Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts 12 Apr 2017 The Future Ain’t What It’s Cracked Up to Be Excuse the bad English, but sometimes it’s just fun to say the word “ain’t.” It takes me back to my… The Alpha Dawg
Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts 16 Mar 2017 Welcome to Saturation Nation It’s a new month and a new attitude in the car business, where sales have noticeably slowed down in recent… The Alpha Dawg
Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, NADA 16 Mar 2017 Convention and Super Bowl Hangovers It’s almost more than my heart can stand. As I sit here late at night in my darkened office, the… The Alpha Dawg
Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts 30 Jan 2017 The Leads Are Weak Flash back to Alec Baldwin’s classic sales speech in “Glengarry Glen Ross.” Everyone remembers when Jack Lemmon said, “The leads… The Alpha Dawg
Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts 09 Jan 2017 It’s a Nerd Meltdown Marketers have extended Black Friday through Sunday, which leads into Cyber Monday. The entire week following Thanksgiving has become the… The Alpha Dawg
Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts 21 Dec 2016 There’s a Vacancy in Mom’s Basement Several years ago, I got into a friendly debate with Bill Wittenmyer from ELEAD1ONE. Bill had just performed a dynamic… The Alpha Dawg
Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts 09 Nov 2016 Objects in the Rearview Mirror If you’ve never seen Meat Loaf perform live, there is a small vacuum in your life. He is one of… The Alpha Dawg
Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts 15 Oct 2016 The Big Talent Drain I have been screaming it from the mountaintops for more than a decade now: "When you pay peanuts, you get… The Alpha Dawg
Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts 10 Sep 2016 A Faster Horse Whether he actually said it or not, one of Henry Ford’s most famous quotes is, “If I had asked people… The Alpha Dawg
Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts 07 Aug 2016 Strangers in the Mall I was sitting in a big comfortable chair in the mall just outside the second-level entrance to Macy’s department store.… The Alpha Dawg
