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                                                                       Volume 6   •   Issue 7




    HerbChambers.com
             Tasca.com
         FrankKent.com
            Sheehy.com
 ModernAutomotive.com
       DickHannah.com
MossBrosAutoGroup.com
        DaveSmith.com
      ParagonCars.com
             Walser.com
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on the cover

                                                                                                                                 2008 eCRM Dealers of the Year
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  8           PatrickLuck


                                                                                                                                         The Value of Mentors, Part 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                22            BrianTracy

                                                                                                                              Change More Than the Calendar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                23            MarkTewart

                                                                                                                                   The Value of Customer Service
                                                                                                                                                                                                                24            TomHopkins

                                                                                                                                                            Negotiating for Profit
                                                                                                                                                                                                                26            MarcSmith

                                                                                                                                                 Internet Sales 20 Group II
                                                                                                                                                                                                                30            SeanV.Bradley

                                                                                                                                                         Identity Theft:
                                                                                                                                           Don’t Let Your Guard Down                                            32            DeniseRichardson

                                                                             Embracing Change for the Survival of Your Dealership
                                                                                                                                                                                                                34            PaulRauseo

                                                                                                                             Happy New Year:
                                                                                                    Big Breakthroughs or ‘Same Old Same Old’                                                                    36            MichaelYork

                                                                                                          How to Get Your E-Mails Delivered, Part 1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                38            KeithLatman

                                                                    Promote Yourself Effectively and Create More Opportunity
                                                                                                                                                                                                                40            DebbieAllen

                                                                                                                                                   Caring in the Workplace
                                                                                                                                                                                                                42            JesseBiter

                                                                                                                                                  New Beginnings in 2008
                                                                                                                                                                                                                43            MichaelNealy


                                                                                                                                                 Your Biggest Opportunity
                                                                                                                                                                                                                44            DavidThomas

                                                                                                                                                                           Women Rock
                                                                                                                                                                                                                46            KarenUriarte

                                                                                                               Dealer Web Sites - One Is Not Enough
                                                                                                                                                                                                                48            RalphPaglia




                                                                                                                                         helping to support...                                                                 God is the source of all supply




Hebrews 12:1 - Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.

Patrick Luck, Editor & Publisher                                            Susan Givens, Vice President                                                 Brian Ankney, Sales-improvement Strategist                                  Brian Balash, Sales-improvement Strategist
luck43@sellingsuccessonline.com                                             sgivens1@sellingsuccessonline.com                                            super6@sellingsuccessonline.com                                             bb11@sellingsuccessonline.com
Thomas Williams, Creative Director                                          Dave Davis, Creative Strategist & Editor                                     Scott Schaeffer, Sales-improvement Strategist                                                             God is the source of all supply
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HerbChambers.com                                 CONGRATULATIONS
             Tasca.com                               TO THE RECIPIENTS
         FrankKent.com                               OF OUR 2008
            Sheehy.com
 ModernAutomotive.com
       DickHannah.com
MossBrosAutoGroup.com
        DaveSmith.com
      ParagonCars.com
             Walser.com




                          The Challenge              Customer Relationship Management in                 key elements to determine the winners of
                          The New Year is upon       order to harness results. What our research         the eCRM Dealers of the Year Awards:
                          us, and it’s time to       has shown is that the nation’s top performing
                                                                                                         •   Well-Defined Strategy:
    PatrickLuck make our resolutions;                dealers are harnessing their knowledge,
                                                                                                             A detailed marketing plan with clear
                          so I have to ask: Have     experience and resources toward this
    you seen a massive increase in the number        marketing phenomenon. This revolutionary                objectives to attract traffic to their site,
    of traffic, leads and sales being generated at    medium has enabled dealerships to generate              phones and showroom floor
    your dealership? We certainly have in our        substantial returns on their investment by          •   Effective Web Site:
    quest to find our 2008 eCRM Dealers of the        utilizing the innovation of digital marketing           A customer-friendly site that is
    Year.                                            strategies and eCRM initiatives to promote              innovative, engaging and informative,
                                                     all profit centers within their dealership –             and that promotes all profit centers of the
    2008 promises to be quite a year for digital     from New and Used Sales, to F&I, to Parts               dealership
    marketing despite a weakened economy.            and Service. AutoSuccess honors those               •   Powerful CRM Tool:
    Recent projections forecast robust growth in     dealers who have effectively leveraged the              A fully automated prospect management
    online advertising, rising four times the rate   power of the internet and CRM to harness                tool that will manage and measure all of
    of the overall advertising industry. What        substantial results.                                    their leads through the sales process and
    does this mean to automotive retailers? It                                                               beyond
    means that it’s time for you to assess and       It is important to note that many dealers are       •   Innovative Marketing:
    align your dealership’s presence in the realm    not only realizing the potential benefits of             Digital platforms that include the current
    of online marketing - or get left in the dust.   digital marketing, but the reality of our rapidly       cutting-edge technology of media-
                                                     changing industry and the growing demands               enriched emails, banner ads, live chat,
    The Solution                                     of today’s consumer. Dealers can no longer              eNewsletters and streamline video
    The question that every member of the            just examine and weigh the possibilities            •   People & Process:
    automotive industry faces is not only how        that exist with online marketing, they must             Business         Development/Customer
    to survive, but also how to produce a return.    realize the necessity of overcoming their               Relation Centers powered by well-
    The answer is simple. Today’s automotive         inhibitions with technology, look the mouse             trained and dedicated Internet specialists
    dealers must be technically competent,           straight in the eye, and join the increasing            to sell appointments and well-equipped
    equipped with innovative marketing               number of successful dealers who have                   sales consultants to build value in the
    strategies and objectives that include           shifted their ad spend from traditional media           dealership and the vehicle
    intelligent digital marketing tools and          to a more measurable and effective targeted         •   Tracking & Measurement:
    training to sell more cars for less cost.        digital marketing platform. Once dealers                Automated tracking and management
                                                     get past making excuses, things begin to fall           of vital metrics in order to continually
    In keeping with our ongoing dedication to        into place.                                             monitor and improve results.
    assist dealerships by providing innovative
    solution-based resolutions to aid dealers        The Winners                                         Our congratulations to the 2008 eCRM
    in becoming more successful, the team at         This year’s top performing dealers have             Dealers of the Year! Their winning entries
    AutoSuccess reviews the input of hundreds of     used the Internet to improve results and            tell a great story of marketing challenges
    dealers across the country who are mastering     increase customer satisfaction and loyalty.         and demonstrations of excellence in
    digital marketing initiatives and effectively    Although different dealers’ strategies vary,        implementing innovative digital strategies
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    leveraging the power of the Internet and         AutoSuccess looks for the following five             and solutions.
Herb Chambers Companies
                    No. 1 Dealer Uses Internet to Sell over 1,100 Online Vehicles!
                         What drives Herb
                            Chambers’ suc-
                               cess? The truth
                                  is that the
                                  name Herb
                                  Chambers is
                                 synonymous
                                with success.
                              When it comes
                              to       running
                               his    business,
                               Herb      Cham-
                              bers     strongly
                              believes that a
                             service-oriented
                            culture is the key
                           to success, from
                          his       employees,
                           right down to the
                            customer. The In-
                             ternet has played
                             a vital role in      “With our fully measurable and automated system, we are continually
service of customers as the Chambers leg-         improving and fine-tuning our processes to improve our results and
acy continues to expand to, at last count,        increase ROI.” - Herb Chambers
42 dealerships across New England—from
Jeep Wrangler to Rolls Royce—generating           the implementation of centralized processes     Customer satisfaction is what it’s all about.
over $1.8 billion dollars in sales last year.     for the growing number of rooftops in the       Another concept that is key to the success
                                                  Chambers enterprise. The highly trained         of the Group is the Herb Chambers’
“I don’t want my sales people to sell cars;       BDC specialists are generating exceptional      philosophy that “happy employees create
I want them to help people buy cars,”             results through quick responses to customer     happy customers.” The leading automotive
explains Chambers. With that philosophy           inquiries and fine-tuned processes for           group has one of the lowest turnovers in
in mind, and the right technology partner,        handling incoming leads. “Our E-Commerce        the nation, and is well-known for providing
Herb Chambers leverages the cutting-edge          team holds regular meetings to review           excellent training, employee benefits,
technology of an innovative high-impact           benchmarks and evaluate progress in order       incentive bonuses, and first-name-basis
Web site and media-enriched communication         to find ways to fine-tune our processes.          relationships with the living legacy himself,
into all his dealerships to make good on          Our customized reports detail everything        Herb Chambers. As a result, the family at
his commitment of providing the highest-          including the leads by source, response         The Herb Chambers Companies continues
quality service to their customers.               times, appointment percentages, show rates,     to outsell the competition and build an
                                                  closing ratios and cost per sale,” said Herb,   ever-expanding base of loyal and satisfied
One of the greatest assets at Herb Chambers       whose constant support contributes to the       customers.
is the Business Development Center and            ongoing success of the BDC.


                                                   THE BOTTOM LINE
                                                    • Herb Chambers is the No. 1 Dealer in New England.


                                                    • HerbChambers.com generates 1,100 online units per month.


                                                    • HerbChambers.com is a nationally acclaimed Award-Winning site.


                                                    • eDealer & eCRM Dealer of the Year for five consecutive years.

                                                    • The Herb Chambers Group has successfully implemented
 Herb Chambers                                        centralized processes in all their dealerships.
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Tasca Auto Group
        Writing the Book on eSatisfaction - Selling 100 Additional Units Online
                            History has a way         versions of customer satisfaction
                              of         repeating    through the fusing of technology
                                  itself. At the      and “The Tasca Way” of doing
                                     age of 27,       business.
                                     Bob Tasca
                                     Sr. opened       Internet veteran Tasca Auto Group
                                    his first Ford     got their start 10 years ago, and
                                   dealership,        has successfully followed the same
                                 introducing          processes while implementing
                                 unheard-of           different strategies and techniques,
                                 concepts into        said      BDC Manager, Eileen
                                 the automotive       Aquilante. Now their Internet
                                 industry,            Department handles all their
                                including one-        incoming phone and Internet
                               price        selling   leads, and is responsible for setting
                              and unparalleled        appointments. With only a three-
                             customer service.        person staff, the Internet Specialists
                             In fact, he “wrote       have an appointment set rate ranging
                             the book” on             from 50 to 60 percent, closing on
                              c u s t o m e r         approximately 60 percent of the
                               satisfaction—          leads they have direct contact with.
                               quite literally—       “When a lead is generated, response
     entitled You Will Be Satisfied. Today, that       is immediate both via e-mail and
     small single-point store has grown to a          phone, and our staff will stay and
     multi-franchise auto group located in            return phone calls until 9 PM,”
     multiple locations in Rhode Island and           explains Eileen who personally
     Massachusetts. The family business, now          returns calls on Sunday via her
     owned and operated by second and third           Blackberry when necessary.
     generation Tascas, has grown substantially
     while maintaining CSI scores among the           “What gets measured gets done,” said Bob       “Tasca currently sells 100 online
     highest in the nation.                           Tasca III, who sees to it that management      units per month, and customer
                                                      constantly measures the vital statistics of    surveys show that up to 80 percent
     Under the direction of Bob Tasca III, the        how a lead is progressing, enabling the team   of our customers say that TASCA.
     growing family of loyal customers of this        to make necessary adjustments. As a result,    COM influenced their buying
     innovative auto group is experiencing            the dealership has increased profits and
                                                                                                     decision.” - Bob Tasca III
     satisfaction like never before through the       ROI, reduced turnover, and built an amazing
     powerful combination of the Internet and         base of customer loyalty. “Our Virtual
     CRM. Tasca Auto Group, a pioneer in the          Dealership is designed around our mission      and phone traffic,” said Tasca III, “Our
     realm of eCRM, joined forces with the            to serve our customers, and in so doing, it    customers rave about our Web site because
     Internet early on to offer high performance      generates massive amounts of Internet leads    they can research, build and compare cars,
                                                                                                     view new or pre-owned vehicles, buy parts,
                                                                                                     schedule service appointments and more.”
      THE BOTTOM LINE
                                                                                                     As a result, Tasca currently sells 100 online
       • Tasca made the shift to digital marketing to generate an additional                         units per month, and customer surveys
         100 units per month.                                                                        conducted by the dealership show that up
                                                                                                     to 80 percent of their customers say that the
       • Tasca’s Virtual Dealership has helped to increase sales, profits, and                        Tasca.com Virtual Dealership influenced
         CSI by improving the customer experience online.                                            their buying decision.

