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Gerald replied to the thread The 4 Words That Make Sales Managers Sound Stupid - REPOST.
DUDE- BULLSEYE! Laughing my butt off. You are so right Joe. The managers are so clever, if we just get them in they can close anyone. I...
colson replied to the thread The 4 Words That Make Sales Managers Sound Stupid - REPOST.
Good Stuff as always, Joe.
Here's 5 more words that make me cringe, "If I could, would you...?" As you said Joe, there was a time you...
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WorldDealer replied to the thread The 4 Words That Make Sales Managers Sound Stupid - REPOST.
Great article, Joe -
Particularly liked this point:
"Sales Managers need to stop sounding stupid, start addressing customers’...
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Doug Rice replied to the thread The 4 Words That Make Sales Managers Sound Stupid - REPOST.
Joe,
Great thoughts! Effective sales management cannot be achieved in this way. I cannot tell you how uninspired, and consequently...
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JQ replied to the thread The 4 Words That Make Sales Managers Sound Stupid - REPOST.
Nicely said. When the dealership ceased being the primary source of information for automotive research and purchase decisions, the...
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Kevin Frye replied to the thread The 4 Words That Make Sales Managers Sound Stupid - REPOST.
Well said Joe. I think there is also another important consideration with your argument. In today's market, if you (for example) take...
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Kevin Frye replied to the thread The 4 Words That Make Sales Managers Sound Stupid - REPOST.
Well said Joe. I think there is also another important consideration with your argument. In today's market, if you (for example) take...
Mike@Carfeine replied to the thread Edmunds Perpetual Contract.
Totally agree. Some pretty good reasons to have counsel on staff. Each state does have some differences. However, there is some more...
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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Edmunds Perpetual Contract.
Now that's funny.
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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Edmunds Perpetual Contract.
Mike - the use of any contractual language is always at the interpretation of a court of law at the end of the day. An initial...
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JQ replied to the thread Edmunds Perpetual Contract.
Perpetual -- like the constant allure, comfort, and wear-ability of jean shorts.
Mike@Carfeine replied to the thread Edmunds Perpetual Contract.
It's important to have some experience in reading contracts. The 'perpetual' language means that since they don't own the data, they...
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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Edmunds Perpetual Contract.
That sure is an easy term to lose in a glance.
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bentley rental replied to the thread Edmunds TMV vs TrueCar - Dealers, wake up!.
Thanks for adding your comment Chris. These 2 companies can careless regarding the dealership. They've stated it themselves in numerous...
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ATCEXGIRL replied to the thread Edmunds TMV vs TrueCar - Dealers, wake up!.
and...as an advertising girl I have to make one little comment. When are dealers going to start bitching about the thousands their...
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ATCEXGIRL replied to the thread Edmunds TMV vs TrueCar - Dealers, wake up!.
Writing a response (kinda venting..sorry about that) to a few comments I've read. I worked for Autotrader.com for ten years. (Don't...
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Guest replied to the thread Edmunds TMV vs TrueCar - Dealers, wake up!.
I wish consumers could buy directly from the manufacturer. Dealers charge too much for everything, especially maintenance and repairs.
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Ddavis (blog) replied to the thread Edmunds TMV vs TrueCar - Dealers, wake up!.
Reading through this, literally made me nauseous. I worked for one of the large groups and they don't allow anyone access to their...
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Brad (blog) replied to the thread Edmunds TMV vs TrueCar - Dealers, wake up!.
sorry, i was referring to Edmunds (though we were on zag at several stores). the lead count has been decent, but the closing ratio...
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Myles Barbula replied to the thread Edmunds TMV vs TrueCar - Dealers, wake up!.
Dealers
can shoot themselves in the foot as much as they want, for God's sake at least
learn to use proper grammar and punctuation when...
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Brad (blog) replied to the thread Edmunds TMV vs TrueCar - Dealers, wake up!.
My 7 dealerships have been on the program for 90 days. ours is a flat fee and they do not have access to our dms. We were expecting...
JesseJ replied to the thread Edmunds TMV vs TrueCar - Dealers, wake up!.
I believe it is actually in Zag's terms and conditions that you may not offer USAA customers financing if they've been pre-approved...
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Jim Bell (blog) replied to the thread Edmunds TMV vs TrueCar - Dealers, wake up!.
Great insight Jeff. I've been approached several times by ZAG and still try to figure out how I will be coming out ahead with their...
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Djackson01801 replied to the thread Edmunds TMV vs TrueCar - Dealers, wake up!.
The best part of this program is what's coming down the pike. Remember folks, you are only paying for the New Car part of the program at...
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jsherrell replied to the thread Edmunds TMV vs TrueCar - Dealers, wake up!.
We have 7 dealerships all on Zag and we do not let them have access to our database we do have to give them a custom report of sold...