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  • The Truest Measure of Time

    Recently, the team here at Nextup wrote about how some analysts are seeing a slowdown in car sales month over…

    Accountability, Articles, Best Practices, Business Intelligence, Business Owners, Dealer Principals, Dealers, Dealership Staff, General Managers, Insights, Managed Retail Sales Process, Sales StaffRead More
  • Before You Implement New Technology…

    With Nextup in its 10th year, I have looked back at our efforts to always improve or enhance our product and…

    Accountability, Articles, Best Practices, Business Owners, Checklist, Dealer Principals, Dealer Software, Dealers, Experience, Leadership, TechnologyRead More
  • How Would You Encourage More Women to work in the Automotive Industry?

    The 2016 NADA workforce study reported that the percentage of all female employees in the dealership remains stagnant at just…

    Articles, Culture, Dealers, Dealership Staff, Experience, Insights, Women in AutomotiveRead More
  • Battle of the Big Cats Round 3 – Judging

    Can you be an automotive consultant or vendor if you have never sold a car before? We've heard from both…

    Accountability, Articles, Auto Marketing, Best Practices, Business Owners, Dealer Principals, Dealer Software, Dealers, Debate, General Managers, Self Evaluation, TechnologyRead More
    Battle Of The Big Cats Round 3
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  • Dig Your Well Before You’re Thirsty

    Last Week, Josh Mitchell argued that you can, indeed, be an automotive consultant or vendor if you have never sold…

    Articles, Auto Marketing, Budget, Business Owners, Dealer Principals, Dealer Software, Dealers, Debate, Entertaining, Experience, F&I Software, General Managers, Insights, TechnologyRead More
    Round 3 Battle of the Big Cats Blogs
    Does a dealer vendor need to have sold a car to consult a dealer on how to sell cars?
  • How Many Opportunities Are You Missing with Walk-ins?

    In an article, earlier this year I looked at the symptoms of a sick sales floor. I want to dig…

    Accountability, Articles, Best Practices, Closed Floor, Dealers, Dealership Staff, General Managers, Sales Process, Sales StaffRead More
  • The Moment of Truth – Battle of the Big Cats Round 2 Judging

    It's time for the final verdict on the Google Adwords debate. Chris Leslie and Josh Mitchel both served up their…

    Accountability, Adwords, Articles, Auto Marketing, Budget, Dealer Principals, Dealers, Debate, General Managers, Self EvaluationRead More
    Google Adwords Battle of the Big Cats
    Featured Image for the Nextup Google Adwords Debate with Chris Leslie and Josh Mitchell
  • Google Adwords is Dead When Google Say So…

    Welcome back to the Battle of the Big Cats: Round 2. Last week, Chris Leslie argued that Adwords is the…

    Adwords, Articles, Auto Marketing, Best Practices, Budget, Business Owners, Dealers, Debate, Self EvaluationRead More
    Google Adwords Battle of the Big Cats
    Featured Image for the Nextup Google Adwords Debate with Chris Leslie and Josh Mitchell
  • Adwords is the Up-Bus of Today

    Josh Mitchell & Chris Leslie begin Round 2 debating Google Adwords. Chris Leslie steps into the ring talk about how…

    Adwords, Articles, Auto Marketing, Best Practices, Budget, Business Owners, Dealers, Debate, Self EvaluationRead More
    Google Adwords Battle of the Big Cats
    Featured Image for the Nextup Google Adwords Debate with Chris Leslie and Josh Mitchell
  • Count Every Customer So Every Customer Counts

    You and your CRM data have a fantastic relationship. It’s a give and take. You input information, and it gives…

    Accountability, Articles, Best Practices, Business Owners, Closed Floor, CRM, Culture, Customer Experience, Dealer Principals, Dealers, Dealership Staff, Managed Retail Sales Process, Modern Sales Floor, Sales ProcessRead More