       • Tasca’s highly trained BDC staff handles all Internet leads and                             Having happy customers definitely has its
         incoming phone traffic.                                                                      own rewards, and top-performing dealers
                                                                                                     like Tasca will continue to thrive and excel
       • Tasca.com and “The Tasca Way” have earned CSI scores among the                              in the industry by providing eSatisfaction to
         highest in the nation.                                                                      their expanding family of loyal customers
                                                                                                     for generations to come.
       • Customer surveys show that up to 80 percent of customers were
         influenced by Tasca.com! Whenever a customer sees or hears a
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                                                                                                     The message is clear at Tasca Auto Group…
         Tasca advertisement, they always see and hear TASCA.COM!
                                                                                                     You will be satisfied!
Frank Kent Motor Company
                                Texas Dealer Strikes It Big - Increasing Sales 50 Percent
                          Fourth generation
                             owners of Frank
                                 Kent      Motor
                                    Company
                                    have taken
                                   their dealer
                                   group to a
                                  new level by
                                implement-
                               ing new digital
                               marketing ini-
                                tiatives, includ-
                               ing a high-end
                              custom Web site.
                              “The move from
                             our previous Web
                            site to our media-
                           enriched interac-
                           tive Virtual Dealer-
                            ship complete with
                                                    “The move from our previous Web site to our media-enriched interactive
                              marketing tools
                              has helped us re-     Virtual Dealership complete with marketing tools has helped us realize our
alize our potential, doubling our Internet team     potential, doubling our Internet team with a resulting 50 percent increase in
with a resulting 50 percent increase in sales       sales over the previous year.” - Dennis Groters, BDC Director
over the previous year,” said BDC Director,
Dennis Groters. This Fort Worth multi-fran-         Frank Kent has a dedicated team of             resulting in almost 200 units per month!
chise dealer has been able to increase leads        Internet Specialists including seven highly    The staff is successful at following up with
from 1,000 up to 1,500 per month—generat-           trained appointment setters, two specialists   all of their leads quickly and efficiently,
ing nearly 200 units in sales per month—uti-        that focus on leads from eBay, and BDC         and the customer-friendly processes give
lizing the power of the Internet and their new      Director, Dennis Groters. Together, the        the customers all the information they need
digital marketing strategies!                       team works to make their customers’            to make an informed decision.
                                                    online shopping experience pleasurable
Frank Kent began his automotive career in           and profitable. “We are constant with the       Frank Kent’s dedication to customers has
1927 when he accepted a proposition from a          processes that we learned during our two-      never wavered, and in today’s competitive
friend to try and sell a car in order to obtain     day training boot camp,” explains Groters,     market, the Internet has generated, and
a sales position at a local dealership. He          and they have incredible results to back       will continue to generate, a higher level
didn’t sell one; he sold four. And so, the          that statement. The Internet Specialists       of excellence for their expanding family
legacy begins. From a nationally acclaimed          have a 68 percent appointment-show             of satisfied customers for generations to
Ford dealer to a Cadillac Master Dealer, the        ratio and a 12 percent total closing ratio     come.
name Frank Kent has become synonymous
with quality and integrity. The dealership
today is owned and operated by fourth
                                                     THE BOTTOM LINE
generation      great-grandchildren       Cory
Churchill and Will Churchill.                         • The new Virtual Dealership at FrankKent.com is a highly converting
                                                        lead generating tool.
In the new millennium, Frank Kent Cadillac
is joined by Buick, Pontiac, GMC, Hummer,             • New digital marketing initiatives are generating 7,000 visitors to their
Honda and Dodge franchises. The same                    Virtual Dealership.
dedication to excellence remains, and that
is precisely why the dealership group made            • Frank Kent utilizes automated bulk e-mail to market their specials
the decision to tap into the unparalleled               and promotions.
potential of the Internet to meet the growing
needs of their customers.                             • Frank Kent utilized a two-day Training Boot Camp to equip his highly
                                                        effective staff.
The comprehensive digital marketing suite
includes more than just a cutting-edge web
                                                      • Frank Kent currently has a total closing ratio of 12 percent with a
site; it’s a complete marketing system with             goal of 15 percent.
prospect management capabilities and a
                                                      • FrankKent.com has increased leads from 1,000 to 1,500 per month.
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suite of multi-media e-mails, driving more
traffic to the Internet and the showroom.
Sheehy Auto Stores
                                                 Dealer Group Sells 422 Online Units in One Month
                             The benefits of ef-        Sheehy has chosen to outsource to
                                fective      digital   professional appointment setters
                                     marketing         who have received customized
                                      are infinite,     training specific to the dealership so
                                      and no one       they understand each dealership’s
                                      knows this       unique qualities like pricing
                                     better     than   policies, personnel and inventory.
                                    Sheehy Auto
                                  Stores with 23       Many dealers are starting to warm up
                                   franchises lo-      to the idea of using Chat or Instant
                                   cated      across   Messaging on their Web sites to
                                   Virginia, Mary-     communicate with their prospects,
                                  land and North       gathering vital information without
                                 Carolina. A dedi-     requiring them to submit completed
                                cated       Internet   forms. Some consumers are
                               sales staff of 35,      apprehensive about responding to e-
                               under the direction     mail or phone, but feel quite at ease
                                of Roy Reutter, is     with an impromptu entry into a chat
                                 capitalizing on       window. “Chat is a product that gets
                                 a new platform        us extra contact with customers. We
     with their arsenal of digital marketing tools     look at it as a lead generation tool
     to accommodate their online customers and         – another way to capture leads off
     generate viable leads.                            our Web site. It’s sort of like an add-
                                                       on feature—like air conditioning
     Reutter and his staff are utilizing popular       on a car,” Reutter said. “We have
     trends like Live Online Chat windows to           tons of contacts from our Live Chat
     stay one step ahead of their competitors by       button - service, parts and purchase leads       “With our advanced digital
     allowing consumers to make inquiries into         - probably about 500-600 clicks a month,”        marketing strategies, it’s not
     a convenient Chat link located on their Web       adds Reutter.                                    uncommon for our dedicated
     sites and digital communications. The Live                                                         Internet staff to field 4,200 leads per
     Chat is an additional way to communicate          The highly trained staff at Sheehy is            month, generating 422 online units.”
     that allows dealerships to interact with          experiencing an 11 percent closing ratio on      - Roy Reutter, BDC Director
     online visitors in real time while they           leads generated through chats; but Reutter
     are showing interest in their site. Chat          confirms that the true success of the function
     services can be staffed internally; however,      is what his staff does with the lead once they   capture it and begin the follow-up process.
                                                                                                        Sheehy customers also receive a digital
                                                                                                        newsletter that can be measured, tracking
       THE BOTTOM LINE                                                                                  every single person who reads it, what they
                                                                                                        read, and how much time they spend on the
       • The highly trained BDC staff at Sheehy handles 4,200 leads per                                 articles. “New or Used vehicle sales are our
         month.
                                                                                                        main objective, but our biggest benefit has
       • Advanced digital marketing strategies have increased sales from 103                            been in the parts and service revenue that is
         units to 422 online units per month.                                                           generated as a result,” states Reutter.

       • Online sales represent 24 percent of total sales at Sheehy Auto                                The highly-converting Sheehy.com, in
         Stores.                                                                                        conjunction with advanced search engine
       • Sheehy increased leads by 350 percent after switching from DMS provider                        marketing strategies, has proven very
         to a digital marketing firm to build a Virtual Dealership at Sheehy.com.                        successful for this expanding auto group.
                                                                                                        Reutter reports that it is not uncommon to
                                                                                                        field 4,200 leads per month generating 422
       • Sheehy Auto Stores has a 9.3 percent total closing ratio.
                                                                                                        online units per month.

       • Internet leads represent 90 percent of total leads received at Sheehy.
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                                                                                                        For more information, visit their Virtual
                                                                                                        Dealership at www.Sheehy.com.
Modern Automotive Network
             Using Modern Technology to Sell 250 Online Vehicles per Month
                         Modern started their
                            Internet Depart-
                               ment in 1995
                                  with     two
                                  individuals
                                 who      were
                                 handling
                                faxed leads.
                               This rare auto-
                              motive presence
                              on the Internet
                               was met with
                              criticism, and
                              other     dealers
                             thought that they
                            were crazy for
                           having two dedi-
                          cated employees
                          spending time and
                           effort on the Inter-
                             net and arranging
                             offsite    demos.
In spite of the disparagement, management
at Modern knew the important role that the        “Our customer surveys indicate that 80 percent of our current customers do
Internet would soon play - and they were
                                                  research online before coming to the dealership with 60 percent stating that
right on the mark! Today, customer surveys
indicate that 80 percent of Modern’s custom-      our Web site influenced their decision.” - Bryan Johnson, CRC Director
ers do online research before coming to the
dealership. This pioneering dealership is liv-     business,” said Fowler. “The CRC specialists      According to CRC Director, Bryan Johnson,
ing up to its name utilizing advanced digital      create friendships online and sometimes will      about 20 to 25 percent of Modern’s business
marketing tools and techniques to generate         sell a car six months after the initial contact   is generated from Internet sales, and general
1,730+ high quality leads resulting in 250         was made.”                                        sales have increased 15 percent in the last
online sales per month.                                                                              year. In 2006 they sold 10,000 cars, and
                                                   Another successful best practice for building     2007 numbers are coming in substantially
The fourth generation Modern Automotive            and maintaining customer relations at             above that benchmark. Even with the success
Network, located in Winston-Salem, NC, has         Modern is their e-mail marketing. All e-mail      they have seen from their current digital
expanded to eight rooftops, 650 employees,         addresses are collected at the time of sale       marketing strategies, Fowler and Johnson
and a growing base of customers spanning           and the customers are asked for permission        look forward to adding more lead-generating
across 18 states as far away as Washington         to e-mail coupons in order to keep in touch.      features like video streaming and live chat
and Arizona, and even reaching across              Proof positive that the CRC staff is doing an     to their new Virtual Dealership at www.
international borders into Canada and              awesome job is the low opt-out ratio of only      ModernAutomotive.com.
Germany! Now that’s what we call making            four percent!
use of modern technology.
With the help of an automotive digital              THE BOTTOM LINE
marketing firm, the Internet Department at
Modern has been integrated into a thriving           • With the help of an automotive marketing firm, Modern has successfully
Customer Relation Center employing 22 staff            integrated their Internet Department into a top-performing CRC.
members to handle the increasing number
of highly qualified leads that are being              • The CRC staff at Modern has an appointment-show ratio of 75 to 80
generated, and to service the simultaneously           percent.
growing number of satisfied customers.
                                                     • The multi-media Virtual Dealership at ModernAutomotive.com converts
“I give the staff a ton of credit,” GM Omnia
                                                       traffic into highly qualified leads.
Fowler said. “Management writes the
processes, but the staff executes them very          • Online sales represent 20 to 25 percent of total sales at Modern
well.” Each of the CRC staff members at                Automotive Network
Modern are very personable and are effective
at establishing great relationships with their       • ModernAutomotive.com and a well-trained CRC staff have increased
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customers. “Our staff prides themselves on             sales from 160 to 250 units per month.
not being in the car business but in the people
Dick Hannah Auto Group
                 Digital Marketing Strategies Increase Sales to 593 Units Per Month
                                “We found the          of Google, Yahoo and MSN. The
                                cheese! A signifi-      secrete formula to the search success
                                   cant portion of     includes over 1,000 search phrases
                                      our business     per manufacturer (100 most popular
                                      has moved        automotive search phrases in 10
                                      to the virtual   local cities). “Our Web site phone
                                     shopping and      traffic skyrocketed from 1,756 calls
                                    info gather-       to 5,090 calls in less than 8 months,”
                                  ing world,” said     said Joe Orr, GM at Dick Hannah
                                  Joe Orr of Dick      Honda. The Honda store enjoyed
                                   Hannah Auto         an 82 percent increase in used car
                                   Group.       The    net profit for the year while cutting
                                  opportunities        advertising expenses from $442 per
                                  created by an        car to $114, and today they’re selling
                                effective digital      hundreds of extra vehicles per month
                                marketing strat-       meriting the commendation of being
                               egy are limitless,      the No. 1 pre-owned Internet Dealer
                               and owner Dick          in the world.
                               Hannah and his
                                management have        Hannah is quick to point out that
                                 successfully lev-     successful dealers need more than a
                                 eraged the power      great Web site and CRM tool; they
     of the Internet to increase and expand his        need to build a complete strategy
     enterprise while continuing to maintain the       for marketing, get the right people
     Dick Hannah immaculate reputation for un-         in place, implement a process and
     precedented customer satisfaction. With chil-     establish a pricing philosophy. He
     dren Jason and Jennifer at their father’s side,   also adds: “While the right Web
     the Hannah’s have successfully implemented        site won’t solve all your problems,
     an aggressive online presence with a focus on     you won’t get far without it. We
     Sales & Service, and have become the largest      had a pretty good templated site that was         “Our customers enjoy our Virtual
     pre-owned Internet Dealer in the nation.          recommended by our manufacturer, but we
                                                                                                         Dealership. DickHannah.com is the
                                                       were not getting incremental business. After
     The Dick Hannah Group comprised of 12             we switched Web and CRM providers, our            nucleus of our success, helping us
     franchises in 14 locations across Oregon and      sales began to increase, and now with the         to sell 593 online units per month.”
     Washington, has capitalized on aggressive         help of advanced eMarketing initiatives,          - Dick Hannah
     Internet marketing strategies and their award-    we are selling 593 units per month because
     winning Web sites to tap into the special         they not only built us a better site, they also
     finance and pre-owned profit opportunities.         provided all the marketing tools and training     special finance department called www.
     Dick Hannah hired a local search marketing        we needed.”                                       DickSaysYes.com and www.printyourcheck.
     firm to more effectively saturate their                                                              com which provides three easy ways for
     award winning Web-site on the first page           One great feature of the new site is a virtual    the customer to get further into the process
                                                                                                         and continually prompts them to fill out an
                                                                                                         application online. Hannah explains that
       THE BOTTOM LINE                                                                                   the key to building a Web site capable of
                                                                                                         generating sub prime leads is to provide
       • Dick Hannah used an aggressive eFocus on Special Finance to                                     information the customer is looking for,
         become the No. 1 Pre-Owned eCRM Dealer in the world.                                            plus a convenient and private way to contact
                                                                                                         the dealership. For example, DickSaysYes.
                                                                                                         com includes a “How it Works” button that
       • DickHannah.com helped generate an additional 333 sales per month.                               provides FAQs, Six Steps to Reestablish
                                                                                                         Credit, Fast Bankruptcy Approvals and other
       • With advanced digital marketing strategies, Dick Hannah cut                                     areas that speak to what’s important to the
         advertising costs from $442 to $114 per car.                                                    sub prime audience.

