by The Alpha Dawg | Nov 5, 2019 | Auto Dealer Monthly, Jim's Thoughts
I am greatly saddened as I sit here pouring my thoughts into my keyboard. I’ve written numerous articles through the years detailing the fall of Cadillac, an American luxury icon. A voice inside my head keeps screaming, “Why?” I am about to rant an outpouring of my...
by The Alpha Dawg | Aug 6, 2019 | Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts
How is Carvana drawing investors with a losing proposition? The Alpha Dawg blames short sellers and the shortsighted. As Mark Twain once said, “Never argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.” In recent years,...
by The Alpha Dawg | May 3, 2019 | Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts
Ziegler blames the ongoing theft of your customers’ personal, private information by nefarious marketers in part on factory co-op programs, which limit dealer choice and vendor competition. Let me begin by pointing out the fact that I was writing and speaking about...
by The Alpha Dawg | Feb 7, 2019 | Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts
Those of you who have followed my speeches, blogs, social media posts, and articles over the last 25 years know there are two things I really enjoy: The first is crowing about predictions I’ve made when the rest of the industry was going the other way. The second is...
by The Alpha Dawg | Aug 1, 2018 | Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts
When young Forrest Gump first met Jenny, sitting side-by-side in the school bus, she asked him, “Are you stupid or something?” To which Forrest replied, “Mama says stupid is as stupid does.” I wonder what Jenny would have said if she had met little Alan Batey on the...
by The Alpha Dawg | Feb 12, 2018 | Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts, Training
A professional juggler once told me that the only way to learn to juggle six balls at the same time is to try to juggle seven. In today’s retail environment, the position of general manager requires specialized expertise and diversity of knowledge. It is not uncommon...
