by The Alpha Dawg | Sep 7, 2015 | Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts
This was one of those spur-of-the-moment impulse decisions so many people make when the mood is right. Oh, I was going to buy a new car anyway. I had been planning on maybe September or October, but events and emotions caused a shift in plans. I have always taught...
by The Alpha Dawg | Aug 31, 2015 | Featured, Internet Battle Plan, News, Seminars, Training
View and download the full class schedule for Internet Battle Plan XVIII in Detroit at the link below! Internet Battle Plan XVIII Class Schedule
by The Alpha Dawg | Aug 26, 2015 | F&I and Showroom, Jim's Thoughts
It’s not a new problem, but the wholesale losses that have crept up on dealers in recent years have many of them caught up in a never-ending cycle of phantom profits, which disappear 60 days later when those trade-ins have to be disposed of at a loss because they...
by The Alpha Dawg | Aug 26, 2015 | Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts
I was taking a pleasant Sunday drive down a scenic Georgia highway with my wife, Debbie, and our puppy when, without warning, the Rav4 in the next lane swerved toward us, forcing me onto the shoulder. It’s not cool to piss off the Alpha Dawg. I stepped on the gas in...
by The Alpha Dawg | Aug 6, 2015 | Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto
I love optimism as much as the next guy. The last thing we need in our business are perpetually negative people. I am neither an optimist nor a pessimist. I’m an opportunist, in the best sense of the word. I try to stay rooted in reality and react appropriately for...
