Dealership Operations

The operating side of the store, in current numbers: who comes back, how fast units turn, and which systems the data lives in.

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Dealership Operations

Three levers get worked. The fourth is invisible.

Published 12 min read
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Dealership Operations

Three systems hold the store's data. One of them leaves the building.

Published 12 min read
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Dealership Operations

Eleven platforms, six published price lists, one job the software cannot do.

Published 14 min read
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Dealership Operations

Half of dealers now answer a web lead well. The other half is losing the same lead.

Published 14 min read
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Dealership Operations

Retention is the only demand a store owns outright.

Published 11 min read
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Dealership Operations

Lead quality is decided by the query, not the follow-up

Published 11 min read