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| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: Keep It Simple Selling Damian Boudreaux, 2015-07-07 Keep It Simple Selling is all about shortcuts! Let's make selling cars easier. . . Let's make selling trucks faster. . . And for heaven's sake, let's make it fun! Imagine for a moment how it would feel if you could sell cars just by being yourself and finding ways to serve others naturally and easily. How would your life be different if sales opportunities continuously dropped out of the sky and into your lap, with no stress or struggle? Would you like to sell 80 percent of the people you talk to every day? The automotive business is a gold mine. Not just for a few natural salespeople---for anyone. In this industry, anyone can advance as far as they want. There's no barrier to entry, and there's no glass ceiling. Your raise becomes effective when you do. Damian Boudreaux started out cleaning parts in his friend's transmission shop. From there, he tried and stumbled and tried again to sell more cars than the month before. It wasn't until he began to open his eyes and pay attention to the people around him that he understood what it really takes to succeed in the automotive business. The lessons he learned during his journey to becoming a consistently top-selling salesman are humbling and inspiring at the same time. |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: How I Raised Myself From Failure to Success in Selling Frank Bettger, 2009-11-24 A business classic endorsed by Dale Carnegie, How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling is for anyone whose job it is to sell. Whether you are selling houses or mutual funds, advertisements or ideas—or anything else—this book is for you. When Frank Bettger was twenty-nine he was a failed insurance salesman. By the time he was forty he owned a country estate and could have retired. What are the selling secrets that turned Bettger’s life around from defeat to unparalleled success and fame as one of the highest paid salesmen in America? The answer is inside How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling. Bettger reveals his personal experiences and explains the foolproof principles that he developed and perfected. He shares instructive anecdotes and step-by-step guidelines on how to develop the style, spirit, and presence of a winning salesperson. No matter what you sell, you will be more efficient and profitable—and more valuable to your company—when you apply Bettger’s keen insights on: • The power of enthusiasm • How to conquer fear • The key word for turning a skeptical client into an enthusiastic buyer • The quickest way to win confidence • Seven golden rules for closing a sale |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: Assumptive Selling Steve Stauning, 2018-07-16 Assumptive selling is about knowing everyone is a buyer... and knowing that the first time you believe someone is not, you'll be right. Take charge of your sales career by recognizing that everyone is a buyer and they want to buy today. What's more, is that if you do take charge, if you are direct, and if you provide the right guidance, they'll want to buy from you! |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: Kaching Auto Sales Training Manual Bernard Smalls, 2004-11-17 The complete automotive sales training process that will make you big bucks. Learn the psychology of auto sales, selling in the 21st century, the art of negotiations, creating raving fan customers and much more... |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: How to Sell Anything to Anybody Joe Girard, 2006-02-07 Joe Girard was an example of a young man with perseverance and determination. Joe began his working career as a shoeshine boy. He moved on to be a newsboy for the Detroit Free Press at nine years old, then a dishwasher, a delivery boy, stove assembler, and home building contractor. He was thrown out of high school, fired from more than forty jobs, and lasted only ninety-seven days in the U.S. Army. Some said that Joe was doomed for failure. He proved them wrong. When Joe started his job as a salesman with a Chevrolet agency in Eastpointe, Michigan, he finally found his niche. Before leaving Chevrolet, Joe sold enough cars to put him in the Guinness Book of World Records as 'the world's greatest salesman' for twelve consecutive years. Here, he shares his winning techniques in this step-by-step book, including how to: o Read a customer like a book and keep that customer for life o Convince people reluctant to buy by selling them the right way o Develop priceless information from a two-minute phone call o Make word-of-mouth your most successful tool Informative, entertaining, and inspiring, HOW TO SELL ANYTHING TO ANYBODY is a timeless classic and an indispensable tool for anyone new to the sales market. |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: How to Get Your Point Across in 30 Seconds Or Less Milo O. Frank, 1987 Learn how to get your listener’s attention, keep her interest, and make your point—all in thirty seconds! Milo Frank, America’s foremost business communications consultant, shows you how to focus your objectives, utilize the “hook” technique, use the secrets of TV and advertising writers, tell terrific anecdotes that make your point, shine in meetings and question-and-answer sessions, and more! These proven techniques give you the