by The Alpha Dawg | Sep 30, 2013 | F&I and Showroom, Jim's Thoughts
I’ve been kicking around on this planet for more than 66 years now. I’ve taken every challenge and dare head-on. Nobody has ever thrown down a gauntlet I didn’t pick up. I’ve lived my entire life with the theme from “Rocky” playing in the background. You might say I...
by The Alpha Dawg | Aug 23, 2013 | Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto
Flying home from Las Vegas again. Another successful Internet Battle Plan Conference. I’m already planning the next one. Each time these events come to a close, I find myself in a most creative and innovative state of mind. This is when I usually reach back and find...
by The Alpha Dawg | Aug 8, 2013 | F&I and Showroom, Jim's Thoughts
I have always been a sucker for music with a message and a story, especially tunes sung by individuals who lived a life that gives them the right to tell it. Being from the South, I was a Johnny Cash fan before the rest of the world caught on. In fact, if you get...
by The Alpha Dawg | Jul 24, 2013 | Jim's Thoughts, NADA, News, WardsAuto
I’m paralyzed with disbelief that the National Automobile Dealers Assn. has scheduled Hillary Rodham Clinton as the keynote speaker at its annual convention in January. Let me make it crystal clear: This is not an attack, but rather a criticism of an organization I...
by The Alpha Dawg | Jul 20, 2013 | Data Wars, F&I and Showroom, Jim's Thoughts
Recent events are giving me flashbacks to Jim Ziegler, the hippie, circa 1973. Yeah, I’m talking about the long-haired, bearded, rock ‘n roll deejay. The Vietnam War was winding down and the country was polarized politically, culturally and philosophically. There was...
by The Alpha Dawg | Jul 16, 2013 | Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto
I was expecting this conflict more than a dozen years ago, which was the first time I began talking about it. I’m seeing dealer associations and their lobbyists getting ready for battle. And I predict this time we’re going to lose. The Consumer Financial Protection...