       • The leads from DickHannah.com have a higher closing ratio and                                   Dick Hannah knows that his company’s
         lower cost per sale.                                                                            reputation is a priceless asset, and he relies on
                                                                                                         the results and resources of digital marketing
                                                                                                         to uphold the highest standards of integrity
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       • DickSaysYes.com awarded USA Internet Approval Site of the Year.
                                                                                                         and service within his dealerships.
Moss Bros. Auto Group
         Implements Centralized e-CRC to Generate 192 Online Units Per Month
                     The Moss Motors               The group began to see results
                        history had a              in the way of increased traffic
                            modest begin-          and leads after going live
                              ning in 1921,        with a newly designed custom
                              when J.A.            Web site that is loaded with
                              “Red” Moss           media-enriched and interactive
                             Sr.    planted        features like scrolling marquees,
                            his roots in the       a friendly virtual tour hostess,
                          community of             and 360-degree 3-D Virtual
                          Blythe, CA with          Test Drives that highlight all
                           the opening of          the information the customer
                          his first dealer-         is interested in. Moss feels that
                          ship. The acorn          their new Virtual Dealership
                         doesn’t fall far          is more professional and more
                        from the tree, and         user friendly and provides the
                       the seeds of integ-         dealership with an effective
                      rity and prosperity          “centralized          coordinated
                      that were planted            attack” strategy rather than just
                       by the pioneer-             being price driven. As a result
                         ing “Red” Moss            of successfully implementing
                         have blossomed            a new Virtual Dealership and
into mega-store Moss Bros. Auto Group              digital marketing strategies to
now owned and operated by third generation         promote all profit centers within
Glenn Moss.                                        the dealership, MossSavings.
                                                   com has increased traffic and
Despite the humble beginning, the Moss             generated over 3,300 qualified
family dealership, still located in the heart of   leads resulting in a 540 percent
Southern California, has capitalized on the        increase in sales in just 11
implementation of a new digital marketing          months!
platform including a high-end Web site and
the development of a centralized Customer          Today the highly effective 17 person CRC         “Our new Digital Marketing and
Relation Center (CRC) to handle all leads          staff at Moss Bros. is doing a phenomenal        Training System has helped us
which has resulted in an increase of monthly       job executing processes on appointments          increase our sold units while
online sales from 30 units up to 192 units         that show, generating 192 sales from 275         reducing our Cost per Sale. We have
within a matter of months!                         appointments - a 70-percent close ratio! Even
                                                                                                    developed a solid process for us to
                                                   with great results like that, Moss feels there
                                                                                                    help our customers, and as a result
After years of research, trial and error, and      are still areas in need of improvement, and is
                                                   looking forward to what the New Year will
                                                                                                    we have seen a steady growth in
consulting with various consultants, Moss
finally found the right automotive digital          bring.                                           Profit and Sales.” - Glenn Moss
marketing partner for his dealerships’ online
needs. Not knowing if the move was right
for all of his locations simultaneously, Glenn
chose his award winning “Blue Oval” Ford
                                                    THE BOTTOM LINE
point to implement the CRC processes. Within
the third month, Moss Bros. Ford had a record-       • After years of trial and error, Moss Bros. partnered with an automotive
breaking month! Moss Bros. clearly saw the             digital marketing firm to implement tools, training and processes.
benefits and results of the implementation of         • Marketing Initiatives increased online sales from 30 units to 192 units
training and processes, and wasted no time in          per month.
getting four of his other stores on board. By
the sixth month, all calls and leads were going      • The CRC staff at Moss Bros. closed on 70 percent of the
to the CRC. “Our new Digital Marketing and             appointments that showed.
Training System has helped us increase our
units sold while reducing our Cost per Sale.         • MossBrosAutoGroup.com promotes all profit centers within the
We have developed a solid process for us to            dealerships.
help our customers, and as a result we have
                                                     • Digital Marketing strategies have reduced cost per sale to $201 per
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seen a steady growth in Profit and Sales,” said
Moss.                                                  unit.
Dave Smith Motors
                                   Dealer Stakes Claim Selling 600 Online Units Per Month
                            Where can you find       “The Internet has helped
                             the No. 1 Dodge-       us sell more than 11,000
                                Chrysler-Jeep       Dodge, Chrysler, Chevy,
                                  Dealer in the
                                                    GMC, Pontiac, Buick and
                                  world for the
                                  fifth year in a    Cadillac vehicles, making
                                 row—or, how        us one of the largest
                                about the larg-     dealers in the world!” -
                              est GM Dealer         Ken Smith, President
                               in the North-
                               western U.S.
                               for the eleventh     800 units per month with
                              year in a row?        approximately 600 units being
                                                    sold from Internet generated
                               Dave Smith Mo-       leads! You would think it can’t
                              tors, under the       get much better than that, but
                              direction of Presi-   Dave Smith Motors continues to
                              dent Ken Smith,       have phenomenal success selling
                               is located in Kel-   a record-breaking 7,030 Dodge,
                                logg, Idaho, a      Chrysler and Jeep vehicles in
                                rural community     2006, only to blast right past that
     with a rich historical mining heritage and     historical benchmark in 2007!
     a population just over 2,600. That’s right-
     2,600 people. In fact, Dave Smith Motors       The Internet has played a vital
     has more vehicle inventory in this small       role in the continued success of
     tourist town than there are people! Overall    this auto sales mining enterprise.
     in 2007, this home-grown automotive gold       With technology created in-
     mine sold more than 11,000 Dodge, Chrys-       house, Smith is utilizing the
     ler, Jeep, Chevy, GMC, Pontiac, Buick and      power of the Internet to market
     Cadillac vehicles, breaking an all-time re-    his dealership, generating tons
     cord in new sales for both DaimlerChrysler     of traffic and leads to his Web
     and GM!                                        site. Because of Smith’s early
                                                    decision to create a presence on the Internet   own home-grown technology, attracting
     Here’s living proof: You’ve all heard your     in 1992, he designed and developed his          more than 100,000 visitors per month on
     manufacturers telling you that 80 percent      own Web site and lead management tool           their site, and getting approximately 150
     of your customers shop online before           because there weren’t any lead-generating/      Internet leads a day.
     coming into your dealership. The Dave          follow-up systems available on the market.
     Smith Motors staff is selling approximately    Dave Smith Motors has excelled using their      Entrepreneur Ken Smith looks at every
                                                                                                    profit center as a golden nugget. When
                                                                                                    you’re mining and hit a vein, you don’t go
                                                                                                    dig somewhere else - you stake your claim,
      THE BOTTOM LINE                                                                               set up camp, start working and stick with
                                                                                                    it. Sometimes the work is tedious, but the
       • Dave Smith Motors is the world’s largest Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep Dealer                        payoffs are great. Smith has been able to
         for five consecutive years.                                                                 maximize all of his value-added products
                                                                                                    and services, including warranty, finance,
       • Dave Smith Motors is the largest GM Dealer in the Northwest for 11
                                                                                                    parts and a booming after-market accessory
         consecutive years.
                                                                                                    business that is Internet driven.
       • Dave Smith Motors is the world’s largest Mopar Accessories Dealer
         for five consecutive years.                                                                 With their hassle-free buying philosophy
                                                                                                    and technology as their primary tool of the
       • Digital marketing strategies have helped Dave Smith Motors sell a                          trade, Dave Smith Motors has successfully
         record-breaking 7,030 Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep vehicles.                                   created a loyal (and growing) base of
                                                                                                    eager customers, creating a business based
       • The dealership has a team of dedicated Internet sales consultants to                       off repeat and referrals. The rush is on at
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         handle all inbound leads.                                                                  DaveSmith.com!
Paragon Honda/Acura
                Effective eMarketing Keeps Dealer on Top With 300 Units Per Month
                          New York has its          probably spend up to $10,000 to
                             unique market-         send out 15,000 pieces. We sent
                                 ing challenges     out 80,000 pieces and it took
                                   consider-        no time, no additional money
                                   ing that it is   and it generated outstanding
                                   the only city    results,” Benstock said.
                                  in the U.S.
                                where      more     Paragon now utilizes search
                               than half of all     marketing strategies including
                                households do       digital display billboards to
                                not own a car.      attract visitors to their Virtual
                               Despite the lim-     Dealership. An astonishing
                              itations, Paragon     85 percent of their leads are
                             Honda is thriv-        generated from their Web site.
                            ing and is highly       “What is amazing is that we
                           acclaimed as a           can track exactly how many
                           leading       volume     people saw the banner, how
                            dealer not only in      many clicked through to the
                             New York, but          site, what they did at the site
                             across the nation      and how many bought. This
as well, selling 9,000 Hondas and Acuras in         makes it easy to measure the
2007—that’s 20 per day, 365/24/7 (with no           cost per sale and to improve our
fleet sales). How do they achieve their con-         offers to get more customers
tinued success? Thanks to a robust Internet         attention,” said Benstock.
marketing strategy, a well-trained Business
Development Center and a loyal base of cus-         From the beginning, Paragon
tomers, Vice President Brian Benstock con-          has been an exemplary model
tinues his relentless pursuit to be the best by     for success. After implementing
capitalizing on the power of advanced search        new digital marketing platforms
                                                                                                     “With the help of our eMarketing
marketing, digital display ads and bulk e-mail      four years ago, they went from 20 cars a month
                                                                                                     strategies, Paragon sold 9,000
marketing campaigns to market and promote           to 106 cars a month in their first month. Now
                                                                                                     Hondas and Acuras in 2007 -- that’s
the Honda and Acura brand throughout New            they are selling up to 300 units per month to
                                                                                                     20 per day, 365/24/7!”
York.                                               remain as one of the top Honda dealers in the
                                                                                                     - Brian Benstock
                                                    nation.
As a foundation to their marketing strategy,
Paragon integrates their Virtual Dealership
URL into all of their advertising and                THE BOTTOM LINE
marketing efforts.      “Whether we use
billboards, newspaper or radio, we always             • Paragon delivered 9,000 Hondas and Acuras in 2007 - that’s 20 per
promote ParagonCars.com and as a result,                day, 365/24/7!
we get a phenomenal amount of customers
visiting our site,” said Ashley Antonio,              • eMarketing has increased traffic to ParagonCars.com by 20,000+
Marketing Director at Paragon Honda.                    visitors.

