Fully virtual
Bill Tanner, our fictional dealer in 2030 has gone and acquired himself a new franchise. It’s all online too, something that’s got him both excited and scared at the same time I did it. Lori lost her mind, of course, …
Category: Features
The female factor
WHY WOMEN ARE PLAYING AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT ROLE IN AUTO RETAILING, NOT ONLY AS CUSTOMERS BUT AS DEALERSHIP STAFF MEMBERS “It’s a man’s world but it wouldn’t be nothing without a woman.” So wrote Betty Jean Newsome for James Brown’s …
Tailor-made
LEVERAGING THE POWER OF BIG DATA TO CUSTOMIZE DEALS AND DRIVE F&I REVENUE There’s still a general consensus across automotive retailing that many dealers don’t fully understand the benefits F&I can bring, nor the fact that Big Data enables us …
Outside the box
UNCONVENTIONAL THINKING WAS A REQUISITE WHEN CREATING THE NEW AUDI DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER In Canada, we are blessed with having the second largest land mass in the world for a single country after Russia. According to the 2011 census, the population …
DEALERSHIP 2030: The human touch
OUR DEALER OF THE FUTURE, BILL TANNER, DECIDES TO FOLLOW UP WITH ONE OF HIS CUSTOMERS AND FINDS HIMSELF MAKING A GENUINE, PERSONAL CONNECTION IN A WORLD THAT HAS ALL BUT FORGOTTEN TRUE HUMAN INTERACTION Here’s the thing about automated …
Meeting the challenge
CANADA’S AUTO MANUFACTURING SECTOR IS FACING PRESSURE LIKE NEVER BEFORE. CANADIAN AUTO DEALER LOOKS AT SOME OF THE ISSUES CURRENTLY AFFECTING THE INDUSTRY AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO TACKLE THEM. There’s been a great deal of discussion regarding vehicle …
The chat factor
WHY CHAT IS IMPORTANT AND HOW YOU CAN GET THE MOST OUT OF IT In the last few years, live chat has grown to become a staple part of many stores’ overall marketing strategies and yet in some quarters it’s …
Legal maintenance
WHILE CUSTOMERS LOOK TO SERVICING THEIR VEHICLES AT YOUR DEALERSHIP, SPRING IS A GOOD TIME TO TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES WHEN IT COMES TO LEGALLY PROTECTING THE BUSINESS TOO As the weather starts to warm up, for many of us, thoughts …
Making the connection
PAST AND PRESENT CONVERGE AT OUR DEALER’S ANNUAL INDUSTRY CONVENTION Bill Tanner, our fictional dealer in 2030, attends the annual big industry convention, where he connects with new technology, reunites with old friends and discovers why he loves being in …
Principled approach
FRANK SERPA HAS TAKEN HIS OWN PATH WHEN IT COMES TO AUTO RETAILING, ONE THAT’S ENABLED POSSIBILITIES HE ONCE ONLY DREAMED ABOUT When you spend a lot of time visiting auto retail facilities, it’s not often that something takes you …
Rethinking retail
TESLA MOTORS IS LOOKING TO CONTROL THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE BY PURSUING A CORPORATE APPROACH TO AUTO SALES Dealerships have been displaying cars in shopping malls for years. Sometimes it might be to highlight a new image builder for showroom traffic, …
On target
AUTO DEALER APP BY PULSE IS HELPING BOTH DEALERS AND THEIR CUSTOMERS BUILD STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS WHILE CHANGING THE WAY BUSINESS IS DONE It’s amazing how fast things progress. Five years ago not many of us knew what an app was. …
