by The Alpha Dawg | Feb 3, 2014 | Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts
Fiction is filled with stories about second-half comebacks. Rocky always gets his ass kicked for at least the first three rounds before he reaches deep down and pulls out a win. Come on, admit it. We all thought Ivan Drago was going to kill him. The turning point came...
by The Alpha Dawg | Jan 30, 2014 | Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto
When Shakespeare wrote “Much Ado about Nothing,” he could have been referring to the feigned outrage following Jim Farley’s remarks recently at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Let me preface that Jim Farley, Ford’s global marketing chief, is my friend and...
by The Alpha Dawg | Dec 30, 2013 | Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts, NADA, News
There’s something magical and mystical about New Orleans. I lived there for a year once. I was only 20 at the time, and every day was an adventure. Of course, I celebrated my 21st birthday on Bourbon Street. Young, dumb, intoxicated and … Well, you get the picture....
by The Alpha Dawg | Dec 19, 2013 | Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts
I am writing this article to issue a warning to automobile dealers and virtually everyone who is employed by the retail automotive industry. Please bear with me and read this article in its entirety. The deeper meaning of the story at the beginning will become...
by The Alpha Dawg | Dec 6, 2013 | Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto
Never has there been a more dedicated band of starry-eyed optimists than the surviving Lincoln dealers. These brave souls have jumped through every hoop and swallowed every bitter pill the manufacturer served with hardly a whimper. They put up the money and built the...
