The Dealership Tour
By Shawn Ryder
/ 19 September 2022
Touring the dealership is a tremendous value builder. It provides the customer with an opportunity to get to know more...
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A Winning Strategy for Managers
By Shawn Ryder
/ 19 September 2022
Being successful in sales doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be a successful manager or leader. That’s because you are now...
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Acknowledge Your Customers!
By Shawn Ryder
/ 19 September 2022
Did you know that automotive salespeople are still regarded as the least trustworthy people in business? And frankly, we deserve...
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Becoming an Effective Listener
By Shawn Ryder
/ 19 September 2022
You’ll never know how to answer the question if you haven’t heard the question! And if you think selling means...
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Utilizing Proper Word-Strings On the Phone
By Shawn Ryder
/ 19 September 2022
Did you know that actors are just highly compensated salespeople? If they’re good, they sell you on a character and...
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Become a Life Long Learner
By Shawn Ryder
/ 19 September 2022
Listen to all of the business philosophers of our day and you will find a common theme: “You don’t need...
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Respect comes Before Expect in Finance
By Shawn Ryder
/ 19 September 2022
Lenders hear it all the time from dealer finance managers: “Why don’t you guys buy deeper?” And today’s economy is...
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Utilize Pre Employment Testing
By Shawn Ryder
/ 19 September 2022
One of the jokes we like to tell is how managers select salespeople. If they’re breathing and have a pulse,...
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Build Value to Reduce Negotiation Time
By Shawn Ryder
/ 19 September 2022
According to research, consumers make purchase decisions based on the relationship between the price of the product or service they...
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Maximize Shop Load During Reservations
By Shawn Ryder
/ 19 September 2022
Too many reservations are many by allowing the customer to dictate the date and time. And while you always want...
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Create and use an evidence manual
By Shawn Ryder
/ 19 September 2022
An evidence manual is a binder that consists of articles, newspaper clips and web links that can help you address...
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Inspect Your Front Line Every Day
By Shawn Ryder
/ 18 September 2022
You spend thousands each month to get customers to come to your dealership, and when they get there, one of...
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Devote Yourself To Delivery
By Shawn Ryder
/ 18 September 2022
Those of you who’ve been in the business for a while will be familiar with the 3 “C’s” of delivery: ...
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Put Yourself In the Customer’s Shoes
By Shawn Ryder
/ 18 September 2022
We’ll often recommend that service departments increase their numbers of technicians. We’ll share our formulas and research information to support...
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Dare to Dream
By Shawn Ryder
/ 18 September 2022
Did you know that research suggests the lack of a person’s ability to dream can produce madness? In some studies,...
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The New Way to Connect with Automotive Customers
By Shawn Ryder
/ 18 September 2022
Text Messages Did you know that while many emails go unopened and unnoticed, the majority of text messages are opened...
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Provide a Finance Overview To Your Customers
By Shawn Ryder
/ 18 September 2022
Regardless of how much you may have changed your sales process, customers still fear the finance department. That’s because we...
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Having Fun at Work
By Shawn Ryder
/ 18 September 2022
There’s no question that the best days at the dealership are the days when everyone is selling cars and making...
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Dealership Sales Greetings
By Shawn Ryder
/ 18 September 2022
Motivations Customers are no different than most salespeople when it comes to the first time greeting at the dealership. Both...
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Energizing Your Sales Meetings
By Shawn Ryder
/ 18 September 2022
Managers know that sales meetings can be the most productive and powerful events of the week, or, if they’re not...
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