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Trace Ordiway replied to the thread Do you initially quote a Price via email? - Poll.
There does not seem to be any "one size fits all" approach to retailing new cars online that works - perhaps that's why it is so much...
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Jennifer Schrader (blog) replied to the thread Do you initially quote a Price via email? - Poll.
I understand a lot when you don't want to give up the price and worry about the loss of gross. The best advice is to give the customer...
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Eric Deising replied to the thread Do you initially quote a Price via email? - Poll.
I stumbled on this forum at Edmunds.com and found it to be interesting. Of course when you have customers and ISM's both giving...
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Leroy Brown replied to the thread Do you initially quote a Price via email? - Poll.
I avoid price at first when possible... it strips nearly all the gross out of the deal right from the beginning. We tend to close at a...
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Ike Winebarger replied to the thread Do you initially quote a Price via email? - Poll.
Giving the price sets the customer up for what to expect. When the customer comes in, the close is much easier.
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Dan Shafer replied to the thread Do you initially quote a Price via email? - Poll.
I think the internet user is online to find
(1) A vehicle.
(2) A Dealer
(3) Price
In that order. In my metro market, the first response...
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Gerald Hand replied to the thread What do you recommend for lead management and advice for getting past first and second emails without quoting price?.
Here are a few preliminary steps I would suggest:
1. Review your website: Contact #s, where they ring, are you tracking those calls, who...
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Josh Couzzo replied to the thread What do you recommend for lead management and advice for getting past first and second emails without quoting price?.
I'm completely new to the internet side. I'm the first person in this position at this Dealership. So I'm carving the way here but not...
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Samuel A. Rodriguez replied to the thread What do you recommend for lead management and advice for getting past first and second emails without quoting price?.
Jeff,
Man, what a site I've been in the eBusiness for quite some time now and let me tell you, what you have here is special. Let me...
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Alan Patterson replied to the thread Can't we just get along?.
Adam,
Reading your comments on your disappointment in BZ Results doesn’t surprise me but, being someone who caters to the industry I...
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Adam Edwards replied to the thread Can't we just get along?.
Jeff,
Being a former BZ client, I can appreciate and even get a wicked little grin on my face over this. I know I have ranted on about...
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John Fuhrman (blog) replied to the thread What would happen?.
Jeff,
You make an interesting point. I would liken it to advertising in the "last century." Dealers have been told that not having a...
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Randy Tuggle replied to the thread What would happen?.
My GM places no value on having a dealer website. Even though I bust my @ss daily (and for years) keeping it current all by myself -...
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Chris Chatterton replied to the thread What would happen?.
Jeff,
I have been preaching the power of the internet since I started in this industry over 5 years ago. I have even had dealers tell...
jakewirth replied to the thread What would happen?.
I feel like I'm a pretty Aggressive ISM and I am confident that my dealership's sales would drop 24-32% if my department were to close...
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secret amazon replied to the thread 2006 AAISP Annual Conference.
did some say..... dissssssssssscount? interesting site :)
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D. Ramonte Rawls replied to the thread 2006 AAISP Annual Conference.
Good Day Jeff;
Afford me this opportunity to share with you that the inaugural AAISP conference was definitely the proverbial, 'Doctor...
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D. Ramonte Rawls replied to the thread 2006 AAISP Annual Conference.
Wow Jeff;
Came to your Blog site to check on its status, and discovered your plans to miss AAISP. My presentation was to include a...
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Gerald (blog) replied to the thread Is AutoTrader getting ahead of themselves?.
I fired Autotrader earlier this year due to cost/lead & cost/sale. They got back in the dealership a few months later, hat in hand...
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amit replied to the thread Is AutoTrader getting ahead of themselves?.
i would be on autotraders side on this one. These guys are one of the most popular out there and they do get business for most...
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anonymous (blog) replied to the thread Is AutoTrader getting ahead of themselves?.
I know this post has been up for a while, and was actually circulated around the office a couple months ago. Not from the upper level...
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Rob Ernst replied to the thread Is AutoTrader getting ahead of themselves?.
To AutoTrader or NOT to AutoTrader, that is the question...
I've had pretty good success with them. Especially phone ups. I've worked...
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Tim Hembree replied to the thread Is AutoTrader getting ahead of themselves?.
I agree that the Auto Trader pricing is getting out of hand. We have to admit that the internet is changing the way we do...
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Adam Edwards replied to the thread Is AutoTrader getting ahead of themselves?.
This is interesting. We just experienced a 30% rate hike from Auto Trader in the Philadelphia Market in the Summer of 2005. I...
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D. Ramonte Rawls replied to the thread Is AutoTrader getting ahead of themselves?.
While I'm Here Jeff;
Certainly, no one likes price hikes on products and services. However, the industry is headed in the direction of...