by The Alpha Dawg | Apr 3, 2013 | Dealer Marketing Magazine, Jim's Thoughts
Was it really all that long ago that “The Macarena” swept the world by storm and people were performing it everywhere? Of course that was before the rise in popularity of social media and a truly interactive Internet. In today’s news, and with the aid of...
by The Alpha Dawg | Mar 25, 2013 | Internet Sales 20 Group, Jim's Thoughts, Seminars
…And why the Internet is the worst thing that’s ever happened to car dealers. THESE ARE THE BASE NOTES FROM JIM ZIEGLER’S KEYNOTE SPEECH AT INTERNET SALES 20-GROUP IN DALLAS LAST WEEK… Performed by Jim Ziegler, CSP, HSG at Renaissance Hotel, Dallas,...
by The Alpha Dawg | Mar 22, 2013 | Internet Sales 20 Group, Jim's Thoughts, Seminars, Video
Hear the Alpha Dawg speak this past week at Internet Sales 20 Group in Dallas about CRM processes.
by The Alpha Dawg | Feb 27, 2013 | Jim's Thoughts, NADA, WardsAuto
Debbie and I have attended every National Automobile Dealers Assn. convention since 1987, and I have given a speech or conducted a workshop at almost every one of them. Since I first walked into a dealership in 1976 and told the sales manager I’d like a job as a car...
by The Alpha Dawg | Feb 18, 2013 | F&I and Showroom, Jim's Thoughts, NADA, TrueCar
It was slightly after dark on a September night when two buddies and I climbed the fence behind Duval Ford in Jacksonville, Fla. We hopped over with our fingers crossed, hoping no dogs were hanging around back there. No, we weren’t burglars or vandals. The year was...