                                                      • Paragon utilizes bulk e-mail campaigns to generate 40 additional
E-mail marketing has been a critical
                                                        units at zero cost.
component to their success. The BDC has
had incredible results from targeted bulk e-          • Paragon’s closing ratio is 300-percent higher than the national aver-
mail marketing, generating up to 40 extra               age, according to OEM reports.
units sold from a single campaign without
spending any extra money on advertising.              • Overall sales at Paragon have increased by almost 200 percent
“We recently sent out an e-mail promotion to            incrementally year to date.
80,000 addresses in our database. It took our
                                                      • Paragon has drastically reduced cost per sale from $500 to $100 per
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Internet Manager 25 minutes to create and
                                                        unit.
the cost was zero dollars. Other dealerships
The Walser Group
       Walser.com Branding Increases Unique Visitors, Leads & Sales by 40%
                            When we last heard        make the deal happen. The
                                from the Walser       core principle of the Walser
                                    Group, they       Way is to give the absolute
                                      had      suc-   lowest price up front – no
                                      cessfully       negotiating, no waiting,
                                      implemented     no need to run the deal by
                                     digital mar-     management for approval.
                                    keting strate-    Everyone pays the same
                                  gies, including     low price. It’s up-front, it’s
                                   the establish-     honest, and it’s simple - fast,
                                   ment of consis-    fair, and easy!
                                   tent centralized
                                  processes within    This     eDealer     network,
                                all franchises and    comprised of 14 franchises
                               locations.      The    located across Minnesota,
                              training and ex-        is committed to offering the
                              ecution paid off        best service in the industry,
                               in the form of 70      and with effective and
                                percent show ra-      successful processes in place,
                                 tios on appoint-     Owner Andrew Walser, is
     ments and total closing ratios as high as 20     directing the spotlight toward
     percent!                                         branding his new Virtual
                                                      Dealership and tracking
     Established in 1956, Walser Automotive           conversions.        “We are
     has grown into a network of top-quality          focusing on making Walser.
     dealerships across Minnesota who are             com a household brand name
     committed to offering the best service in        for customers in our region,”
     the industry. What makes the Walser Group        Walser said.       “We have
     unique is their “negotiation-free” philosophy    increased our online identity
     which they call the “Walser Way.”                in the marketplace through
                                                      effective exposure on billboards, print,       “We are focusing on making Walser.
     With a fundamentally different approach          TV and radio as well as implementing a         com a household brand name for
     to the car buying experience, The Walser         library of high-converting microsites to       customers in our region.” - Andrew
     Way empowers the customer and the Walser         increase visibility on search engines,” said   Walser
     associate with the independent control to        Alan Krutsch, Marketing Director, “and as


      THE BOTTOM LINE                                                                                a result, we have seen substantial results
                                                                                                     with a 30 to 40 percent increase in unique
       • The Walser Group has implemented a new Digital Marketing Strategy                           visitors, leads and sales.”
         to effectively market Walser.com.
                                                                                                     With more of their growing base of customers
       • New digital marketing strategies and Walser.com have increased                              turning to Walser.com to service their needs,
         unique visitors, leads and sales by 30 to 40 percent.                                       Andrew Walser knows the importance of
                                                                                                     duplicating the buying process on his Virtual
       • The BDC staff successfully sets appointments on 32 percent of leads
                                                                                                     Dealership. That means investing in the
         at Walser.com.
                                                                                                     process in order to build confidence within
       • Walser Automotive has increased closing ratios up to 20+ percent in                         the consumer and in the people at the dealer
         two franchises.                                                                             level in order to create excitement about
                                                                                                     the Virtual Dealership and its marketing
       • The Walser Way is a “negotiation-free” philosophy. Everyone pays                            potential.
         the same low price.
                                                                                                     Visit Walser.com to learn more about this
       • Walser Automotive conversion ratio is 10 to 15 percent higher than
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                                                                                                     extraordinary results-driven dealer group.
         the national average.
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                                               So, for a good
                                                             of Mentors, Part 2
                                                                           6. Once you have joined these organizations,            appreciation for his or her time and
                                               mentor-protégé                 become actively involved and volunteer               guidance. Mention that you hope to meet
                         relationship, you must be wide open to the           for responsibilities. This will bring you            again if you have another question.
                         influence and instruction of the other person,        to the attention of the people you want to
                                                                                                                              11. Each month, drop your mentor a short
                         and at the same time, the mentor must be             meet faster than anything else.
                                                                                                                                  note telling him or her about what you
                         genuinely concerned about your well-being
                                                                           7. Work, study and practice continually                are doing and how you are progressing.
                         and your ultimate success. These are the two
                                                                              to get better and better at what you do.            Nothing makes a mentor more open to
                         essentials.
                                                                              The very best mentors are interested in             helping you further than your making
                                                                              helping you only if they feel it is going           it clear that the previous help has done
                         Your ability to choose your mentors can be a
                                                                              to be worth their time. You will have no            you some good.
                         crucial step toward achievement in all areas
                                                                              problem attracting people to you when           12. Arrange to meet with your mentor
                         of your life. So here are 12 steps for building
                                                                              you develop a reputation for being up-              again, perhaps on a monthly basis, or
                         successful mentor-protégé relationships:
                                                                              and-coming in your field.                            even more often if you work closely
                         1. Set clear goals for yourself in every area     8. When you find a potential mentor, don’t              together.
                            of your life. Know exactly what you want          make a nuisance of yourself. Instead, ask
                            to accomplish before you start thinking           for 10 minutes of his or her time, in person,   Over the course of your life, you will have
                            of the type of person who can help you            in private. Nothing more. Remember,             many mentor-protégé relationships. As you
                            accomplish it.                                    most potential mentors are busy people,         grow and develop, you will seek out different
                                                                              and they may be opposed to someone’s            mentors, the people who can give you the
                         2. Determine the things you will have to                                                             kind of advice that is most relevant to your
                            do in order to achieve your goals, the            trying to take up a lot of their time. It’s
                                                                              not personal.                                   current situation.
                            obstacles you will have to overcome,
                            and the roadblocks you will have to            9. When you meet with a potential mentor,          Successful people are very open to helping
                            surmount.                                         express your eagerness to be more               other people who want to be successful. This
                         3. Identify the areas of knowledge, skill
                                                                              successful in your field. Tell him or her        is especially true if they know you are willing
                            and expertise you will have to acquire in         that you would very much appreciate             to be a mentor to others who are younger
                            order to overcome the obstacles existing          a little guidance and advice to help you        and less experienced than you. The more
                            between you and your goals.                       move ahead. Ask for an answer to a              open you are to helping others up the ladder
                                                                              specific question, for a specific book or         of success, the more open others will be to
                         4. Look around for the most successful               audio program recommendation, or for a          helping you.
                            people in the areas in which you will need        specific idea that has been helpful to him
                            the most help.                                    or her in the past.                             Brian Tracy is the chairman and CEO
                                                                                                                              of Brian Tracy International. He can be
                         5. Join the clubs, organizations and business     10. After the initial meeting, send a thank-       contacted at 866.300.9881, or by e-mail
                            associations these people belong to.               you note expressing your gratitude and         at btracy@autosuccessonline.com.
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                                                MarkTewart
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                                                    Change More
                                                Than the Calendar
                                               The last quarter of the    When was the last time you were “geeked” by
                                               year rolls around and      your To-Do list? Stop listening to everyone’s
                         you begin to hear some common refrains:          “10 steps” and “10 rules” to everything and
                          • “We are waiting until the first of the         the “Dummy’s Guide to Goal Setting” and
                            year”                                         start living by your rules. It’s your life, your
                          • “Starting in January I am going to…”          goals, your emotions and your rewards if
                          • “We have to wait until spring when            you reach your goals. You make the rules.
                            business picks up”                            Go for as large a goal as you desire.
                          • “The first of the year I am really going
                            to get into it.”                              Secondly, start giving your subconscious all
                                                                          the evidence it needs to start believing. You
                         Here’s the reality for most people who make      may write your goal 100 times a day. You may
                         these statements: The calendar is the only       write your goal and put on your bathroom
                         thing that changes.                              mirror and say the goal aloud 10 times every
                                                                          morning. You may find 10 people who have
                         If you are waiting for the calendar to change    reached your goal and reach out to interview
                         your life or your business, you are kidding      them on what they did. You may close your
                         yourself. My own observation is that these       eyes and visualize yourself at the moment
                         false start dates are nothing more than          you reach the goal and see it in vivid colors,
                         excuses and actual obstacles to not face         feel the feeling as strongly as you can feel.
                         reality and take action. No matter your
                         intentions, I think everyone has been guilty     No matter what goal you choose, you have
                         of false statements at some time.                to take some kind action. Take a step, no
                                                                          matter how small, and then set in stone your
                         Words are cheap. A U.S. General once said,       next action and action date. The next action
                         “Every year I pay less attention to what         should be soon. The next hour or the next
                         people say and more to what they do.” Action     day would be best. Don’t make the next
                         is always where the rubber meets the road.       action step too long after the first, or leave it
                         However, actions are preceded by proper          to chance that you will take your next step.
                         thoughts and beliefs. Just because a person
                         says they are going to do something does not     The dirty little secret to reaching any and
                         mean that their brain buys into the idea.        every goal is that most goals are made
                                                                          up of small, boring, mundane steps that
                         When you make a statement, you are               lead to your success. We live in an instant
                         consciously choosing to do so. The problem       gratification society – “8-Minute Abs,”
                         begins when your subconscious does not           “Lose 10 Pounds in One Week,” “Lose Six
                         match up to the conscious choice. If your        Inches in One Week,” and so on. Those ads
                         subconscious does not have any evidence to       are all brilliant marketing strategies, because
                         support your statements, the subconscious        they promise instant results. The headline
                         immediately begins to sabotage your thoughts.    of “Lots of sweaty exercise and eating tons
                         This is precisely why traditional goal setting   of vegetables will help you lose weight this
                         and New Years Eve resolutions fail.              year” would not get a lot of response. The
                                                                          general public would say they hate hype but
                         I have heard many times that in setting          the truth is most people love hype. People
                         goals they must be believable to work. You       love HOPE — the easier the better.
                         can hear the “believable goals” mantra and
                         interpret this to mean you need to pick a safe   Don’t wait for a calendar to change your life
                         goal. Safe goals rarely inspire you to action.   or your business. Usually the only thing that
                         Safe goals are easy to say but they don’t fill    changes is the calendar.
                         enough emotional needs. Behind all realized
                         goals are strong emotions that were on fire
                         to be realized.
                                                                          Mark Tewart is the president of Tewart
                         First of all, you have to set inspiring goals    Enterprises. He can be contacted at
                         that create emotions inside you. Otherwise       866.429.6844, or by e-mail at
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                         all you are doing is writing out a To-Do list.   mtewart@autosuccessonline.com.

