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Over the last 25+ years, I've seen some unbelievable things when it comes to dealership finances. One day, I will write a book but until then, I'll just keep sharing ways to avoid these scary and often costly situations by implementing simple protocols when it comes to money and the people who handle it. I spoke at the NIADA (The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association) convention …
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This week's article is a guest post from veteran automotive customer experience expert, Laurie Down. She is the person who made all our customers happy at Beverly Hills BMW (ask anyone who worked with her). Since 1994, Laurie's been a driving force in service departments, expertly juggling roles as manager, service advisor, and customer relations specialist - sometimes all of those three at …
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I've basically been a car dealership controller or CFO my whole life. I've worked every job in the car business (except technician), and I've been the leader of my own business for many years, but I've always looked at all business strategy through the lens of a CFO - someone who knows accounting and financials but also provides leadership and operational strategies to protect the organization …
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During my first years in the car business, I wore a lot of hats in each job position I had. The one thing I learned early is that the accounting office staff are often the clean up crew when several types of problems arise. There are still systems and procedure hiccups that happen today, but thanks to technology and automation they are fewer in number. This CDK cyber attack is on a whole …
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