Every dealer I speak with who wants to dial up their Internet sales will eventually ask me some variation of the following questions; “What do I need in order to dominate my local market online? What’s it going to take to make this thing fly? ” “An Evangelist “ …
“My dealership has a closing ratio of 5% on leads. Is my Internet Sales Manager doing a bad job?” “That depends. Tell me more.”
When this guy died in 1936 he already knew more than most car dealers in Canada today do about how to make a great YouTube video review. “But Dave, YouTube wasn’t invented until 2005. What could this old dude possibly have known that we don’t?” His name was G.K. Chesterton and he famously said, “Anything…
In 1986 I was a new salesman working at a Hyundai dealership in Calgary. Although there were a lot of people buying the new Pony in 86, (the msrp was around $6,000), there were also a lot of salesmen at the store. The competition for ups and sales calls was extreme. My first day on…
You’re the Internet Sales Manager at a Mazda store in Edmonton . You’re one of those guys who needs to see what’s happening with all leads so you set up a text alert to notify you every time one arrives. It’s very late when you here the familiar chime from your iPhone. You glance down at…
A Sales Manager at a Ford Dealership once asked me; “Dave, in your experience, what percentage of Internet shoppers who send an e-Lead to our store will buy a car?” “All of them. 100%” Good salespeople know they will close a certain percentage of their prospects. The really good ones can tell you exactly how…
You’re the Dealer Principal of a Dodge dealership in Winnipeg. It’s 3:07 pm on a Tuesday afternoon. You’ve had an exceptional busy day and are running late. You’re on your way out of the showroom to catch a 5:00 pm flight to Toronto for a 20 group meeting when your iPhone vibrates for what seems…
Most Sales Managers today do a pretty good job tracking Internet leads. They know how many came in, who the leads were assigned to, and how many ended up as stickers on the board. There are however other important metrics that should be tracked in order to better manage the flow of leads to the…
One of the most common question I’m asked by Car Dealers today is, “How do we handle negative online reviews”? While I’ve spent plenty of time trying to come up with an answer that would fit nicely into an FAQ on my blog, the fact is, this is not a difficult question. (Although much…