When purchasing a vehicle from a car dealership, every car buyer will find themselves "In the Box" at the end of the buying cycle. They will collect funds, arrange to finance and offer you various after sale products and services for your car. Many car buying customers have said their experiences "I…
When we came across Ben Weir's post on Linkedin stating, "We need Salespeople" at his Ford store in Indianapolis. We had to take a double-take. Most of the posts we've seen on LinkedIn from dealership GM's were heartbreaking and full of uncertainty for the industry they love so much. But Ben Weir, General Manager at Pearson Ford, provided a major bright spot, his store needs more employees. Pearson Ford is up 15% YOY for April so far. If you work and love the car business & need some amazing optimism in your world, then I highly suggest listening to this conversation with Ben and Joey. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inthebox/message
Laurie Foster helps vendors and agencies vastly improve their performance in the automotive retail industry through consulting, training, coaching, and strategy. Currently, as client churn aka cancellations are adversely impacting these businesses, more leaders are turning to experts, like Laurie, for solutions with profitable and sustainable impact. Laurie discusses with Modern Dealership Magazine's In the Box podcast the proven strategies and solutions to provide today's automotive dealers and vendors with Foster Strategies Group's premium, proven solutions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inthebox/message
We asked Bob Swartz, CEO of the Fenton Family Dealership Group, how he views disruptors to the automotive retail industry like Tesla and Carvana. Are they threats or just fly-by-night companies that pose no harm? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/inthebox/message
We asked Bob Swartz, CEO of the Fenton Family Dealership Group, how he views disruptors to the automotive retail industry like Tesla and Carvana. Are they threats or just fly-by-night companies that pose no harm? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inthebox/message
Mike Dullea is an American entrepreneur, marketer, and innovator who is the CEO of AutoAlert and serves on its Board of Directors. Dullea is widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer of SaaS software programs within the automotive industry and for his influential career in the consumer automotive retail industry, changing the way people shop for and purchase vehicles in North America. Under Dullea’s leadership, AutoAlert scored a huge partnership with the iconic Ford Motor Company in 2018 through the introduction of an innovative way for dealerships to sell more cars and retain more customers in every kind of market, for which Dullea’s own patented Innovated Incentive Management System (IIMS) was critical. AutoAlert’s commitment to the community and giving back has been strengthened under Dullea’s leadership. For example, employees are given 16 hours of paid time every year to volunteer at their favorite local charity. Dullea also co-founded and served as CEO of VinSolutions. His pioneering understanding of the use of “big data” and its potential to assist automotive retail dealerships in finding, selling, and keeping their customers paved the way for greater profitability than any time in prior history. Following massive growth, VinSolutions was purchased by Cox Communications in 2012. Dullea then served as CEO of MotoFuze before it was acquired by HGGC. Dullea is a board member of Midwest Animal ResQ, and he is the proud guardian of a 1-year-old French bulldog named Lolipup. He enjoys playing guitar, going to concerts, and fishing. The In the Box Podcast is sponsored in part by AutoAlert and Dealer-FX. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inthebox/message
Terry Miller spent decades at the number one Ford dealership in the world for 29 years in a row, Galpin Ford. Terry recently left his position as General Manager and has become a partner and Executive Vice President of Gary Crossley Ford in Liberty, MO., a suburb of Kansas City. Terry gives his list of 5 things he would first do at your dealership if he took it over tomorrow. The In the Box Podcast is sponsored in part by AutoAlert and Dealer-FX --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inthebox/message
Like a lot of others in the automotive retail industry, Kristina Acord wears many hats at her dealership group. Handling business development & leading the marketing efforts for her group are just two important roles Kristina is in. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inthebox/message
It was a crazy weekend in Sonoma, CA during NHRA race weekend but Bob Tasca III took time out of his busy schedule to sit down with Modern Dealership's In the Box podcast to talk the history of the Tasca family with Ford Motor Company, going 330 miles/hour in his nitro funny car, and the future of automotive retail. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inthebox/message
Nathan Hays gives Modern Dealership the ends and outs of how to be involved in the community as a car salesman. Whether its getting involved in local government, online forums, or even just driving his car as an Uber driver Nathan uses every opportunity he can to let everyone in his community that he is there guy to go to for buying a car. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inthebox/message
Steve Ewing, President of Wade Ford located just outside Atlanta, GA sits down with Modern Dealer Magazine right in the middle of the beautiful surroundings of Sonoma, CA. Steve discusses what it is like to not only be the president/dealer principal of a Ford franchise dealership but also the pride he has for his two children that are making an excellent life for themselves. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inthebox/message
