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    Anthony Troia replied to the thread Toughest job in the Dealership?.
    First I would like to say that it is a pleasure to find this type of information about the internet sales manager positions and...
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    Jeff replied to the thread Toughest job in the Dealership?.
    It all starts at the top of the food chain. Cell phones, pages, add, and floor reps that don't know how to qualify a deal before...
  • jakewirth
    I think Jeff is right and this is the reason: Most auto dealers, and I talk to many on a weekly basis, simply fail to see the value in...
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    Mike (blog) replied to the thread Toughest job in the Dealership?.
    Any position, in any business, in which you strive to do really well, requires a lot of energy and hard work. For busy car dealerships...
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    Ryan Gerardi replied to the thread Toughest job in the Dealership?.
    Your polling applet is not appearing so I am forced to write a comment. Jeff, you know that I do not work at a dealership so I can not...
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    Brian in Etown replied to the thread Dealership Internet Department Photo Process.
    the first email bounced the second one I sent to sales at hendrick atlanta dot com
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    Billy replied to the thread Dealership Internet Department Photo Process.
    Don't mind sharing at all. Send me an email to sale at hendrickatlanta.com and I'll reply
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    Brian in Etown replied to the thread Dealership Internet Department Photo Process.
    Good work Billy! email me at btucker at swope dot com we are working on that very thing right now!
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    Curious George replied to the thread Dealership Internet Department Photo Process.
    Billy, That's impressive. Do you mind sharing how this is done? It looks like you have designed a room totally one color to create the...
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    Billy replied to the thread Dealership Internet Department Photo Process.
    Brian and others. Feel free to take a look at what we do http://www.hendrickatlanta.com the differences in leads and phone calls...
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    Brian in Etown replied to the thread Dealership Internet Department Photo Process.
    anybody else using ecarlist?
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    Going back to an old post, my dealership is now using a new program called ecarlist, which allows us to view & manage inventory by...
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    JoE Drosen replied to the thread Dealership Internet Department Photo Process.
    I know this is a pretty old Blog entry (the link to Jake's article doesn't work anymore), but I recently ran into this problem with a...
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    A Well defined Dealership Photo Process aids success with AutoTrader & Cars.com I have gotten several emails about "which photos to...
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    Autodealer replied to the thread The Cobalt Group buys Onstation.
    I actually signed the program on at our dealership and it is rather primitive on its email content, this is for the have to sacrifice...
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    Ryan Gerardi replied to the thread The Cobalt Group buys Onstation.
    Not familiar with OnStation but based on what you say about their program, I can see why Cobalt is interested. This is a great...
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    Michelle (blog) replied to the thread "They would've bought here anyways!”.
    Brandon, I know you are right. It just amazes me that so many dealers are missing the boat.
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    Scott (blog) replied to the thread "They would've bought here anyways!”.
    Jeff, I am truly glad someone is outspoken about this. I have been hit with this too and at first didn't know how to react because I...
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    Brandon Hoffman replied to the thread "They would've bought here anyways!”.
    Our GM says "we need to cut the internet budget by $3k a month and by the way, I need you to do 60 this month..." -Im impressed your...
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    Michelle (blog) replied to the thread "They would've bought here anyways!”.
    I am sooo glad to know I am not alone in this wonderful Internet world of constant battle. I find myself constantly shaking my head at...
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    Frustrated ISM replied to the thread "They would've bought here anyways!”.
    It actually goes much deeper than this. In some stores the ISM will follow up with a customer for 6 mos, a year, etc.. What I see...
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    Bruce Hartz (blog) replied to the thread "They would've bought here anyways!”.
    Told our GM last week pretty much the same thing. Let one of our good customers shop online and not get treated the right way by us...
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    Topshop replied to the thread "They would've bought here anyways!”.
    That's just plain ridiculous. Anyone who assumes ANY customer is going to automatically buy from them again is living in a dream world.
  • jakewirth
    Jeff, I have experienced the same situation, as an Internet Manager there is a specific pride in the traffic that you drive into the...
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    Eric Gidney replied to the thread Phone or E-mail? It's Simple!.
    I have to say I agree. CALL THEM! If you dont...someone else will...and lets not forgot that your dealership isnt the only one that...
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