Accounting errors happen. But when they go undetected, uncorrected, or—worse yet—intentionally concealed, the fallout can be severe. Car dealerships are no exception to this rule, and the recent story …
Want Customers to Open Your Emails? Here’s What Not to Do
As the whirlwind of "Black Friday – Small Business Saturday – Cyber Monday – Giving Tuesday" finally subsides, it’s safe to say that many of us are feeling overwhelmed by the sheer volume of emails …
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Stealing Success: How Messy Books Put Dealerships at Risk
There’s nothing quite like the feeling of losing money—not in the thrilling, stock-market-plummet way, but in the "Wait, didn’t we have cash here yesterday?" kind of way. I’ve met so many dealers who …
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13 Reasons to Be Thankful This Season (From a Real Car Gal)
'Tis the season to be thankful. As we move through the next several weeks of the holidays, I wanted to share a few things that car dealership folks are likely to be thankful for. In automotive …
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3 Essential Social Media Policies to Keep Car Dealers Out of Hot Water
Throughout my dealership management career, I always relied on integrating workable systems, processes and policies to make everyone's job easier and higher profits more attainable. When Kruse Control …
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Quick Tips to Identify Dealership Operational Weaknesses
Included in a dealership CFO's responsibilities is identifying operational weaknesses that affect financial performance, such as inefficiencies in asset management, excessive overhead costs, or missed …
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