In the Box with Modern Dealership Magazine

In the Box with Modern Dealership Magazine

When purchasing a vehicle from a car dealership, every car buyer will find themselves "In the Box" at the end of the buying cycle. They will collect funds, arrange to finance and offer you various after sale products and services for your car. Many car buying customers have said their experiences "In the Box" had been filled with pressure and anxiety. The Modern Dealership magazine's "In the Box" Podcast is to put automotive industry leaders and influencers, in and out of the dealership, in the same situation with tough questions from Modern Dealership Magazine.

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April 17, 2020 10 mins

When we came across Ben Weir's post on Linkedin stating, "We need Salespeople" at his Ford store in Indianapolis. We had to take a double-take.  Most of the posts we've seen on LinkedIn from dealership GM's were heartbreaking and full of uncertainty for the industry they love so much. But Ben Weir, General Manager at Pearson Ford, provided a major bright spot, his store needs more employees. Pearson Ford is up 15% YOY for Apri...

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Laurie Foster helps vendors and agencies vastly improve their performance in the automotive retail industry through consulting, training, coaching, and strategy. Currently, as client churn aka cancellations are adversely impacting these businesses, more leaders are turning to experts, like Laurie, for solutions with profitable and sustainable impact.
Laurie discusses with Modern Dealership Magazine's In the Box podcast the prov...

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We asked Bob Swartz, CEO of the Fenton Family Dealership Group, how he views disruptors to the automotive retail industry like Tesla and Carvana. Are they threats or just fly-by-night companies that pose no harm? 

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Mike Dullea is an American entrepreneur, marketer, and innovator who is the CEO of AutoAlert and serves on its Board of Directors. Dullea is widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer of SaaS software programs within the automotive industry and for his influential career in the consumer automotive retail industry, changing the way people shop for and purchase vehicles in North America.   Under Dullea’s leadership, AutoAle...

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Terry Miller spent decades at the number one Ford dealership in the world for 29 years in a row, Galpin Ford. Terry recently left his position as General Manager and has become a partner and Executive Vice President of Gary Crossley Ford in Liberty, MO., a suburb of Kansas City. Terry gives his list of 5 things he would first do at your dealership if he took it over tomorrow.

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Like a lot of others in the automotive retail industry, Kristina Acord wears many hats at her dealership group. Handling business development & leading the marketing efforts for her group are just two important roles Kristina is in.
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It was a crazy weekend in Sonoma, CA during NHRA race weekend but Bob Tasca III took time out of his busy schedule to sit down with Modern Dealership's In the Box podcast to talk the history of the Tasca family with Ford Motor Company, going 330 miles/hour in his nitro funny car, and the future of automotive retail.
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Nathan Hays gives Modern Dealership the ends and outs of how to be involved in the community as a car salesman. Whether its getting involved in local government, online forums, or even just driving his car as an Uber driver Nathan uses every opportunity he can to let everyone in his community that he is there guy to go to for buying a car.
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Steve Ewing, President of Wade Ford located just outside Atlanta, GA sits down with Modern Dealer Magazine right in the middle of the beautiful surroundings of Sonoma, CA. Steve discusses what it is like to not only be the president/dealer principal of a Ford franchise dealership but also the pride he has for his two children that are making an excellent life for themselves.
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Great conversation with Mike Phillips, Digital Marketing & Business Development Executive at McCloskey Motors about life in the Colorado car business and how he uses his faith to inspire others. A wholesome guy with a positive, healthy outlook on life. Connect with him at http://www.leadtheteam.net/
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What's it like to be a new mom in the world of automotive retail? Joey Little talks to Rachelle Dena'e Bauer with the Weber Auto Group about social media content marketing within the dealership and being a new mom juggling her career.
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He's all over Facebook with his LIVE morning meetings for car salespeople from all over the US. Joey catches the chnace to interview Shawn Hays as he's making his journey to Dan Cummins Chevrolet Buick to join the team led by the inspirational General Manager Glenn Lundy, leader of the #RiseAndGrind movement. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2047481062208168/
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Mabel Peralta grew up with a love for Volvos now she uses that love to sell a lot of them. Our conversation with Mabel gets into her best practices for providing a great customer experience along with building a brand online that drives revenue.
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Great conversation with Marissa Molnar, a sales specialist at Route 46 Mitsubishi and also a drag racer. Marissa gives us her best practices to marketing herself online and how racing plays a part in her sales strategy.
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Great discussion with Katie Wagner, Director of Business Development for Johnson Motor Sales in Wisconsin. Talking about how to develop a profit driving BDC at an automotive dealership. Katie drops 3 truth nuggets for absolute success in any dealership's Internet department.
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Joey Little sat down with Baron Washington Jr at Gary Crossley Ford. Baron has been extremely active on social media building a personal brand. Joey asks about his strategy, content, and what kind of response is getting from the management at the dealership.
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One of the most exciting and electrifying leaders in automotive, Sean Stapleton the CEO of Dealer Teamwork stops by the Modern Dealership In the Box interview booth at the NADA Show 2018. Know for his "Thumbs Up" and vast knowledge of solutions to auto dealership digital challenges, Sean drops tons of knowledge nuggets with the @SocialLittleMan
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TurnKey Marketing has made positive waves with Google & Facebook marketing in the automotive retail verticle. Joey Little & Drake Baerresen talk digital marketing at the NADA Show.
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Joey Little's conversation with Brent Wees, with the NextUp get into disruption in the dealership. What are the most disruptive dealers doing at their dealerships? And what does anyone truly know of Brent Wees? We all know that Brent Wees has a huge impact on the automotive industry but where did Brent come from and what will Brent Wees do next? What is "NextUp" for Brent Wees?
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Advice and education from Glenn Pasch, founder & CEO of the PCG Companies, is something every car dealer management employee should pay attention to. Glenn Pasch gives Modern Dealership's Joey Little his three most important things needed to have a successful and profitable automotive dealership business
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