edge that successful people share—the art of communicating quickly, precisely, and powerfully! |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: Beyond the Walkaround Robert Hamilton, 2014-12-27 Delivering more vehicles and creating more income only scratches the surface of Beyond the Walkaround. The New Vision takes sales consultants on a journey unlike any other. Create the ideal environment that allows for customer comfort and consultant confidence, the true key to success in all sales. Learn to counter, transition, and close like you never have before. Author Rob Hamilton takes us all on a fun trip through the realm of car sales. Go beyond the basics and uncover key skills and knowledge that will make you the best in the world at what you do. It's here for anyone wishing to dive into this interesting and exciting career. Learn about overcoming and countering any and all concerns and objections. Whether these relate to price, payment, trade-in, or anything else, you will be prepared. Learn how to put all of your new-found skills together to close and deliver more units while holding more profit. Discover the value of proper follow-up and how to see past the first customer to a future of many. If you are new to the business, have been in a long time, or are struggling a bit, buy this book. You cannot be without it. |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: The Art and Science of Running a Car Dealership Max Zanan, 2019-10-09 This book is the pocket guide I wish I had when I first became a general manager of a Mitsubishi dealership in New York. Honestly, I am not the brightest star in the sky and made every mistake anyone could've possibly made. Unfortunately, I see dealer principals/general managers/general sales managers making the same mistakes today. The only difference is the time and consequences of these mistakes. I got my first GM gig in 2004. That was in the beginning days of the Internet, before millennials joined the workforce, and way before any viable disrupters entered the market space. It was a lot easier to get away with mistakes then. I don't think you could get away with making the same mistakes now. The stakes are too high. Automotive retail profit margins are tiny. According to the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), automotive net profit margin as of March 31, 2019 was merely 1.38 percent. As a result, every misstep makes it harder to stay in business.The car business desperately needs better leadership skills, understanding of social media, inventory management, fixed operations, and so much more. There is no educational barrier to the entry into car business, and there are only a handful of universities offering a major in car dealership general management, such as Liberty and Keiser. On top of that, only a tiny percentage of dealer principals and general managers attend the National Automobile Dealer Association University. That means that a vast majority of general managers receive training on the job, even if we took business-related classes in college. The auto business is a different animal. General information will only carry you so far. That is exactly why general managers make the same mistakes year after year. My goal is to break this vicious cycle and provide as much information as possible to ensure that automotive retail survives the disruptions we are witnessing today. We need to be ready for the next generation of car buyers, people who are more computer savvy and not afraid to search for better deals. According to surveys, 80 percent of millennials plan to buy a vehicle in the next five years. In fact, millennials worldwide will buy about 40 percent of all vehicles in the next decade. At the same time, they spend an average of 17 hours on line before going to a dealership.Are you ready for them? |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: Customers for Life Carl Sewell, Paul B. Brown, 2009-07-01 In this completely revised and updated edition of the customer service classic, Carl Sewell enhances his time-tested advice with fresh ideas and new examples and explains how the groundbreaking “Ten Commandments of Customer Service” apply to today’s world. Drawing on his incredible success in transforming his Dallas Cadillac dealership into the second largest in America, Carl Sewell revealed the secret of getting customers to return again and again in the original Customers for Life. A lively, down-to-earth narrative, it set the standard for customer service excellence and became a perennial bestseller. Building on that solid foundation, this expanded edition features five completely new chapters, as well as significant additions to the original material, based on the lessons Sewell has learned over the last ten years. Sewell focuses on the expectations and demands of contemporary consumers and employees, showing that businesses can remain committed to quality service in the fast-paced new millennium by sticking to his time-proven approach: Figure out what customers want and make sure they get it. His “Ten Commandants” provide the essential guidelines, including: • Underpromise, overdeliver: Never disappoint your customers by charging them more than they planned. Always beat your estimate or throw in an extra service free of charge. • No complaints? Something’s wrong: If you never ask your customers what else they want, how are you going to give it to them? • Measure everything: