Drivers are holding onto older cars. The average age of vehicles on the road today is a geriatric 12 years, according to Car and Driver Magazine. The pandemic, the resulting economic uncertainty, and manufacturer shut-downs that made new vehicles scare […]
Marketing and lead-generating activities take tons of time and money. Unless you automate them. Marketing automation can increase sales by as much as 33 percent, according to an article in the Harvard Business Review. Chalk those results up to the […]
Implementing a BDC at your dealership is a proven way to maintain control of leads and processes. However, too many BDC’s underperform or even break-down completely due to a fatal mistake: a poor BDC manager. Poor managerial skills lead to […]
Phone and email are the titans of customer communications and most likely form the backbone of your business development. But they shouldn’t be the only way you communicate with customers. Relying on only one or two traditional forms of communication […]
If you have an internal BDC but aren’t measuring performance properly, you’re likely missing out on opportunities to improve profitability. Following are a few questions and some action points to help you generate increased profitability through your BDC. As a […]
Are you running an internal BDC at your dealership without the tools necessary to measure if it’s profitable? Do you know how many calls agents are making per day, who they are contacting, if they are connecting, and what campaigns […]
A lot of dealerships prefer using an internal sales and service BDC to maintain control of leads and processes. Yet, many struggle to measure what’s working and what’s not when it comes to maximizing the efficiency and productivity of every […]
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