Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, NADA 16 Mar 2017 Convention and Super Bowl Hangovers It’s almost more than my heart can stand. As I sit here late at night in my darkened office, the… The Alpha Dawg
Data Wars, F&I and Showroom, Jim's Thoughts, NADA, News, TrueCar 13 May 2016 The Lead-Gen Death Throes They came dancing into our lives back in the mid-’90s and totally transformed our industry. In fact, I recall the first time I saw Autobytel exhibiting at the National Automobile… The Alpha Dawg
Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts, NADA 03 Mar 2015 The Convention and the Big Game I am writing this month’s column a few short days after the conclusion of the best, biggest and most upbeat… The Alpha Dawg
Featured, Jim's Thoughts, NADA 20 Jan 2015 We are Entering an Era of CRM Domination Third party Vendors are waking up to their worst nightmare. The party is almost over and we're turning the lights… The Alpha Dawg
Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts, NADA 04 Apr 2014 Staying Power Erosion can affect every aspect of your dealership, from staff and processes to the very foundations of your business. The… The Alpha Dawg
Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts, NADA 03 Mar 2014 Auto Dealer Monthly: The Green Leaves of Summer I was watching television last week, sort of aimlessly flipping through the menu of channels, all 800 of them. You… The Alpha Dawg No Comments
Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts, NADA, News 30 Dec 2013 NADA in New Orleans: Let the Good Times Roll… Again There’s something magical and mystical about New Orleans. I lived there for a year once. I was only 20 at… The Alpha Dawg No Comments
Jim's Thoughts, NADA, News, WardsAuto 24 Jul 2013 NADA Convention Keynote Speaker Pick Raises Ire I’m paralyzed with disbelief that the National Automobile Dealers Assn. has scheduled Hillary Rodham Clinton as the keynote speaker at its annual convention in January. Let me make it crystal… The Alpha Dawg No Comments
Jim's Thoughts, NADA, WardsAuto 27 Feb 2013 Unconventional Convention Observations Debbie and I have attended every National Automobile Dealers Assn. convention since 1987, and I have given a speech or… The Alpha Dawg No Comments
F&I and Showroom, Jim's Thoughts, NADA, TrueCar 18 Feb 2013 One Last Thrill It was slightly after dark on a September night when two buddies and I climbed the fence behind Duval Ford… The Alpha Dawg No Comments