Telling your employees to do their best won’t work if you don’t know how they can improve. |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: Effective Car Dealer Max Zanan, 2020-07-13 This is my fourth book on the auto industry, and I have written it because this business is complicated, sophisticated, and ever-changing. Automotive retail is changing slowly, and one of the main reasons for that are the franchise laws. I want to urge you to operate as though franchise laws don't exist to protect you. Carvana is not going anywhere and neither is Amazon. At some point they will join forces. Also, OEM's such as Tesla, Rivian, and many more are going to go directly to the consumer, bypassing the dealer network altogether. At the end of the day, awesome customer service, whether in sales, service, or parts, will keep your customers coming back for more. Poor service and a cumbersome sales experience will drive them elsewhere-Carvana, CarMax, Tesla, Jiffy Lube, Firestone, Good Year, Valvoline, NAPA Parts, Pep Boys, etc.COVID-19 is already having a profound effect on consumer behavior and the way in which we buy and service cars. I predict that there will be two types of dealers after this pandemic abates-the first will change their business operations, adopting frictionless digital and showroom retail; the second will hope that things go back to normal and that nothing needs to change. Unfortunately, the second type of dealer will be out of business. It is ultimately your choice whether to accept change. Consumers will continue to purchase cars. The only question is: Will they will be buying from you? |
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| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: The Closer's Survival Guide Grant Cardone, 2015-12-16 The Closer’s Survival Guide is perfect for sales people, negotiators, deal makers and mediators but also critically important for dreamers, investors, inventors, buyers, brokers, entrepreneurs, bankers, CEO’s, politicians and anyone who wants to close others on the way they think and get what they want in life. Show me any highly successful person, and I will show you someone who has big dreams and who knows how to close! The end game is the close. |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: Perfect Dealership Max Zanan, 2017-11-07 Remember travel agencies? They were a thriving business not so long ago. Then online services transformed the industry, and brick-and-mortar travel agencies died--and died quickly. Today, traditional car dealerships are facing much the same threat. Innovative and convenient digital startups and services threaten to disrupt the traditional car-sale process, egged on by consumers who aren't happy with the existing sales process. If car dealerships don't adapt, they too will face an industry-wide extinction. Perfect Dealership offers help and hope for dealerships struggling to adapt to this digital-based paradigm shift. Consultant Max Zanan applies fifteen years of automotive-industry experience to the future of the car dealership. Arguing that dealerships must make significant changes if they are to survive the coming storm, Zanan takes a close look at every department within the business, including human resources,business development centers,information technology,parts and service, andfinance and insurance.By improving the role of each department and transforming them from individual echelons into a cohesive whole, Zanan offers a road map for the creation of a perfect dealership--the only way to remain relevant and solvent in the digital age. |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: Car Business 101 Max Zanan, 2018-12-24 Automotive retail is at crossroads--either it gets better or becomes extinct. Consumers are dissatisfied with the sales process in brick and mortar dealerships and that is the driving force behind the rise of Carvana and other industry disrupters. However, it is not too late to fix the way car dealerships operate and improve their reputation. Car Business 101 highlights irrational and counterproductive behavior that car dealers engage in on a daily basis. If you own or work in a car dealership it will be easy to recognize insanity that goes on in Sales, F&I, BDC, HR, and Parts & Service departments. This book offers a fresh perspective and plenty of practical solutions that should be implemented as soon as possible. It is informative and entertaining at the same time. It is a must read for dealer principals, dealership employees, and vendors that service car dealers. |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: The Auto Sales Log Book Evan Henry, 2020-10-02 Are you the kind of salesman that is making auto sales so quickly, that you lose valuable information like past sales, contact information for clients, or your notes, due to not being organized? I have just the thing for you! Whether you are selling cars, trucks, boats, motorcycles, ATVs, RVs, or even scooters, you will love this handy sales tracking notebook, which any car salesman can use for organizing your most important sales information, all in one place. Best of all, the 6x9Auto Sales Logbook is small enough that you easily carry it with you outside when talking to customers, but big enough that you can jot down lots of notes on each page. This car salesman planner is specifically designed for auto sales, so it has everything that you need on each of the over 