by The Alpha Dawg | Dec 29, 2018 | Featured, Jim's Thoughts, Video
Jim Ziegler shares his thoughts about the future of the auto dealer industry at the annual Brady Ware Dealership Conference.
by The Alpha Dawg | Nov 28, 2018 | David Villa, Featured, Jim's Thoughts, News, Sales Manager Forum, Seminars, Training
YOU THOUGHT THIS WAS NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN RIGHT? ****************** ZIEGLER’S FAMOUS AUTOMOTIVE MANAGERS WORKSHOP The Dawg Sort of Promised to Debbie Ziegler that He Wasn’t Ever Going to Do This Again…. BUT, there is a really HUGE NEED to get this...
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 | May 29, 2018 | F&I and Showroom, Featured, Jim's Thoughts
They tell us vehicle subscription programs are the next wave of the future — that they are going to round up all those millennials and lead them into dealerships. Volvo, Cadillac, Lincoln, and Hyundai think so, and virtually every other manufacturer is getting set to...
by The Alpha Dawg | Apr 26, 2018 | Facebook Interviews, Featured, Jim's Thoughts, Video
Jim Ziegler, CSP, HSG, The Alpha Dawg interviews Joe Neiman and Mike Waterman from ACV Auctions about the services and value that ACV Auctions brings to automobile dealers.
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...
