I have met and talked to a lot of salespeople over the years and one of the things that bother me the most is the attitude that some car salesmen have about the car business. They have problems with management, problems with pay plans, beefs about other salespeople and just about anything else you can [...]
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Hey Green Pea – Cars Don’t Go On Sale
For all you Green Peas out there, you need to keep something in mind and that is, cars do not go on sale. Cars are a not like turkeys, milk or any other item that may go on sale at the store, cars are always on sale. Sure, the manufacturer may have some incentives that [...]
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Assume the Sale or Else
I am sure you have heard the term “Assume the Sale” many times, it’s thrown around all the time when it comes to selling cars, but not everyone realizes how important it is to being successful in the car business. It should start on the telephone when you are making an appointment and once the [...]
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How Are Your Car Sales Phone Skills
There is no question that the car gets sold at the dealership, but the recent numbers tells us that somewhere around 70% of all sales involve the telephone. It could be a “Phone Up”‘ an outbound call made during long term follow-up, a call made from an Internet Lead, a call to get a “Be [...]
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Stop Selling the Car and Sell the Appointment
One of the major roadblocks that I have found to getting customers on the showroom floor via the Internet and the phone is selling the car instead of the appointment. Whether you work on the floor as a car salesman, in the BDC or in the Internet Sales Department this pertains to you. We all [...]
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Get Them in the Door – Car Sales BDC Policies and Practices
Objectives of the Car Dealer BDC
The primary objective of the car dealer BDC is to get them in the door because they can’t buy a car over the telephone. People that call into an automobile dealership are looking for information, it could be questions about service, it might be about your store hours and it might be about a particular [...]
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Emotions and Selling Cars
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Get Rid of the Attitude and Start Selling More Cars
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Are You a Car Guy or Girl, It Might Be Too Late for You
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Selling Cars and Getting to Yes
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Everybody Wants to Buy, But Nobody Wants to Get Sold
January 9
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Break The Ice With Some Cheesy Car Salesman
December 26
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10 Reasons They Should Lease and Up Your Gross
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How To Be a Car Salesman – Are You Sure
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Six Figure Income – Car Salesman Income
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Living on a Car Sales Salary
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The Car Sales Woman – It’s Your Time
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How a Successful Car Salesman Thinks
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Sell More Cars – Stop Trying So Hard
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A Career In Car Sales
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