200 formatted sales order log pages: Large highly visible information entry lines, so you can quickly and easily find what you are looking for Keep track of Deal Number, Stock Number, Client Telephone Number and Spouse's Name, Make and Model of Vehicle, Trade Stock Number and Referral Info on each car sales logbook page Each page contains a large area of blank lines for keeping notes on each contact A quick reference for work extensions Convenient pages for keeping track of your VIP customers and their contact info, and also a handy password organization page Also makes a great gift! Your $15 will make you thousands! Order now. |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: Car Sharks and Closers Gary Swanson, 2012-10-12 Car Sharks and Closers is a complete automobile sales training manual with only one goal - To train salespeople, Sales Managers, and Finance Managers to close sales at maximum gross profit, with the highest customer satisfaction ratings! That's it - Closing sales! Period! It's a shame to see a dealer invest a fortune on a magnificent facility, allocate enormous advertising budgets, and then struggle with outdated, unprofessional, and crude sales techniques! This book will rejuvenate and professionalize your sales team. It begins with helping new people through their training, and puts them on a fast track to success! It virtually eliminates the high turnover by preparing them for the frustrations, and helps to overcome the “mind games,” and misdirection from their peers, and the “wait and see if they make it” attitude from their trainers. This manual contains “exact” closing scripts, along with the body language so critical to their success! It also explores the psychology of why these closes work so well. The secrets of making “multiple passes” to achieve the maximum profit, while maintaining guaranteed customer satisfaction are revealed in detail. The author is a Master Closer with 30 years of perfecting these techniques with some of the largest dealerships and auto groups in the country. He has personally closed over 17,000 sales of cars, trucks and motorhomes. Having held every dealership position, from salesman to Sales Manager, Finance Manager, Closer, and owner of a multi-line dealership. He has perfected the art of closing car deals! Consider Car Sharks and Closers as a complete course for achieving your “Master's Degree” in closing car deals! Every dealership sales team must be using the same song sheet for maximum success. Even sharks hunt better when “schooled!” This book will absolutely raise your closing ratio and bottom line profit! |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: Mastering the Art of Selling Cars Online Edward Coleman, 2003 Industry expert Eddie Coleman reveals the secrets of selling cars online and making millions doing it. Learn sales, marketing and website strategies as developed by the nation's leading e-dealer visionary. |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: The Automotive BDC Manifesto Andrei Smith, 2020-03-28 Across 11 chapters, Andrei will break down everything you need to know to excel in the BDC. Packed full of information from industry insiders, this book will transform your earning potential in the Automotive BDC/Internet department. |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: How to Sell 100 Cars a Month Ali Reda, Damian Boudreaux, 2017-01-10 |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: Millionaire Service Advisor Chris Collins, 2019-10-08 Service Advisors in the Automotive industry create, arguably, more gross profit than any other employee in the dealership and receive the least amount of training. On top of that, they also have the most influence on customer retention and future new car purchases. The facts are, according to NADA, regular service customers are 17 times more likely to buy their next vehicle from their servicing dealership. And an increase in customer retention rates of just 5% improves dealership profits by 35%. Millionaire Service Advisor is a roadmap on how to do just that, focused on the caring and collecting of customers. Includes an 11 step process on how to implement our Circle of Trust System. |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: Dealer Development Walter J McDonald, 2021-06-22 Dealer Development: OEM Regional Manager's Guide Introduction by Luke Sheppard The sharp end of the stick. The lightning rod. The business end of the OEM. However you choose to describe the role of the OEM Regional Manager, their importance in the mutual success of the dealer and OEM is indisputable. The role of OEM regional manager is not an easy one, and success is anything but guaranteed. It's a tough existence being the sharp end of the OEM's stick in the field and the recipient of the dealer's (and customer's) dismay. At the same time, you're expected to provide a tremendous amount of product and service support from your OEM to those same people. In my experience, many fail for various reasons, including a lack of understanding of the dealers' business and market, inadequate investment into the relationship they have with their dealers, and a lack of focus on outcomes that benefit both parties (us vs. them mentality still prevails). Success in this game, like many others, comes down to the fundamentals of effective collaboration. Enter, Walt McDonald. For more than four decades, Walt has been helping equipment and