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                                                TomHopkins
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                                               One of the biggest
                                                                  Customer Service
                                                                          Where do customers go who don’t stay with            If you have lost them to the competition, I
                                               challenges      facing     your dealership once they’ve made a single           hope you will be mature enough to say, “If I
                         any business is keeping in balance. In many      purchase?                                            lost the business, I got beat because of skill
                         automotive businesses, more emphasis is                                                               and talent. I’m going to increase my skill
                         put on getting new business than serving         Many simply buy from someone else. If you            level so it won’t happen again.”
                         existing clients. And that’s no way to           had followed-up, you would have discovered
                         succeed long term.                               that the prospective client was either waiting       There will always be those clients that you
                                                                          for contact from you or was not happy with           simply cannot please. I’ve had clients I’ve
                         Next to sales functions, customer service        the first buying experience whether it was            given so much service to and I know I earned
                         functions are vital to overall success and       the vehicle itself or something else. Either         the business, but for one reason or another I
                         must be given appropriate emphasis. By           way, you need to know the answer if you              didn’t close. I used to blame everyone else
                         customer service, I don’t just mean vehicle      plan on having the automotive sales business         for these failures. However, the more I look
                         service. That’s another issue altogether.        as your career.                                      at selling, the more I realize that if you lose
                                                                                                                               to the competition, it’s usually because they
                         Poor customer service will cost a company                                                             outperformed you. That’s when you need
                         as much business as will having a poor           Poor customer service                                to set a goal to get better at this game of
                         salesperson on the lot. Both can damage                                                               selling.
                         a company’s reputation and potential for
                                                                          will cost a company
                         future growth.                                   as much business                                     The last reason customers don’t buy from
                                                                          as will having a poor                                you is because they no longer like your
                         When businesses don’t properly serve their       salesperson on the lot.                              line of vehicles. It’s happened every time
                         clients after the initial sale, the clients go                                                        manufacturers go through major design
                         elsewhere the next time they need a vehicle.
                                                                          Both can damage a                                    changes. Some clients will hate the new
                         And in today’s times, most families have at      company’s reputation                                 look and start looking at different brands.
                         least two cars. If you’ve helped them get        and potential for future                             Other people who may have never thought
                         involved in one, why wouldn’t you serve          growth.                                              they’d own your brand of vehicle, though,
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  • 5. on the cover 2008 eCRM Dealers of the Year 8 PatrickLuck The Value of Mentors, Part 2 22 BrianTracy Change More Than the Calendar 23 MarkTewart The Value of Customer Service 24 TomHopkins Negotiating for Profit 26 MarcSmith Internet Sales 20 Group II 30 SeanV.Bradley Identity Theft: Don’t Let Your Guard Down 32 DeniseRichardson Embracing Change for the Survival of Your Dealership 34 PaulRauseo Happy New Year: Big Breakthroughs or ‘Same Old Same Old’ 36 MichaelYork How to Get Your E-Mails Delivered, Part 1 38 KeithLatman Promote Yourself Effectively and Create More Opportunity 40 DebbieAllen Caring in the Workplace 42 JesseBiter New Beginnings in 2008 43 MichaelNealy Your Biggest Opportunity 44 DavidThomas Women Rock 46 KarenUriarte Dealer Web Sites - One Is Not Enough 48 RalphPaglia helping to support... God is the source of all supply Hebrews 12:1 - Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. Patrick Luck, Editor & Publisher Susan Givens, Vice President Brian Ankney, Sales-improvement Strategist Brian Balash, Sales-improvement Strategist luck43@sellingsuccessonline.com sgivens1@sellingsuccessonline.com super6@sellingsuccessonline.com bb11@sellingsuccessonline.com Thomas Williams, Creative Director Dave Davis, Creative Strategist & Editor Scott Schaeffer, Sales-improvement Strategist God is the source of all supply design@sellingsuccessonline.com ddavis@sellingsuccessonline.com sschaeffer@sellingsuccessonline.com 3411 Pinnacle Gardens Drive | Louisville Kentucky 40245 | phone: 877.818.6620 | fax: 502.588.3170 | www.SellingSuccessOnline.com AutoSuccess Magazine is published monthly at 3411 Pinnacle Gardens Drive, Louisville, Kentucky, 40245; 502.588.3155, fax 502.588.3170. Direct all subscription and customer service inquiries to 877.818.6620 or info@autosuccessonline.com. Subscription rate is $69 per year. AutoSuccess welcomes unsolicited editorials and graphics (not responsible for their return). All submitted editorials and graphics are subject to editing for grammar, content and page length. AutoSuccess provides its contributing writers latitude in expressing advice and solutions; views expressed are not necessarily those of AutoSuccess and by no means reflect any guarantees. AutoSuccess accepts no liability in respect of the content of any third party material appearing in this magazine or in respect of the content of any other magazine to which this magazine may be linked from time to time. Always confer with legal counsel before implementing changes in procedures.© All contents copyrighted by AutoSuccess Magazine, a Division of Systems Marketing, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited without express written consent from AutoSuccess. AutoSuccess may occasionally make readers’ names available to other companies whose products and/or services may be of interest; readers may request that names be removed by calling 877.818.6620. Printed in the USA. Postmaster: Send address changes to AutoSuccess Magazine, 3411 Pinnacle Gardens Drive, Louisville, Kentucky 40245.
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  • 7. HerbChambers.com CONGRATULATIONS Tasca.com TO THE RECIPIENTS FrankKent.com OF OUR 2008 Sheehy.com ModernAutomotive.com DickHannah.com MossBrosAutoGroup.com DaveSmith.com ParagonCars.com Walser.com The Challenge Customer Relationship Management in key elements to determine the winners of The New Year is upon order to harness results. What our research the eCRM Dealers of the Year Awards: us, and it’s time to has shown is that the nation’s top performing • Well-Defined Strategy: PatrickLuck make our resolutions; dealers are harnessing their knowledge, A detailed marketing plan with clear so I have to ask: Have experience and resources toward this you seen a massive increase in the number marketing phenomenon. This revolutionary objectives to attract traffic to their site, of traffic, leads and sales being generated at medium has enabled dealerships to generate phones and showroom floor your dealership? We certainly have in our substantial returns on their investment by • Effective Web Site: quest to find our 2008 eCRM Dealers of the utilizing the innovation of digital marketing A customer-friendly site that is Year. strategies and eCRM initiatives to promote innovative, engaging and informative, all profit centers within their dealership – and that promotes all profit centers of the 2008 promises to be quite a year for digital from New and Used Sales, to F&I, to Parts dealership marketing despite a weakened economy. and Service. AutoSuccess honors those • Powerful CRM Tool: Recent projections forecast robust growth in dealers who have effectively leveraged the A fully automated prospect management online advertising, rising four times the rate power of the internet and CRM to harness tool that will manage and measure all of of the overall advertising industry. What substantial results. their leads through the sales process and does this mean to automotive retailers? It beyond means that it’s time for you to assess and It is important to note that many dealers are • Innovative Marketing: align your dealership’s presence in the realm not only realizing the potential benefits of Digital platforms that include the current of online marketing - or get left in the dust. digital marketing, but the reality of our rapidly cutting-edge technology of media- changing industry and the growing demands enriched emails, banner ads, live chat, The Solution of today’s consumer. Dealers can no longer eNewsletters and streamline video The question that every member of the just examine and weigh the possibilities • People & Process: automotive industry faces is not only how that exist with online marketing, they must Business Development/Customer to survive, but also how to produce a return. realize the necessity of overcoming their Relation Centers powered by well- The answer is simple. Today’s automotive inhibitions with technology, look the mouse trained and dedicated Internet specialists dealers must be technically competent, straight in the eye, and join the increasing to sell appointments and well-equipped equipped with innovative marketing number of successful dealers who have sales consultants to build value in the strategies and objectives that include shifted their ad spend from traditional media dealership and the vehicle intelligent digital marketing tools and to a more measurable and effective targeted • Tracking & Measurement: training to sell more cars for less cost. digital marketing platform. Once dealers Automated tracking and management get past making excuses, things begin to fall of vital metrics in order to continually In keeping with our ongoing dedication to into place. monitor and improve results. assist dealerships by providing innovative solution-based resolutions to aid dealers The Winners Our congratulations to the 2008 eCRM in becoming more successful, the team at This year’s top performing dealers have Dealers of the Year! Their winning entries AutoSuccess reviews the input of hundreds of used the Internet to improve results and tell a great story of marketing challenges dealers across the country who are mastering increase customer satisfaction and loyalty. and demonstrations of excellence in digital marketing initiatives and effectively Although different dealers’ strategies vary, implementing innovative digital strategies 8 leveraging the power of the Internet and AutoSuccess looks for the following five and solutions.
  • 8. Herb Chambers Companies No. 1 Dealer Uses Internet to Sell over 1,100 Online Vehicles! What drives Herb Chambers’ suc- cess? The truth is that the name Herb Chambers is synonymous with success. When it comes to running his business, Herb Cham- bers strongly believes that a service-oriented culture is the key to success, from his employees, right down to the customer. The In- ternet has played a vital role in “With our fully measurable and automated system, we are continually service of customers as the Chambers leg- improving and fine-tuning our processes to improve our results and acy continues to expand to, at last count, increase ROI.” - Herb Chambers 42 dealerships across New England—from Jeep Wrangler to Rolls Royce—generating the implementation of centralized processes Customer satisfaction is what it’s all about. over $1.8 billion dollars in sales last year. for the growing number of rooftops in the Another concept that is key to the success Chambers enterprise. The highly trained of the Group is the Herb Chambers’ “I don’t want my sales people to sell cars; BDC specialists are generating exceptional philosophy that “happy employees create I want them to help people buy cars,” results through quick responses to customer happy customers.” The leading automotive explains Chambers. With that philosophy inquiries and fine-tuned processes for group has one of the lowest turnovers in in mind, and the right technology partner, handling incoming leads. “Our E-Commerce the nation, and is well-known for providing Herb Chambers leverages the cutting-edge team holds regular meetings to review excellent training, employee benefits, technology of an innovative high-impact benchmarks and evaluate progress in order incentive bonuses, and first-name-basis Web site and media-enriched communication to find ways to fine-tune our processes. relationships with the living legacy himself, into all his dealerships to make good on Our customized reports detail everything Herb Chambers. As a result, the family at his commitment of providing the highest- including the leads by source, response The Herb Chambers Companies continues quality service to their customers. times, appointment percentages, show rates, to outsell the competition and build an closing ratios and cost per sale,” said Herb, ever-expanding base of loyal and satisfied One of the greatest assets at Herb Chambers whose constant support contributes to the customers. is the Business Development Center and ongoing success of the BDC. THE BOTTOM LINE • Herb Chambers is the No. 1 Dealer in New England. • HerbChambers.com generates 1,100 online units per month. • HerbChambers.com is a nationally acclaimed Award-Winning site. • eDealer & eCRM Dealer of the Year for five consecutive years. • The Herb Chambers Group has successfully implemented Herb Chambers centralized processes in all their dealerships. 9
