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Vendor Gifts – How You Can Protect Your Dealership and Share the Holiday Spirit

‘Tis the Season for Vendor Holiday Gifts By Phil Villegas With the Holiday season upon us, many dealerships are planning year-end parties to celebrate the year. These gatherings are great for employee morale and a great opportunity to socialize with other co-workers in a much more relaxed setting. Some dealerships will have their event ons...

Are Pay Plans Preventing Communication With Your Customers?

The Hidden Truth Behind Service Pay and CSI Scores By Marilou C. Vroman, CPA, CFE In dealerships, pay plans are typically designed to motivate behavior that is beneficial to the dealership. In simplest terms, sell more cars, earn more pay; generate more gross profit, earn more pay, turn your wrench faster, earn more pay. These are the basics. Howeve...

Allow Fundamentals, Not Ego, to Drive Your Next Store Acquisition

Ego is the Single Greatest Cause of Unsuccessful Dealership Acquisitions By Phil Villegas During my career I have been fortunate enough to experience a multitude of dealership buy/sell transactions, from being an employee at a dealership, to working for a dealership group acquiring stores, to my current role of advising dealers on the merits of deals they are considering...

The Great Resignation is here. Three simple steps to retain your employees through leadership.

Are You a Manager or a Leader? Retaining Your Employees Through Great Leadership By Anthony Valdelamar Vaccinated numbers are high and new Covid-19 infection rates are low, but now The Great Resignation says hello. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on June 8th, 2021, a record high of four million Americans resigned and quit their jobs in April 2021, which is the h...