capital goods dealers collaborate with their OEM's to drive above-average results by using practical strategies, tactics, and tools. Walt has indeed seen it all in this industry, and he speaks the truth. His conviction about and steps to cultivate a mutually beneficial partnership with your dealer are wise words to be heeded by any OEM representative in this industry. I came to know Walt by reputation before having had the privilege to engage with him on a more personal level. When I made the jump from factory to dealer leadership, I knew that my learning curve would be steep. So I asked around about how I could accelerate my onboarding into the retail side of the equipment business. The response was nearly unanimous: Walt MacDonald and his Master's Program in Dealer Management. The easy-to-follow and implement step-by-step guide in Walt's program helped me become a much more effective general manager in far less time than I expected. I'm convinced this OEM Regional Manager's Guide will do the same for you. This book will help you identify what you need to know about your dealer's business, before the all too often loss of credibility that accompanies making overconfident and unfounded recommendations about their business. It will help you figure out which wins are mutually beneficial vs. those that have a one-sided advantage. You will learn how to quantitatively appraise your dealer and prioritize your efforts for their development. If you are an OEM Channel Executive, Regional Sales Manager OR Regional Product Support Manager or, a newer manager on the way up and tasked with growing your OEM's business, this book will provide you with the tools you need not just to grow the business, but help make your OEM and dealer stronger as a result. Knowing how to grow your dealer and focus your efforts for mutual success isn't easy. But there's no reason to make it harder than it has to be. This is the book that every OEM Regional Manager should read before your first visit to a dealership. With collaboration as your priority and this guide as your basis for success, you will be . Luke Sheppard has 20 years heavy equipment industry experience in engineering, operations, general Management and executive leadership roles in the U.S. and Canada with Tigercat, Timberjack, John Deere and Nortrax. He holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, a master's degree in Systems Engineering from Iowa State University, and an Executive MBA from the University of Iowa. Luke is the author of the just-released book, Driving Great Results: Master The Tools You Need To Run A Great |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: The Psychology of Selling Brian Tracy, 2006-06-20 Double and triple your sales--in any market. The purpose of this book is to give you a series of ideas, methods, strategies, and techniques that you can use immediately to make more sales, faster and easier than ever before. It's a promise of prosperity that sales guru Brian Tracy has seen fulfilled again and again. More sales people have become millionaires as a result of listening to and applying his ideas than from any other sales training process ever developed. |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: Sales Process Darin George, 2013 Sales Process Training By reading this book you will learn quickly and easily a proven sales process. You will immediately increase your selling skills and the earning potential naturally associated with those new skills. There are no bounds to what you can sell and your ability to earn a great income will be guaranteed. Having a great sales process is like using a good map, it takes you exactly to your final destination. Are You... * Finding it difficult to close the sale? * Not achieving your monthly and year sales targets? * Lacking a structured selling strategy or sales process? * Interviewing for sales positions and not getting hired? * Making too many presentations that don't turn into sales? In your customer's eyes, you are your company. If they like You... They will like your Company. www.canyousellmeapen.com |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: Concepts of Modern Automotive Sales Rob Hamilton, 2020-04-06 Utilizing the Concepts of Modern Automotive Sales will increase both volume and gross profit for any and all consultants who choose to take the time and master the strategies, tactics, and word tracks presented. The sales process used for decades in the automotive sales industry has long been proven and effective. Moving into the 2020s, with all of the resources and data available to the consumer, the time is now for an augmentation of sorts. Modern concepts will enable sales consultants to be more efficient and productive with this in consideration. This book and the material it presents are not a deviation or an alteration, but a supplementation to current strategies and tactics. In a simple format, such ideas will allow for better communication with all consumers. Our words will be heard because the customers will be more receptive. Learn and grow now. |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: Words That Sell Cars SIMON. BOWKETT, 2019-02-06 Out-dated sales scripts, that might have worked in the past, aren't working now. Customers are more informed, know exactly what they want, and will shop around to get the best deal. As manager of a busy car sales dealership, recruiting and retaining great sales people is increasingly difficult. Keeping them motivated can be even harder. |