  • 9. Tasca Auto Group Writing the Book on eSatisfaction - Selling 100 Additional Units Online History has a way versions of customer satisfaction of repeating through the fusing of technology itself. At the and “The Tasca Way” of doing age of 27, business. Bob Tasca Sr. opened Internet veteran Tasca Auto Group his first Ford got their start 10 years ago, and dealership, has successfully followed the same introducing processes while implementing unheard-of different strategies and techniques, concepts into said BDC Manager, Eileen the automotive Aquilante. Now their Internet industry, Department handles all their including one- incoming phone and Internet price selling leads, and is responsible for setting and unparalleled appointments. With only a three- customer service. person staff, the Internet Specialists In fact, he “wrote have an appointment set rate ranging the book” on from 50 to 60 percent, closing on c u s t o m e r approximately 60 percent of the satisfaction— leads they have direct contact with. quite literally— “When a lead is generated, response entitled You Will Be Satisfied. Today, that is immediate both via e-mail and small single-point store has grown to a phone, and our staff will stay and multi-franchise auto group located in return phone calls until 9 PM,” multiple locations in Rhode Island and explains Eileen who personally Massachusetts. The family business, now returns calls on Sunday via her owned and operated by second and third Blackberry when necessary. generation Tascas, has grown substantially while maintaining CSI scores among the “What gets measured gets done,” said Bob “Tasca currently sells 100 online highest in the nation. Tasca III, who sees to it that management units per month, and customer constantly measures the vital statistics of surveys show that up to 80 percent Under the direction of Bob Tasca III, the how a lead is progressing, enabling the team of our customers say that TASCA. growing family of loyal customers of this to make necessary adjustments. As a result, COM influenced their buying innovative auto group is experiencing the dealership has increased profits and decision.” - Bob Tasca III satisfaction like never before through the ROI, reduced turnover, and built an amazing powerful combination of the Internet and base of customer loyalty. “Our Virtual CRM. Tasca Auto Group, a pioneer in the Dealership is designed around our mission and phone traffic,” said Tasca III, “Our realm of eCRM, joined forces with the to serve our customers, and in so doing, it customers rave about our Web site because Internet early on to offer high performance generates massive amounts of Internet leads they can research, build and compare cars, view new or pre-owned vehicles, buy parts, schedule service appointments and more.” THE BOTTOM LINE As a result, Tasca currently sells 100 online • Tasca made the shift to digital marketing to generate an additional units per month, and customer surveys 100 units per month. conducted by the dealership show that up to 80 percent of their customers say that the • Tasca’s Virtual Dealership has helped to increase sales, profits, and Tasca.com Virtual Dealership influenced CSI by improving the customer experience online. their buying decision. • Tasca’s highly trained BDC staff handles all Internet leads and Having happy customers definitely has its incoming phone traffic. own rewards, and top-performing dealers like Tasca will continue to thrive and excel • Tasca.com and “The Tasca Way” have earned CSI scores among the in the industry by providing eSatisfaction to highest in the nation. their expanding family of loyal customers for generations to come. • Customer surveys show that up to 80 percent of customers were influenced by Tasca.com! Whenever a customer sees or hears a 10 The message is clear at Tasca Auto Group… Tasca advertisement, they always see and hear TASCA.COM! You will be satisfied!
  • 10. Frank Kent Motor Company Texas Dealer Strikes It Big - Increasing Sales 50 Percent Fourth generation owners of Frank Kent Motor Company have taken their dealer group to a new level by implement- ing new digital marketing ini- tiatives, includ- ing a high-end custom Web site. “The move from our previous Web site to our media- enriched interac- tive Virtual Dealer- ship complete with “The move from our previous Web site to our media-enriched interactive marketing tools has helped us re- Virtual Dealership complete with marketing tools has helped us realize our alize our potential, doubling our Internet team potential, doubling our Internet team with a resulting 50 percent increase in with a resulting 50 percent increase in sales sales over the previous year.” - Dennis Groters, BDC Director over the previous year,” said BDC Director, Dennis Groters. This Fort Worth multi-fran- Frank Kent has a dedicated team of resulting in almost 200 units per month! chise dealer has been able to increase leads Internet Specialists including seven highly The staff is successful at following up with from 1,000 up to 1,500 per month—generat- trained appointment setters, two specialists all of their leads quickly and efficiently, ing nearly 200 units in sales per month—uti- that focus on leads from eBay, and BDC and the customer-friendly processes give lizing the power of the Internet and their new Director, Dennis Groters. Together, the the customers all the information they need digital marketing strategies! team works to make their customers’ to make an informed decision. online shopping experience pleasurable Frank Kent began his automotive career in and profitable. “We are constant with the Frank Kent’s dedication to customers has 1927 when he accepted a proposition from a processes that we learned during our two- never wavered, and in today’s competitive friend to try and sell a car in order to obtain day training boot camp,” explains Groters, market, the Internet has generated, and a sales position at a local dealership. He and they have incredible results to back will continue to generate, a higher level didn’t sell one; he sold four. And so, the that statement. The Internet Specialists of excellence for their expanding family legacy begins. From a nationally acclaimed have a 68 percent appointment-show of satisfied customers for generations to Ford dealer to a Cadillac Master Dealer, the ratio and a 12 percent total closing ratio come. name Frank Kent has become synonymous with quality and integrity. The dealership today is owned and operated by fourth THE BOTTOM LINE generation great-grandchildren Cory Churchill and Will Churchill. • The new Virtual Dealership at FrankKent.com is a highly converting lead generating tool. In the new millennium, Frank Kent Cadillac is joined by Buick, Pontiac, GMC, Hummer, • New digital marketing initiatives are generating 7,000 visitors to their Honda and Dodge franchises. The same Virtual Dealership. dedication to excellence remains, and that is precisely why the dealership group made • Frank Kent utilizes automated bulk e-mail to market their specials the decision to tap into the unparalleled and promotions. potential of the Internet to meet the growing needs of their customers. • Frank Kent utilized a two-day Training Boot Camp to equip his highly effective staff. The comprehensive digital marketing suite includes more than just a cutting-edge web • Frank Kent currently has a total closing ratio of 12 percent with a site; it’s a complete marketing system with goal of 15 percent. prospect management capabilities and a • FrankKent.com has increased leads from 1,000 to 1,500 per month. 11 suite of multi-media e-mails, driving more traffic to the Internet and the showroom.
  • 11. Sheehy Auto Stores Dealer Group Sells 422 Online Units in One Month The benefits of ef- Sheehy has chosen to outsource to fective digital professional appointment setters marketing who have received customized are infinite, training specific to the dealership so and no one they understand each dealership’s knows this unique qualities like pricing better than policies, personnel and inventory. Sheehy Auto Stores with 23 Many dealers are starting to warm up franchises lo- to the idea of using Chat or Instant cated across Messaging on their Web sites to Virginia, Mary- communicate with their prospects, land and North gathering vital information without Carolina. A dedi- requiring them to submit completed cated Internet forms. Some consumers are sales staff of 35, apprehensive about responding to e- under the direction mail or phone, but feel quite at ease of Roy Reutter, is with an impromptu entry into a chat capitalizing on window. “Chat is a product that gets a new platform us extra contact with customers. We with their arsenal of digital marketing tools look at it as a lead generation tool to accommodate their online customers and – another way to capture leads off generate viable leads. our Web site. It’s sort of like an add- on feature—like air conditioning Reutter and his staff are utilizing popular on a car,” Reutter said. “We have trends like Live Online Chat windows to tons of contacts from our Live Chat stay one step ahead of their competitors by button - service, parts and purchase leads “With our advanced digital allowing consumers to make inquiries into - probably about 500-600 clicks a month,” marketing strategies, it’s not a convenient Chat link located on their Web adds Reutter. uncommon for our dedicated sites and digital communications. The Live Internet staff to field 4,200 leads per Chat is an additional way to communicate The highly trained staff at Sheehy is month, generating 422 online units.” that allows dealerships to interact with experiencing an 11 percent closing ratio on - Roy Reutter, BDC Director online visitors in real time while they leads generated through chats; but Reutter are showing interest in their site. Chat confirms that the true success of the function services can be staffed internally; however, is what his staff does with the lead once they capture it and begin the follow-up process. Sheehy customers also receive a digital newsletter that can be measured, tracking THE BOTTOM LINE every single person who reads it, what they read, and how much time they spend on the • The highly trained BDC staff at Sheehy handles 4,200 leads per articles. “New or Used vehicle sales are our month. main objective, but our biggest benefit has • Advanced digital marketing strategies have increased sales from 103 been in the parts and service revenue that is units to 422 online units per month. generated as a result,” states Reutter. • Online sales represent 24 percent of total sales at Sheehy Auto The highly-converting Sheehy.com, in Stores. conjunction with advanced search engine • Sheehy increased leads by 350 percent after switching from DMS provider marketing strategies, has proven very to a digital marketing firm to build a Virtual Dealership at Sheehy.com. successful for this expanding auto group. Reutter reports that it is not uncommon to field 4,200 leads per month generating 422 • Sheehy Auto Stores has a 9.3 percent total closing ratio. online units per month. • Internet leads represent 90 percent of total leads received at Sheehy. 12 For more information, visit their Virtual Dealership at www.Sheehy.com.
  • 12. Modern Automotive Network Using Modern Technology to Sell 250 Online Vehicles per Month Modern started their Internet Depart- ment in 1995 with two individuals who were handling faxed leads. This rare auto- motive presence on the Internet was met with criticism, and other dealers thought that they were crazy for having two dedi- cated employees spending time and effort on the Inter- net and arranging offsite demos. In spite of the disparagement, management at Modern knew the important role that the “Our customer surveys indicate that 80 percent of our current customers do Internet would soon play - and they were research online before coming to the dealership with 60 percent stating that right on the mark! Today, customer surveys indicate that 80 percent of Modern’s custom- our Web site influenced their decision.” - Bryan Johnson, CRC Director ers do online research before coming to the dealership. This pioneering dealership is liv- business,” said Fowler. “The CRC specialists According to CRC Director, Bryan Johnson, ing up to its name utilizing advanced digital create friendships online and sometimes will about 20 to 25 percent of Modern’s business marketing tools and techniques to generate sell a car six months after the initial contact is generated from Internet sales, and general 1,730+ high quality leads resulting in 250 was made.” sales have increased 15 percent in the last online sales per month. year. In 2006 they sold 10,000 cars, and Another successful best practice for building 2007 numbers are coming in substantially The fourth generation Modern Automotive and maintaining customer relations at above that benchmark. Even with the success Network, located in Winston-Salem, NC, has Modern is their e-mail marketing. All e-mail they have seen from their current digital expanded to eight rooftops, 650 employees, addresses are collected at the time of sale marketing strategies, Fowler and Johnson and a growing base of customers spanning and the customers are asked for permission look forward to adding more lead-generating across 18 states as far away as Washington to e-mail coupons in order to keep in touch. features like video streaming and live chat and Arizona, and even reaching across Proof positive that the CRC staff is doing an to their new Virtual Dealership at www. international borders into Canada and awesome job is the low opt-out ratio of only ModernAutomotive.com. Germany! Now that’s what we call making four percent! use of modern technology. With the help of an automotive digital THE BOTTOM LINE marketing firm, the Internet Department at Modern has been integrated into a thriving • With the help of an automotive marketing firm, Modern has successfully Customer Relation Center employing 22 staff integrated their Internet Department into a top-performing CRC. members to handle the increasing number of highly qualified leads that are being • The CRC staff at Modern has an appointment-show ratio of 75 to 80 generated, and to service the simultaneously percent. growing number of satisfied customers. • The multi-media Virtual Dealership at ModernAutomotive.com converts “I give the staff a ton of credit,” GM Omnia traffic into highly qualified leads. Fowler said. “Management writes the processes, but the staff executes them very • Online sales represent 20 to 25 percent of total sales at Modern well.” Each of the CRC staff members at Automotive Network Modern are very personable and are effective at establishing great relationships with their • ModernAutomotive.com and a well-trained CRC staff have increased 13 customers. “Our staff prides themselves on sales from 160 to 250 units per month. not being in the car business but in the people
