie Friday: Fight the Sales Slump

How do you ward off the inevitable sales slump in a volatile market? In this Freebie Friday quick tip, ELEAD1ONE Partner Bill Wittenmyer shares a proven, but simple strategy for building a better pipeline to keep your momentum, even during periods of
Oct 13, 2017

Dealership Managers Were Set Up to Fail

As I prepare my keynote address for an upcoming conference it became clear to me that unless I simplify my slides, I may lose the audience. Dealership managers know that something is wrong with their marketing strategy.   The answers I will pr
Oct 12, 2017

Spending Time: A Look at 5 Places Where Mobile Traffic Leads

The smartphones and mobile devices today are far more powerful than the computing power of the room-size machines that first linked to create the Internet as we know it. Smartphones have fast become staples of our modern culture and have revolutioniz
Oct 11, 2017

AutoDisrupter: Information Center [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO]

Its been a hot topic for a while. What is a BDC and what is the purpose. Here you go. Information Center.
Oct 9, 2017

Witt’s Wise Words: Service Opportunity Is Still A Huge Opportunity

Bill Wittenmyer explains why service is still a huge opportunity although there is a bump in the road that dealers are missing.
Oct 9, 2017

Your DMS and Recalls

Last year was a record year for recalls; over 50 million vehicles had recalls with over 900 different campaigns. This was the third year in a row that recalls topped 50 million vehicles. Recalls can be good business for dealers if they handle them pr
Oct 5, 2017