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| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: Occupational Outlook Handbook , 1982 Describes 250 occupations which cover approximately 107 million jobs. |
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| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: How to Become an Auto Broker E R Rodriguez, A. Rodriguez, 2018-12-04 A growing number of auto shoppers, who more and more present a lack of time and patience for buying cars, has developed an interest in hiring a professional to spend the hours and the negotiation hassle in the dealership in their behalf. And because this service has grown in a large scale, a segment in the auto sales industry has emerged to search the nation for the perfect vehicle with the best payment for the consumer. Many satisfied buyers have decided to use this service because the concept of hiring an auto broker is relatively simple. The buyer is not a professional auto buyer, so why go up against a professional auto salesperson alone? In addition, the confusion of financing, fees, add-ons, taxes and the hurried, jargon-filled nature of the dealership can be overwhelming. It only makes sense to leave the bargaining to someone who won't be fazed by the wheeling and dealing. While there are no set experiences or educational guidelines required to become an auto broker, you will not be able to help your buyers if you don't have a thorough knowledge of the auto sales from beginning to end. Fast Sales Training Center prepared this complete and innovative course to overview of all aspects of the auto sales industry. This course will teach you to be a professional auto broker. - Discover how to be an independent auto broker closing deals with both dealerships and individual buyers. - Learn how to facilitate car sales working with dealerships and buyers - Recognize the nitty-gritty of the automobile industry, - Uncover the intricacies of dealerships, financing, dealer-installed extras, and warranties. - Be the car broker that alleviates the hassle of haggling, pressure from the dealership and the time wasting of going back and forth. Through our training, you will learn to be the auto broker who locates the desired car, whether new or used, negotiate pricing, take care of all paper work, shoulder the burden of car shopping and possibly deliver the vehicle to your buyers' home or office. Speed up your journey to auto brokering success. Start your career today in auto brokering with our beneficial training and fast track your progress in the automobile industry. |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: Auto Dealer Law Michael Charapp, Rob Cohen, 2011-08-01 This book won't teach you how to sell cars. What this book will do is help dealers (or prospective dealers) avoid some of the common mistakes dealers make. While nothing can substitute for the gut instinct required to be a successful dealer, there are many legal pitfalls that can be avoided simply by asking the right questions about a path a dealer is about to go down. There are a lot of legal misconceptions that everybody knows in the car business. Dealers can benefit from a healthy dose of legal reality. Auto Dealer Law provides just that. |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: How to Buy a New Car Like You Practically Stole It! D. A. Baden, 2008-07-31 Did you know that you can buy a new car for LESS than you would pay for a used one? Do you know the 3 SECRET WORDS that will help you avoid all junk and add-on fees? Did you know that car dealers use HYPNOSIS techniques to bring you to submission? Buying a new car can be intimidating. Car dealerships work tirelessly to increase their profit at your expense. Written by an ex-car salesman, How To Buy a New Car Like You Practically Stole It provides you with a proven step-by-step system to beat car dealers at their own game. Inside, you will: See an insider's view of a typical car sales training program.Learn how to make a dealership BEG for your business. Turn the mind games back on the dealers for hours of laughs! Negotiate them down to their bare bones profit and then some! Make the entire process STRESS FREE and fun. Walk out of the dealership with a smile and CHEAP new car. |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: Gravitational Marketing Jimmy Vee, Travis Miller, Joel Bauer, 2010-12-21 If you’re an entrepreneur, business owner, or sales professional, Gravitational Marketing offers a simple method for attracting customers without the hassle of traditional manual sales labor. If you want to sell more and work less, this book exposes the principles of easily and effortlessly attracting customers without cold calling, prospecting, or begging for business. With Gravitational Marketing, you can finally stop chasing customers and let them come to you. |
