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Your Baggage Affects Everyone’s Journey!

Throughout life, it’s common for people to rush headlong towards a goal and then once they get there…

News July 14

Sixty-five Leads a Month per ISM: The Selling Sweet Spot

Phil Cash believes that a good Internet sales manager is more likely to sell 16 units a month…

News July 4

Dennis Snyder, Rich Ford

  Customer satisfaction is a big deal at Rich Ford. It’s such a big deal, when one irate…

News July 1

“Lincoln Dealers” the truest form of entrepreneurship

I have had the privilege in my automotive career since 1971 to see a lot of old brands…

News July 1

GET REAL, NOT MAD! Retention is based on your responses, not your reactions

There are three primary factors in staffing that will shape your business destiny.  They are your levels of…

News July 1

STAR Standards Lighting the Way

I’m not a gambling man, but I bet if I asked 100 dealers on the street what they…

News July 1

Della Andersen, Customer Relations Director, Rich Ford

How does a stay-at-home mom – with no experience in selling cars, who threatened to drive her leased…

News July 1

“Lincoln Dealers” the truest form of entrepreneurship

I have had the privilege in my automotive career since 1971 to see a lot of old brands…

News July 1

Should you Own your Dealership Real Estate? What is the Opportunity Cost?

Dealers often assume that dealership real estate is a good investment. In this low interest rate environment, why…

News July 1

At Least One Manufacturer is Demonstrating Honesty

I wrote in last month’s column that the expected limited availability of vehicles across all linemakes, and in…

News July 1