by The Alpha Dawg | Dec 15, 2017 | dealerELITE, Jim's Thoughts
THE BOGUS APPLICATION OF ATTRIBUTION AND INFLUENCE I probably speak to more than 100 Car People every week on the phone AND dozens more on the keyboard. What is So Amusing is when Dealer principals and General Managers ask me my opinion of “Attribution”...
by The Alpha Dawg | Nov 30, 2017 | Featured, Jim's Thoughts, Training, Video
PROUD TO ANNOUNCE ***************************** Jim Ziegler’s Dynamic Road to Sales and Success “Pay-Per-View” Automotive Sales Training Online. HERE’S THE BEST PART… IT’S AFFORDABLE. IN A LOW-COST PAY-PER-VIEW FORMAT THAT ANY SALES...
by The Alpha Dawg | Oct 4, 2017 | Featured, Jim's Thoughts, News
Dear Friend in Automotive: I am writing this letter to appeal to my friends in automotive to HELP my friend Ariel Velazquez. Ariel is an extremely competent Car Guy with skills in every aspect of our business. Ariel lives in Puerto Rico and his life has been...
by The Alpha Dawg | Aug 18, 2017 | Auto Dealer Monthly, Jim's Thoughts, News, Seminars, Training
DALLAS — Organizers of the upcoming Compliance Summit announced that Jim Ziegler, president of Ziegler SuperSystems, will deliver the event’s keynote address. Compliance Summit will be held Sept. 11–12, 2017, at Dallas’ Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center, as...
by The Alpha Dawg | Jul 14, 2017 | F&I and Showroom, Jim's Thoughts
It was only a few months ago that every expert, analyst, automobile industry pundit and alleged researcher was predicting numbers as high as 20 million new-vehicle sales in 2018. What were these fools smoking? They can’t all live in Denver, can they? The Trump...
by The Alpha Dawg | Jul 7, 2017 | Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts
I once again find myself in a reflective mood. Been doing that a lot lately. People keep telling me the industry is changing, and the disruptors keep taking shots at the dealers and traditional processes. At heart, I am a car guy. But if the truth be known, I still...