  • 13. Dick Hannah Auto Group Digital Marketing Strategies Increase Sales to 593 Units Per Month “We found the of Google, Yahoo and MSN. The cheese! A signifi- secrete formula to the search success cant portion of includes over 1,000 search phrases our business per manufacturer (100 most popular has moved automotive search phrases in 10 to the virtual local cities). “Our Web site phone shopping and traffic skyrocketed from 1,756 calls info gather- to 5,090 calls in less than 8 months,” ing world,” said said Joe Orr, GM at Dick Hannah Joe Orr of Dick Honda. The Honda store enjoyed Hannah Auto an 82 percent increase in used car Group. The net profit for the year while cutting opportunities advertising expenses from $442 per created by an car to $114, and today they’re selling effective digital hundreds of extra vehicles per month marketing strat- meriting the commendation of being egy are limitless, the No. 1 pre-owned Internet Dealer and owner Dick in the world. Hannah and his management have Hannah is quick to point out that successfully lev- successful dealers need more than a eraged the power great Web site and CRM tool; they of the Internet to increase and expand his need to build a complete strategy enterprise while continuing to maintain the for marketing, get the right people Dick Hannah immaculate reputation for un- in place, implement a process and precedented customer satisfaction. With chil- establish a pricing philosophy. He dren Jason and Jennifer at their father’s side, also adds: “While the right Web the Hannah’s have successfully implemented site won’t solve all your problems, an aggressive online presence with a focus on you won’t get far without it. We Sales & Service, and have become the largest had a pretty good templated site that was “Our customers enjoy our Virtual pre-owned Internet Dealer in the nation. recommended by our manufacturer, but we Dealership. DickHannah.com is the were not getting incremental business. After The Dick Hannah Group comprised of 12 we switched Web and CRM providers, our nucleus of our success, helping us franchises in 14 locations across Oregon and sales began to increase, and now with the to sell 593 online units per month.” Washington, has capitalized on aggressive help of advanced eMarketing initiatives, - Dick Hannah Internet marketing strategies and their award- we are selling 593 units per month because winning Web sites to tap into the special they not only built us a better site, they also finance and pre-owned profit opportunities. provided all the marketing tools and training special finance department called www. Dick Hannah hired a local search marketing we needed.” DickSaysYes.com and www.printyourcheck. firm to more effectively saturate their com which provides three easy ways for award winning Web-site on the first page One great feature of the new site is a virtual the customer to get further into the process and continually prompts them to fill out an application online. Hannah explains that THE BOTTOM LINE the key to building a Web site capable of generating sub prime leads is to provide • Dick Hannah used an aggressive eFocus on Special Finance to information the customer is looking for, become the No. 1 Pre-Owned eCRM Dealer in the world. plus a convenient and private way to contact the dealership. For example, DickSaysYes. com includes a “How it Works” button that • DickHannah.com helped generate an additional 333 sales per month. provides FAQs, Six Steps to Reestablish Credit, Fast Bankruptcy Approvals and other • With advanced digital marketing strategies, Dick Hannah cut areas that speak to what’s important to the advertising costs from $442 to $114 per car. sub prime audience. • The leads from DickHannah.com have a higher closing ratio and Dick Hannah knows that his company’s lower cost per sale. reputation is a priceless asset, and he relies on the results and resources of digital marketing to uphold the highest standards of integrity 14 • DickSaysYes.com awarded USA Internet Approval Site of the Year. and service within his dealerships.
  • 14. Moss Bros. Auto Group Implements Centralized e-CRC to Generate 192 Online Units Per Month The Moss Motors The group began to see results history had a in the way of increased traffic modest begin- and leads after going live ning in 1921, with a newly designed custom when J.A. Web site that is loaded with “Red” Moss media-enriched and interactive Sr. planted features like scrolling marquees, his roots in the a friendly virtual tour hostess, community of and 360-degree 3-D Virtual Blythe, CA with Test Drives that highlight all the opening of the information the customer his first dealer- is interested in. Moss feels that ship. The acorn their new Virtual Dealership doesn’t fall far is more professional and more from the tree, and user friendly and provides the the seeds of integ- dealership with an effective rity and prosperity “centralized coordinated that were planted attack” strategy rather than just by the pioneer- being price driven. As a result ing “Red” Moss of successfully implementing have blossomed a new Virtual Dealership and into mega-store Moss Bros. Auto Group digital marketing strategies to now owned and operated by third generation promote all profit centers within Glenn Moss. the dealership, MossSavings. com has increased traffic and Despite the humble beginning, the Moss generated over 3,300 qualified family dealership, still located in the heart of leads resulting in a 540 percent Southern California, has capitalized on the increase in sales in just 11 implementation of a new digital marketing months! platform including a high-end Web site and the development of a centralized Customer Today the highly effective 17 person CRC “Our new Digital Marketing and Relation Center (CRC) to handle all leads staff at Moss Bros. is doing a phenomenal Training System has helped us which has resulted in an increase of monthly job executing processes on appointments increase our sold units while online sales from 30 units up to 192 units that show, generating 192 sales from 275 reducing our Cost per Sale. We have within a matter of months! appointments - a 70-percent close ratio! Even developed a solid process for us to with great results like that, Moss feels there help our customers, and as a result After years of research, trial and error, and are still areas in need of improvement, and is looking forward to what the New Year will we have seen a steady growth in consulting with various consultants, Moss finally found the right automotive digital bring. Profit and Sales.” - Glenn Moss marketing partner for his dealerships’ online needs. Not knowing if the move was right for all of his locations simultaneously, Glenn chose his award winning “Blue Oval” Ford THE BOTTOM LINE point to implement the CRC processes. Within the third month, Moss Bros. Ford had a record- • After years of trial and error, Moss Bros. partnered with an automotive breaking month! Moss Bros. clearly saw the digital marketing firm to implement tools, training and processes. benefits and results of the implementation of • Marketing Initiatives increased online sales from 30 units to 192 units training and processes, and wasted no time in per month. getting four of his other stores on board. By the sixth month, all calls and leads were going • The CRC staff at Moss Bros. closed on 70 percent of the to the CRC. “Our new Digital Marketing and appointments that showed. Training System has helped us increase our units sold while reducing our Cost per Sale. • MossBrosAutoGroup.com promotes all profit centers within the We have developed a solid process for us to dealerships. help our customers, and as a result we have • Digital Marketing strategies have reduced cost per sale to $201 per 15 seen a steady growth in Profit and Sales,” said Moss. unit.
  • 15. Dave Smith Motors Dealer Stakes Claim Selling 600 Online Units Per Month Where can you find “The Internet has helped the No. 1 Dodge- us sell more than 11,000 Chrysler-Jeep Dodge, Chrysler, Chevy, Dealer in the GMC, Pontiac, Buick and world for the fifth year in a Cadillac vehicles, making row—or, how us one of the largest about the larg- dealers in the world!” - est GM Dealer Ken Smith, President in the North- western U.S. for the eleventh 800 units per month with year in a row? approximately 600 units being sold from Internet generated Dave Smith Mo- leads! You would think it can’t tors, under the get much better than that, but direction of Presi- Dave Smith Motors continues to dent Ken Smith, have phenomenal success selling is located in Kel- a record-breaking 7,030 Dodge, logg, Idaho, a Chrysler and Jeep vehicles in rural community 2006, only to blast right past that with a rich historical mining heritage and historical benchmark in 2007! a population just over 2,600. That’s right- 2,600 people. In fact, Dave Smith Motors The Internet has played a vital has more vehicle inventory in this small role in the continued success of tourist town than there are people! Overall this auto sales mining enterprise. in 2007, this home-grown automotive gold With technology created in- mine sold more than 11,000 Dodge, Chrys- house, Smith is utilizing the ler, Jeep, Chevy, GMC, Pontiac, Buick and power of the Internet to market Cadillac vehicles, breaking an all-time re- his dealership, generating tons cord in new sales for both DaimlerChrysler of traffic and leads to his Web and GM! site. Because of Smith’s early decision to create a presence on the Internet own home-grown technology, attracting Here’s living proof: You’ve all heard your in 1992, he designed and developed his more than 100,000 visitors per month on manufacturers telling you that 80 percent own Web site and lead management tool their site, and getting approximately 150 of your customers shop online before because there weren’t any lead-generating/ Internet leads a day. coming into your dealership. The Dave follow-up systems available on the market. Smith Motors staff is selling approximately Dave Smith Motors has excelled using their Entrepreneur Ken Smith looks at every profit center as a golden nugget. When you’re mining and hit a vein, you don’t go dig somewhere else - you stake your claim, THE BOTTOM LINE set up camp, start working and stick with it. Sometimes the work is tedious, but the • Dave Smith Motors is the world’s largest Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep Dealer payoffs are great. Smith has been able to for five consecutive years. maximize all of his value-added products and services, including warranty, finance, • Dave Smith Motors is the largest GM Dealer in the Northwest for 11 parts and a booming after-market accessory consecutive years. business that is Internet driven. • Dave Smith Motors is the world’s largest Mopar Accessories Dealer for five consecutive years. With their hassle-free buying philosophy and technology as their primary tool of the • Digital marketing strategies have helped Dave Smith Motors sell a trade, Dave Smith Motors has successfully record-breaking 7,030 Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep vehicles. created a loyal (and growing) base of eager customers, creating a business based • The dealership has a team of dedicated Internet sales consultants to off repeat and referrals. The rush is on at 16 handle all inbound leads. DaveSmith.com!
  • 16. Paragon Honda/Acura Effective eMarketing Keeps Dealer on Top With 300 Units Per Month New York has its probably spend up to $10,000 to unique market- send out 15,000 pieces. We sent ing challenges out 80,000 pieces and it took consider- no time, no additional money ing that it is and it generated outstanding the only city results,” Benstock said. in the U.S. where more Paragon now utilizes search than half of all marketing strategies including households do digital display billboards to not own a car. attract visitors to their Virtual Despite the lim- Dealership. An astonishing itations, Paragon 85 percent of their leads are Honda is thriv- generated from their Web site. ing and is highly “What is amazing is that we acclaimed as a can track exactly how many leading volume people saw the banner, how dealer not only in many clicked through to the New York, but site, what they did at the site across the nation and how many bought. This as well, selling 9,000 Hondas and Acuras in makes it easy to measure the 2007—that’s 20 per day, 365/24/7 (with no cost per sale and to improve our fleet sales). How do they achieve their con- offers to get more customers tinued success? Thanks to a robust Internet attention,” said Benstock. marketing strategy, a well-trained Business Development Center and a loyal base of cus- From the beginning, Paragon tomers, Vice President Brian Benstock con- has been an exemplary model tinues his relentless pursuit to be the best by for success. After implementing capitalizing on the power of advanced search new digital marketing platforms “With the help of our eMarketing marketing, digital display ads and bulk e-mail four years ago, they went from 20 cars a month strategies, Paragon sold 9,000 marketing campaigns to market and promote to 106 cars a month in their first month. Now Hondas and Acuras in 2007 -- that’s the Honda and Acura brand throughout New they are selling up to 300 units per month to 20 per day, 365/24/7!” York. remain as one of the top Honda dealers in the - Brian Benstock nation. As a foundation to their marketing strategy, Paragon integrates their Virtual Dealership URL into all of their advertising and THE BOTTOM LINE marketing efforts. “Whether we use billboards, newspaper or radio, we always • Paragon delivered 9,000 Hondas and Acuras in 2007 - that’s 20 per promote ParagonCars.com and as a result, day, 365/24/7! we get a phenomenal amount of customers visiting our site,” said Ashley Antonio, • eMarketing has increased traffic to ParagonCars.com by 20,000+ Marketing Director at Paragon Honda. visitors. • Paragon utilizes bulk e-mail campaigns to generate 40 additional E-mail marketing has been a critical units at zero cost. component to their success. The BDC has had incredible results from targeted bulk e- • Paragon’s closing ratio is 300-percent higher than the national aver- mail marketing, generating up to 40 extra age, according to OEM reports. units sold from a single campaign without spending any extra money on advertising. • Overall sales at Paragon have increased by almost 200 percent “We recently sent out an e-mail promotion to incrementally year to date. 80,000 addresses in our database. It took our • Paragon has drastically reduced cost per sale from $500 to $100 per 17 Internet Manager 25 minutes to create and unit. the cost was zero dollars. Other dealerships
