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...
by The Alpha Dawg | Nov 8, 2013 | Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts
If you were to ask 1,000 people what James Bond looks like, most Baby Boomers would describe one of the actors who played him in the ’60s and ’70s, most likely Sean Connery. Some old timers might say it was Barry Nelson, who played James Bond in the 1950s TV series....
by The Alpha Dawg | Oct 28, 2013 | F&I and Showroom, Jim's Thoughts, TrueCar
One of John Lennon’s most relevant and thought-provoking lyrics can be found in the song “Beautiful Boy.” It goes: “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” Recently, that brilliant thought resurfaced, and its deeper significance was revealed...
by The Alpha Dawg | Oct 7, 2013 | Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto
No challenge in life ever seems to show up at a convenient time. In my case, when you’re scrambling 200 days a year doing speaking engagements, as well as writing and consulting, you’re already spread thin. Never one to whine, the only answer has always been to deal...
