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    Pete replied to the thread Here only the strong survive..
    Scott, business is business and you need your people to do the walk and not just talk the talk. I agree with you 100% with a call to...
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    Jennifer Schrader (blog) replied to the thread Here only the strong survive..
    I will also speak on behalf of Nick Olsen at Cardone Training. I went through their training, it made not just myself strong but our...
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    Jennifer Schrader (blog) replied to the thread Here only the strong survive..
    Pete - As they say " Momma needs a new pair of boots"...... Would you like my formula to the most amazing JEN KOOL-AID in town??
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    Pete replied to the thread Here only the strong survive..
    Jen, now that is the how I like to hear it. Keep kickin some...and makin $$$.
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    Jennifer Schrader (blog) replied to the thread Here only the strong survive..
    DAMMMMMMMMMN!!! I love it! Yes I am also to the point of punching someone in the face from hearing the "They won't buy" excuse...
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    Shannon Page replied to the thread Here only the strong survive..
    SO TRUE! Survival of the fittest. I've been waiting for these days - and we are ready!
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    Scott Falcone replied to the thread Here only the strong survive..
    Pretty common sense that it's the truth and I would 100% agree...the real challenge though is for leaders to turn words into action...
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    Bryan Craig (blog) replied to the thread Here only the strong survive..
    Great post. Sometimes all we need is a little kick in the ass to make us remember what exactly it is we do in this business..
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    Pete replied to the thread Here only the strong survive..
    Jeff, "Here, only the strong survive"...It's so right to but so wrong. That's the oxymoron of it all. You can't fix the top (factories)...
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    Tony Weaver (blog) replied to the thread Here only the strong survive..
    Sorry Jeff, I mean- I sometimes vomit after reading comments on this site...
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    Tony Weaver (blog) replied to the thread Here only the strong survive..
    I sometimes vomit after reading some of the posts on this site...
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    BillBerry replied to the thread Here only the strong survive..
    Great post and dead on. Dealers have to change from the business as usual mind set. If you continue to do the same things over and over...
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    Nik Olsen replied to the thread Here only the strong survive..
    Hey everyone, just wanted to leave a comment (obviously) on the above post. It's dead on... I work for one of THE MOST TALENTED SALES...
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    I disagree - I never sold anything! I just listend and learned what my customer needed to buy rather than what they wanted to, and then...
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    Laurie Linney replied to the thread Here only the strong survive..
    I found this article very amusing. As I look around at my fellow salespeople, I can see a few them in their McDonald's uniforms...
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    Kevin Pastershank replied to the thread Here only the strong survive..
    This is the message that we need most to hear. Thank you.
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    Ed Parkinson replied to the thread Here only the strong survive..
    I have a rock on my desk with this message engraved. "Some people make things happen, some people watch things happen, while others...
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    Kevin Frye replied to the thread Here only the strong survive..
    Great piece. Remember - it is our job to LEAD our people through this demanding market. There have ALWAYS been recessions in the...
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    Ryan replied to the thread Here only the strong survive..
    I was always taught not to make excuses. It's a sign of your own weakness I was told my first day selling cars. Why than do I hear it...
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    David (blog) replied to the thread Here only the strong survive..
    That is dead on and that is what our crew have been saying for the last few months. Great post, thanks for sharing!
  • Brian Pasch
    If you have the staff and expertise to setup your own email marketing campaigns I would suggest a hybrid approach that involves renting...
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    Darin Dixon - Dialer replied to the thread Should a dealership host their own email server?.
    Just a little something about email your prospects. We have noticed that simple text emails have been getting a better response than...
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    Brian Cole replied to the thread Should a dealership host their own email server?.
    We also have our own MS Exchange Server; however we NEVER use it for sending our Broadcast Emails. We have run into the problem of the...
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    Our dealership does host our email onsite and I manage our spam filter. It is a hardware solution called a Barracuda - it really does...
  • countzerro
    Ok here it is non-geek speak (and I speak it fluently) Don't send blast from your main company email domain. You will get flagged as a...
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