  • 17. The Walser Group Walser.com Branding Increases Unique Visitors, Leads & Sales by 40% When we last heard make the deal happen. The from the Walser core principle of the Walser Group, they Way is to give the absolute had suc- lowest price up front – no cessfully negotiating, no waiting, implemented no need to run the deal by digital mar- management for approval. keting strate- Everyone pays the same gies, including low price. It’s up-front, it’s the establish- honest, and it’s simple - fast, ment of consis- fair, and easy! tent centralized processes within This eDealer network, all franchises and comprised of 14 franchises locations. The located across Minnesota, training and ex- is committed to offering the ecution paid off best service in the industry, in the form of 70 and with effective and percent show ra- successful processes in place, tios on appoint- Owner Andrew Walser, is ments and total closing ratios as high as 20 directing the spotlight toward percent! branding his new Virtual Dealership and tracking Established in 1956, Walser Automotive conversions. “We are has grown into a network of top-quality focusing on making Walser. dealerships across Minnesota who are com a household brand name committed to offering the best service in for customers in our region,” the industry. What makes the Walser Group Walser said. “We have unique is their “negotiation-free” philosophy increased our online identity which they call the “Walser Way.” in the marketplace through effective exposure on billboards, print, “We are focusing on making Walser. With a fundamentally different approach TV and radio as well as implementing a com a household brand name for to the car buying experience, The Walser library of high-converting microsites to customers in our region.” - Andrew Way empowers the customer and the Walser increase visibility on search engines,” said Walser associate with the independent control to Alan Krutsch, Marketing Director, “and as THE BOTTOM LINE a result, we have seen substantial results with a 30 to 40 percent increase in unique • The Walser Group has implemented a new Digital Marketing Strategy visitors, leads and sales.” to effectively market Walser.com. With more of their growing base of customers • New digital marketing strategies and Walser.com have increased turning to Walser.com to service their needs, unique visitors, leads and sales by 30 to 40 percent. Andrew Walser knows the importance of duplicating the buying process on his Virtual • The BDC staff successfully sets appointments on 32 percent of leads Dealership. That means investing in the at Walser.com. process in order to build confidence within • Walser Automotive has increased closing ratios up to 20+ percent in the consumer and in the people at the dealer two franchises. level in order to create excitement about the Virtual Dealership and its marketing • The Walser Way is a “negotiation-free” philosophy. Everyone pays potential. the same low price. Visit Walser.com to learn more about this • Walser Automotive conversion ratio is 10 to 15 percent higher than 18 extraordinary results-driven dealer group. the national average.
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  • 20. STS The Value BrianTracy sales&trainingsolution So, for a good of Mentors, Part 2 6. Once you have joined these organizations, appreciation for his or her time and mentor-protégé become actively involved and volunteer guidance. Mention that you hope to meet relationship, you must be wide open to the for responsibilities. This will bring you again if you have another question. influence and instruction of the other person, to the attention of the people you want to 11. Each month, drop your mentor a short and at the same time, the mentor must be meet faster than anything else. note telling him or her about what you genuinely concerned about your well-being 7. Work, study and practice continually are doing and how you are progressing. and your ultimate success. These are the two to get better and better at what you do. Nothing makes a mentor more open to essentials. The very best mentors are interested in helping you further than your making helping you only if they feel it is going it clear that the previous help has done Your ability to choose your mentors can be a to be worth their time. You will have no you some good. crucial step toward achievement in all areas problem attracting people to you when 12. Arrange to meet with your mentor of your life. So here are 12 steps for building you develop a reputation for being up- again, perhaps on a monthly basis, or successful mentor-protégé relationships: and-coming in your field. even more often if you work closely 1. Set clear goals for yourself in every area 8. When you find a potential mentor, don’t together. of your life. Know exactly what you want make a nuisance of yourself. Instead, ask to accomplish before you start thinking for 10 minutes of his or her time, in person, Over the course of your life, you will have of the type of person who can help you in private. Nothing more. Remember, many mentor-protégé relationships. As you accomplish it. most potential mentors are busy people, grow and develop, you will seek out different and they may be opposed to someone’s mentors, the people who can give you the 2. Determine the things you will have to kind of advice that is most relevant to your do in order to achieve your goals, the trying to take up a lot of their time. It’s not personal. current situation. obstacles you will have to overcome, and the roadblocks you will have to 9. When you meet with a potential mentor, Successful people are very open to helping surmount. express your eagerness to be more other people who want to be successful. This 3. Identify the areas of knowledge, skill successful in your field. Tell him or her is especially true if they know you are willing and expertise you will have to acquire in that you would very much appreciate to be a mentor to others who are younger order to overcome the obstacles existing a little guidance and advice to help you and less experienced than you. The more between you and your goals. move ahead. Ask for an answer to a open you are to helping others up the ladder specific question, for a specific book or of success, the more open others will be to 4. Look around for the most successful audio program recommendation, or for a helping you. people in the areas in which you will need specific idea that has been helpful to him the most help. or her in the past. Brian Tracy is the chairman and CEO of Brian Tracy International. He can be 5. Join the clubs, organizations and business 10. After the initial meeting, send a thank- contacted at 866.300.9881, or by e-mail associations these people belong to. you note expressing your gratitude and at btracy@autosuccessonline.com. 22 www.sellingsuccessonline.com
  • 21. STS MarkTewart sales&trainingsolution Change More Than the Calendar The last quarter of the When was the last time you were “geeked” by year rolls around and your To-Do list? Stop listening to everyone’s you begin to hear some common refrains: “10 steps” and “10 rules” to everything and • “We are waiting until the first of the the “Dummy’s Guide to Goal Setting” and year” start living by your rules. It’s your life, your • “Starting in January I am going to…” goals, your emotions and your rewards if • “We have to wait until spring when you reach your goals. You make the rules. business picks up” Go for as large a goal as you desire. • “The first of the year I am really going to get into it.” Secondly, start giving your subconscious all the evidence it needs to start believing. You Here’s the reality for most people who make may write your goal 100 times a day. You may these statements: The calendar is the only write your goal and put on your bathroom thing that changes. mirror and say the goal aloud 10 times every morning. You may find 10 people who have If you are waiting for the calendar to change reached your goal and reach out to interview your life or your business, you are kidding them on what they did. You may close your yourself. My own observation is that these eyes and visualize yourself at the moment false start dates are nothing more than you reach the goal and see it in vivid colors, excuses and actual obstacles to not face feel the feeling as strongly as you can feel. reality and take action. No matter your intentions, I think everyone has been guilty No matter what goal you choose, you have of false statements at some time. to take some kind action. Take a step, no matter how small, and then set in stone your Words are cheap. A U.S. General once said, next action and action date. The next action “Every year I pay less attention to what should be soon. The next hour or the next people say and more to what they do.” Action day would be best. Don’t make the next is always where the rubber meets the road. action step too long after the first, or leave it However, actions are preceded by proper to chance that you will take your next step. thoughts and beliefs. Just because a person says they are going to do something does not The dirty little secret to reaching any and mean that their brain buys into the idea. every goal is that most goals are made up of small, boring, mundane steps that When you make a statement, you are lead to your success. We live in an instant consciously choosing to do so. The problem gratification society – “8-Minute Abs,” begins when your subconscious does not “Lose 10 Pounds in One Week,” “Lose Six match up to the conscious choice. If your Inches in One Week,” and so on. Those ads subconscious does not have any evidence to are all brilliant marketing strategies, because support your statements, the subconscious they promise instant results. The headline immediately begins to sabotage your thoughts. of “Lots of sweaty exercise and eating tons This is precisely why traditional goal setting of vegetables will help you lose weight this and New Years Eve resolutions fail. year” would not get a lot of response. The general public would say they hate hype but I have heard many times that in setting the truth is most people love hype. People goals they must be believable to work. You love HOPE — the easier the better. can hear the “believable goals” mantra and interpret this to mean you need to pick a safe Don’t wait for a calendar to change your life goal. Safe goals rarely inspire you to action. or your business. Usually the only thing that Safe goals are easy to say but they don’t fill changes is the calendar. enough emotional needs. Behind all realized goals are strong emotions that were on fire to be realized. Mark Tewart is the president of Tewart First of all, you have to set inspiring goals Enterprises. He can be contacted at that create emotions inside you. Otherwise 866.429.6844, or by e-mail at 23 all you are doing is writing out a To-Do list. mtewart@autosuccessonline.com. the #1 sales-improvement magazine for the automotive professional
  • 22. STS The Value of TomHopkins sales&trainingsolution One of the biggest Customer Service Where do customers go who don’t stay with If you have lost them to the competition, I challenges facing your dealership once they’ve made a single hope you will be mature enough to say, “If I any business is keeping in balance. In many purchase? lost the business, I got beat because of skill automotive businesses, more emphasis is and talent. I’m going to increase my skill put on getting new business than serving Many simply buy from someone else. If you level so it won’t happen again.” existing clients. And that’s no way to had followed-up, you would have discovered succeed long term. that the prospective client was either waiting There will always be those clients that you for contact from you or was not happy with simply cannot please. I’ve had clients I’ve Next to sales functions, customer service the first buying experience whether it was given so much service to and I know I earned functions are vital to overall success and the vehicle itself or something else. Either the business, but for one reason or another I must be given appropriate emphasis. By way, you need to know the answer if you didn’t close. I used to blame everyone else customer service, I don’t just mean vehicle plan on having the automotive sales business for these failures. However, the more I look service. That’s another issue altogether. as your career. at selling, the more I realize that if you lose to the competition, it’s usually because they Poor customer service will cost a company outperformed you. That’s when you need as much business as will having a poor Poor customer service to set a goal to get better at this game of salesperson on the lot. Both can damage selling. a company’s reputation and potential for will cost a company future growth. as much business The last reason customers don’t buy from as will having a poor you is because they no longer like your When businesses don’t properly serve their salesperson on the lot. line of vehicles. It’s happened every time clients after the initial sale, the clients go manufacturers go through major design elsewhere the next time they need a vehicle. Both can damage a changes. Some clients will hate the new And in today’s times, most families have at company’s reputation look and start looking at different brands. least two cars. If you’ve helped them get and potential for future Other people who may have never thought involved in one, why wouldn’t you serve growth. they’d own your brand of vehicle, though, them well and be the person they call when will be attracted to the new design so there’s they need another? still plenty of new business to be had. If they bought from another dealership If you don’t serve them well, you can’t they either found a product or service that If existing clients have a change in their expect them to be loyal to you, can you? they liked better or a more persuasive sales needs that requires them to go with a different Unfortunately, when a client doesn’t make professional. manufacturer because you don’t have the a second purchase, all too often those product they need, accept it gracefully and businesses assume they weren’t good sales I have a philosophy to share with you. move on to someone else you can serve. in the first place — that the client moved Please commit to this statement: “If I am Your attitude at a time like that can earn you away or has not yet made another purchase. a pro, they will buy from me unless we go future business should their needs change or, If you had a solid follow-up system in place, out of business, or the client dies.” Commit even better, a referral or two of their friends you’d know what was going on and probably to yourself that you are going to be so or relatives who do like your brand. have made that second sale. professional that they are going to invest their money with you unless you are no If the client did make a second purchase longer in business or the decision-maker World-renowned master sales trainer elsewhere, you’ll want to know why. Besides passes on to his or her heavenly reward. That Tom Hopkins is the chairman of Tom the question of why they left you, the other may sound extreme, but that’s the way you Hopkins International. He can be question you should be considering is where have to feel if you want to get the business contacted at 866.347.6148, or by e-mail did they go? every time. at thopkins@autosuccessonline.com. Log onto autoraptor.com Avoid expensive yearly contracts! Calculate leases, click DEMO LINK Auto Raptor is a AUTO RAPTOR monthly web finance, and subscription starting at to play and experiment with Auto Raptor today! $395 per month cash deals within (includes all updates). Auto Raptor’s CRM The Ultimate Automotive Then sign up for a FREE 30 day trial & CRM & DeskTool by clicking FREE TRIAL! 24 1.866.583.1434 www.sellingsuccessonline.com
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