Everyone is ready for change, until it’s time to get uncomfortable. So what do you—the boss—do when it’s time to pull the rug out from under your dealership employees? Well, first, you give them…
Leadership Lessons: State of the Auto Industry with Zo Rahim
What’s in store for the automotive industry for 2020? This million-dollar question should be on the minds of everyone, from sales professionals, to Dealer Principal Owners, and manufacturers alike. While it’s nearly impossible to…
Drive to Success: Learning is Key to Becoming a Data-driven Dealership
Data is everywhere in the automotive industry. And knowing how to leverage it and make informed, smart decisions is key. Fortunately, the ability to become a data-driven dealership is a skill that you and…
Key Takeaways: Data-driven Practices For Your Dealership
Leverage data-driven practices with these important tips to make your dealership more profitable. Data is everywhere in your dealership. Knowing what to do with it and using it to become successful can be overwhelming.…
Drive to Success: What Is The Future of MaaS?
The way people use transportation has seen a significant shift in recent years due, in large part, to the integration of new technologies, open access to data, and a generation open to new ideas.…
The Path to Data-driven Practices Starts With People
Data is everywhere in your dealership. You have access to cold, hard facts about every aspect of operations, from profit margins to customer demographics to the average time of service visits. You know you…
Drive to Success: Measuring ROI? Set Clear, Attainable Goals, First.
The automotive business is as much a “people business” as it is a retail industry. While Dealer Principal Owners (DPOs) and General Managers (GMs) focus on driving business goals and hitting profits, it’s just…
Drive to Success: Choose a Solid Implementation Strategy
Congratulations on your decision to overhaul the technology in your dealership. Or, shall we say…congratulations on taking the first step. That’s because successfully implementing a new technology requires a solid strategy, open communication, and…
Destination: Success – Master New Market Opportunities
Understanding the changing landscape of the automotive industry is a challenge. If you don’t pay attention to changing trends, you’re likely to get lost. With so many twists and turns in the road to…
Drive to Success: Future-proof Your Dealership’s Profit-Driven Technology Investments
Many automotive dealers are aware that technology-driven investments are necessary in order to ensure the long-term success of their dealerships. Failure to keep up with technology could be the final nail in the coffin…
The New Rules of Data Access in Auto
Your dealership runs on technology. And technology runs on data. Mostly. Having access to the right data, at the right time, without problems like hidden fees or nightmare integration challenges, is extremely important. In…
Drive to Success: The Era of AI in Automotive is Upon Us
Your next car buying experience will be straight out of a science fiction movie: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robots…(OK, maybe not Robots). According to a recent study by Cox Automotive, the era of Artificial…