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| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: Creating Lean Dealers David Brunt, John Kiff, 2006-12-01 What is in Creating Lean Dealers? Creating Lean Dealers is a DIY guide to enable dealers to achieve such a step-change for themselves. It works through, using examples, diagrams and detailed instructions, how to transform performance in service and repair. Then it goes on to describe how the same logic can be applied to all other areas of the dealer business to give a win-win-win for customers, dealer staff and shareholders. The journey to becoming a Lean dealer begins by getting a real understanding of two things: The ability of the processes in the dealership to deliver right first time on time at every step - a measure that authors David Brunt and John Kiff call ‘Customer Fulfilment’ because it is the core of what customers value. The actual demand on those processes and separating it into different types. The next step is to use these measures, together with a map of the ‘current state’ of the process, to define and prioritise what the problems are and then address them, with the teams who do the work, in a structured way using the Plan-Do-Check-Act method of improvement. A series of questions then guides the dealer to develop a ‘future state’ map of the process - a picture of what the process will look like, typically in 6 months time, when the problems have been addressed and some of the wastes eliminated so that more of the time is spent creating the value that customers want - what Lean thinkers call ‘Flow’. An accompanying action plan lists the ‘bite-sized steps’ needed to achieve the transformation. But like every transformational change, management plays a critical role. Without a fully committed CEO leading from the top improvements are almost certainly doomed to fail. It soon becomes apparent that management has to question and sometimes ‘unlearn’ many of its traditional management methods. Core to this is shifting the mind-set from managing results to managing processes using visual progress boards (rather than computers) on a daily or even an hourly basis - because good results are a direct product of good processes. |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: Career Opportunities in the Automotive Industry G. Michael Kennedy, 2009 One in seven Americans is employed in some capacity by the automotive industry, and the number of cars and other vehicles on our roads is rising steadily. |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: The Drive to 30 Chris J Martinez, 2017-03-07 The Ultimate Guide to Selling More Cars than Ever The car sales industry is in a historically phenomenal position. As nationwide car sales numbers continue to climb, however, many car dealerships still struggle and eventually close. The dealerships that continue to dominate the market year after year, making the most of the potentially explosive growth, are the ones that truly understand the most effective approach to sales. In this guide to selling more cars than ever, Chris Martinez shares the strategies, approaches and mindsets that, as the manager of one of the most successful car dealerships in the nation (and a 30-car-per-month salesperson before that), have enabled him to sell more cars than ever. Topics include: - The 4 Keys to Successful Sales - The 10 Steps of a Successful Sales Process - 10 Sales Mistakes to Avoid Like the Plague - The Importance of Knowing Your Numbers - Top 10 Closing Mistakes - Secrets to Mastering Sales Follow-Ups - 13 Steps to Increase Your Visibility From a thorough explanation of the sales process to critical salesmanship skills to top closing secrets and mistakes, Martinez guides you step-by-step through setting (and crushing) your sales goals. |
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| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: Career Guide to Industries, 2000-01 Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC., United States Government Printing Office, 2000 This document provides information on the nature, working conditions, and employment opportunities of 42 industries that accounted for nearly 3 of 4 wage and salary jobs in 1998. The following are among the types of information provided for each industry discussed: (1) nature of the industry (goods produced and services provided, individual segments, production processes, changes occurring in technology and business practices); (2) working conditions (physical environment, hours of work, physical activities essential to successful job performance, proportion of part-time workers, rate of job-related injury and illness, extent and frequency of travel); (3) employment (number of wage and salary jobs, number of self-employed persons, data on workers' age, concentration by state, unusual characteristics of workers); (4) occupations in the industry (job titles in the industry, current and projected wages and salaries by occupation); (5) training requirements and advancement opportunities (formal education, training, and experience required; paths of career advancement; opportunities for self-employment); (6) earnings; and (7) outlook (projected rates of job growth/decline and factors likely to influence them). The industries profiled are as follows: agriculture, mining, and construction; manufacturing; transportation, communications, and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance and insurance; services; and government. A total of 197 tables/figures are included. (MN) |
| sales training manuals for auto dealerships: Service Advising and Management Gary LaRosa, 2019-01-17 In 'Service Advising and Management', students gain the communication, customer service, and automotive knowledge they need to balance competing demands from customers, technicians, and shop management to become successful service advisors. |
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