AutoTrader.com Pricing???

[Good Ol' Boy]

Used to be about "Dealer relationships" he he, not when the turnover is what it is and the average stay of a rep w/ATC is most likely about 1.5 years! Succesful sales people leave this company for a reason, they are as sick & tired of playing the shell games as the dealer customers are of playing it. Raise rates 80% to take into account the growing churn percentages, yeah, that makes sense????

 

[Good Ol' Boy]

Used to be about "Dealer relationships" he he, not when the turnover is what it is and the average stay of a rep w/ATC is most likely about 1.5 years! Succesful sales people leave this company for a reason, they are as sick & tired of playing the shell games as the dealer customers are of playing it. Raise rates 80% to take into account the growing churn percentages, yeah, that makes sense????

 

[Good Ol' Boy]

Used to be about "Dealer relationships" he he, not when the turnover is what it is and the average stay of a rep w/ATC is most likely about 1.5 years! Succesful sales people leave this company for a reason, they are as sick & tired of playing the shell games as the dealer customers are of playing it. Raise rates 80% to take into account the growing churn percentages, yeah, that makes sense????

 

[Good Ol' Boy]

Somebody at Autotraders getting paid fat, all I know is that it's not the Reps on the street thats for damn sure. To call this place a career would be stretching it, you're lucky if you can figure out what you're going to make quarter to quarter these days let alone trying to figure out if theres enough biz in your area left to stick it out a year or two. Just like the percentages of the price increases dealers are dealt, they don't care. Going to be left w/nothing but robots pretty soon if not already.

 

[Good Ol' Boy]

Somebody at Autotraders getting paid fat, all I know is that it's not the Reps on the street thats for damn sure. To call this place a career would be stretching it, you're lucky if you can figure out what you're going to make quarter to quarter these days let alone trying to figure out if theres enough biz in your area left to stick it out a year or two. Just like the percentages of the price increases dealers are dealt, they don't care. Going to be left w/nothing but robots pretty soon if not already.

 

[Good Ol' Boy]

Somebody at Autotraders getting paid fat, all I know is that it's not the Reps on the street thats for damn sure. To call this place a career would be stretching it, you're lucky if you can figure out what you're going to make quarter to quarter these days let alone trying to figure out if theres enough biz in your area left to stick it out a year or two. Just like the percentages of the price increases dealers are dealt, they don't care. Going to be left w/nothing but robots pretty soon if not already.

 

[T.J.]

It is great to finally post on Jeff's site with all of you. You have all been correct for years and being in the spin zone was very difficult. Luckily, I didn't buy into the hype and wanted to be a true "consultant" giving my dealer clients an unbiased view. And even when I was with AT.com I told them to take different internet related initiatives. It's funny how all their training is about Radio, TV, and Print but they never talk about competitors (Dealix, Cars.com, Carsoup.com, and "online" competitors)

Bottomline, they will continue hire and turn more people that are happy making less money each year and becoming a "service/contract renewal/up selling robots" to the same 30 dealers in each territory, spouting Exposure and staying away from "leads" terminology having no clue about keeping the client's best interest before thiers, and they will keep raising rates until Dealers don't accept them anymore.

When a customer searches for a car as I have many times and they start narrowing down their choices after using many online resources they are going to contact you whether you are in the free standard listings or Premium listings if you have that specific car at the best value.

 

[Good Ol' Boy]

"Bottomline, they will continue hire and turn more people that are happy making less money each year and becoming a "service/contract renewal/up selling robots" to the same 30 dealers in each territory, spouting Exposure and staying away from "leads" terminology having no clue about keeping the client's best interest before thiers, and they will keep raising rates until Dealers don't accept them anymore"
I'm tired of the kool aid drinking. The pay plans now are no way as lucrative as they once were by the way (think at least 30% less comp & much smaller territory) Spin, spin, spin, where would autotrader be w/out it? Retention of sales staff is poor because if they're anything like me, I don't believe half of what ever comes out of an execs mouth at this place.

 

[Good Ol' Boy]

"Bottomline, they will continue hire and turn more people that are happy making less money each year and becoming a "service/contract renewal/up selling robots" to the same 30 dealers in each territory, spouting Exposure and staying away from "leads" terminology having no clue about keeping the client's best interest before thiers, and they will keep raising rates until Dealers don't accept them anymore"
I'm tired of the kool aid drinking. The pay plans now are no way as lucrative as they once were by the way (think at least 30% less comp & much smaller territory) Spin, spin, spin, where would autotrader be w/out it? Retention of sales staff is poor because if they're anything like me, I don't believe half of what ever comes out of an execs mouth at this place.

 

[Good Ol' Boy]

"Bottomline, they will continue hire and turn more people that are happy making less money each year and becoming a "service/contract renewal/up selling robots" to the same 30 dealers in each territory, spouting Exposure and staying away from "leads" terminology having no clue about keeping the client's best interest before thiers, and they will keep raising rates until Dealers don't accept them anymore"
I'm tired of the kool aid drinking. The pay plans now are no way as lucrative as they once were by the way (think at least 30% less comp & much smaller territory) Spin, spin, spin, where would autotrader be w/out it? Retention of sales staff is poor because if they're anything like me, I don't believe half of what ever comes out of an execs mouth at this place.