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Dealer Opsby David Keller, CPA, CFEOctober 30, 2009

Where Have Your Advertising Dollars Gone?

David Keller - Now the Cash for Clunkers promotion is over, you can breathe a little. Wrong! You’d better get going and decide what to do now that customers are not walking rapidly into your store ready to sign contracts without expending a lot of sales effort or advertising on your part.

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Dealer Opsby Kimberly LongOctober 29, 2009

Dream Cars Credit Thrives with Purely Online Strategy

Kimberly Long - While most businesses have acknowledged the influence of the Internet on modern-day commerce and have embraced it as a powerful advertising medium, it’s still difficult for some auto dealers to imagine not keeping more conventional methods of television, radio and print as part of their advertising and marketing strategies.

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Dealer Opsby David Keller, CPA, CFEOctober 23, 2009

What Are These Banks Thinking?

David Keller - The most important, and very disturbing, thing I see happening in the automotive industry right now is the lack of lenders willing and or able to loan funds to dealers to capitalize their operations, finance a dealership purchase or new equipment, or just loan money on existing collateral.

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Dealer Opsby Kevin DayOctober 21, 2009

Big Hat, No Cattle

Today’s dealership climate differs drastically from that of several years ago. We have seen the resurgence in the popularity of BHPH across the spectrum.

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Dealer Opsby Tom HeraldOctober 20, 2009

The Future of Special Finance

Tom Herald - In order to gain a more clear vision of the future, we must first have a solid understanding of our past.

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Dealer Opsby Tom LangasOctober 15, 2009

There Were No Trenches At The Convention

There was a convention? In Dallas? Really?

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Dealer Opsby Jennifer Murphy BloodworthOctober 15, 2009

Suzuki of Wichita

Jennifer Murphy - The evolution of an auto dealership can be a slow process; however, Suzuki of Wichita is constantly in motion, quickly adapting to a changing industry. Led by Scott Pitman, president and chief evangelist, the Wichita, Kan., dealership claimed the number-one spot for new Suzuki sales in July 2009.

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Fixed Opsby Don ReedOctober 14, 2009

Menus Can Make a Difference

Don Reed - Most dealers today understand the value of an F&I department, and history shows that this department can be a significant profit center when the right processes are implemented, enabling managers to sell additional products and services to every customer who takes delivery of a new or used vehicle.

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Dealer Opsby Kirk ManzoOctober 13, 2009

Why Stories Sell

Kirk Manzo - For generations, people have passed down the details of history not in written form, but rather with the spoken word. Stories of how the conquerors were vanquished and the village was saved abound. This simple method of communication has allowed others to learn from the past.

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Dealer Opsby Jennifer Murphy BloodworthOctober 10, 2009

Experience and Evolution Lead Kinsel Motors into 2010

In Beaumont, Texas, more than eight years in the trenches coupled with smart decision-making has kept special finance at Kinsel Ford Lincoln Mercury Mazda alive and well. Much of the dealership’s success is a result of the special finance department’s strong foundation.

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