Great conversation with Mike Phillips, Digital Marketing & Business Development Executive at McCloskey Motors about life in the Colorado car business and how he uses his faith to inspire others. A wholesome guy with a positive, healthy outlook on life. Connect with him at http://www.leadtheteam.net/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inthebox/message
What's it like to be a new mom in the world of automotive retail? Joey Little talks to Rachelle Dena'e Bauer with the Weber Auto Group about social media content marketing within the dealership and being a new mom juggling her career. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inthebox/message
He's all over Facebook with his LIVE morning meetings for car salespeople from all over the US. Joey catches the chnace to interview Shawn Hays as he's making his journey to Dan Cummins Chevrolet Buick to join the team led by the inspirational General Manager Glenn Lundy, leader of the #RiseAndGrind movement. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2047481062208168/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inthebox/message
Mabel Peralta grew up with a love for Volvos now she uses that love to sell a lot of them. Our conversation with Mabel gets into her best practices for providing a great customer experience along with building a brand online that drives revenue. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inthebox/message
Great conversation with Marissa Molnar, a sales specialist at Route 46 Mitsubishi and also a drag racer. Marissa gives us her best practices to marketing herself online and how racing plays a part in her sales strategy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inthebox/message
Great discussion with Katie Wagner, Director of Business Development for Johnson Motor Sales in Wisconsin. Talking about how to develop a profit driving BDC at an automotive dealership. Katie drops 3 truth nuggets for absolute success in any dealership's Internet department. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inthebox/message
Joey Little sat down with Baron Washington Jr at Gary Crossley Ford. Baron has been extremely active on social media building a personal brand. Joey asks about his strategy, content, and what kind of response is getting from the management at the dealership. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inthebox/message
One of the most exciting and electrifying leaders in automotive, Sean Stapleton the CEO of Dealer Teamwork stops by the Modern Dealership In the Box interview booth at the NADA Show 2018. Know for his "Thumbs Up" and vast knowledge of solutions to auto dealership digital challenges, Sean drops tons of knowledge nuggets with the @SocialLittleMan --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inthebox/message
TurnKey Marketing has made positive waves with Google & Facebook marketing in the automotive retail verticle. Joey Little & Drake Baerresen talk digital marketing at the NADA Show. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inthebox/message
Joey Little's conversation with Brent Wees, with the NextUp get into disruption in the dealership. What are the most disruptive dealers doing at their dealerships? And what does anyone truly know of Brent Wees? We all know that Brent Wees has a huge impact on the automotive industry but where did Brent come from and what will Brent Wees do next? What is "NextUp" for Brent Wees? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inthebox/message
Advice and education from Glenn Pasch, founder & CEO of the PCG Companies, is something every car dealer management employee should pay attention to. Glenn Pasch gives Modern Dealership's Joey Little his three most important things needed to have a successful and profitable automotive dealership business --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inthebox/message
What does #hustle & #grind online mean to you? Do you need the motivation or are you driven more by data? In our conversation with Dan Moore, CEO of VistaDash we talk about motivation vs data. A great conversation between a "creative guy" and a "data guy". --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inthebox/message
Travis Lindenmoyer is an electric man in person and online. The Ford dealer knows how to have a good time and his personal branding through Facebook shows it. One of the most positive guys in the business Travis Lindenmoyer and Joey Little, from Modern Dealership Magazine breaking down the strategy of including personal stories in your personal branding. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inthebox/message
The Mitsubishi General Manager who is blowing up Facebook is on Modern Dealership Live at NADA. El Patronn is changing the way they sell cars in Brooklyn, New York. A positive culture is extremely important to El Patronn at Brooklyn Mitsubishi and the numbers are showing the results. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inthebox/message
Mike Dullea, CEO of AutoAlert & founder of VinSolutions sits down with Joey Little from Modern Dealership Magazine at the NADA Show 2018. Mike discusses the Kansa City's Silicon Prairie for automotive software platforms including AutoAlert, VinSolutions, DealerQue, XTime, VinStickers, Conversica. Breaking down how Mike & AutoAlert is focusing on CXM (customer experience management) & multi-generational software platforms in automotive retail solutions. Plus we learn about Mike's love of @lolipupkc on Instagram. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inthebox/message
Greg Gifford, known to many as the Wizard of SEO and Lover of Movies stopped by the Modern Dealer Magazine "In the Box" Interview stage at The NADA Show. Greg Gifford gave us all the updates to his traveling of the world spreading knowledge and education of search tatics and best practices in today's digital world. We also dive into Greg Gifford's love of movies and how he enshrines them in tattoos. Always a great time with "The Beard" from DealerOn. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inthebox/message