CUSTOMERS AREN’T ANY MORE DEMANDING, THEY ARE JUST LIKE YOU. During a break in the action at the Nova Scotia Automobile Dealers Association event in April, I checked my email and found a helpful, and instructive message sent from my …
BUILD A SOLID FOUNDATION TO YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY. We are still in the thick of event season, which is great. There are so many opportunities to be in front of the industry, learning from experts and from peers. At …
Click below to see and hear my publisher’s note to accompany the May 2013 issue of Canadian auto dealer.
How simple strategies can yield solid results The Trillium Automobile Dealers Association (TADA) is to be commended for once again pulling together a great lineup of speakers for its latest Digital Dealer event. TADA’s leaders travel to various events, including …
I’m pleased to let you know we’ve just launched an updated version of our Canadian auto dealer mobile app With the new version, you’ll find a redesigned and more attractive look and feel to our mobile magazine. More importantly, you’ll …
Why the smart money’s in older vehicles Every year at the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto, I give a presentation to the CADA Industrial Relations Committee during which I provide an update of the main indicators in the retail automotive …
Our man in Ottawa illustrates why there is strength in numbers One of the most well-worn arguments against Quebec sovereignty is the challenging debt dynamics that would emerge for the province should it decide one day to separate from Canada. …
Dealer network of the future explored in depth The inaugural CADA Summit held Feb. 13 in Toronto generated a lot of buzz, discussion and excitement. In short, it was a big hit. The next day, people at the Canadian International …
Consider the schedule of the past few weeks: • The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) held its annual gathering in Orlando, Florida; • The Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) held its inaugural CADA Summit in Toronto; • The Toronto auto …
2012 HAS BEEN A GOOD YEAR, BUT COULD 2013 SHAPE UP TO BE BETTER STILL? Perhaps by the time you read this you won’t even have brought back the empties from your New Year’s Eve party. Twenty-twelve and all of …
HEALTHY DEBATE IS GOOD FOR OUR INDUSTRY Magazines that don’t generate discussions generally don’t matter much to their markets. At Canadian auto dealer, we like to inform and entertain, but we also like to challenge assumptions, and to use the …
Click below to see and hear my publisher’s note to accompany the January/February 2013 issue of Canadian auto dealer.
