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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Digital Dealer - December 2017

Digital Dealer - December 2017
Contents
A Letter from the Show Director
What Real Commitment Looks Like
Could Your Culture Use a Little MAGIC?
3 Must-Dos to Combat Dealer Margin Declines
The Internet & Phones Are the NEW “Showroom” … Your Cheese Has Been Moved
Your Limitation Is Not What You Don't Have, It's What You're Not Using
Year-End Spend Management Assessment – Setting Up for a Successful 2018
Vehicle Merchandising: Use Features Not Price
One Size Fits All No Longer Applies
Your People Are Your Brand!
KATIE BOWMAN COLEMAN Bowman Chevrolet
6 Reasons to Do an Annual Social Media
Are You Future Ready?
Rethink How to Market with Facebook and Instagram
What Your Dealership Can Learn from Carvana
Disrupting the Buying Cycle: Turning Service Leads into Sales Dollars
How Online Payments Can Be the Catalyst for a Superior Customer Experience
We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Tech Training – We Have Good Teeth
Dealers Say Fixed Ops is the Most Important Department
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - Digital Dealer - December 2017
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - Cover2
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 1
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - Contents
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 3
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - A Letter from the Show Director
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 5
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - What Real Commitment Looks Like
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 7
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - Could Your Culture Use a Little MAGIC?
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 9
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 3 Must-Dos to Combat Dealer Margin Declines
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 11
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - The Internet & Phones Are the NEW “Showroom” … Your Cheese Has Been Moved
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 13
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 14
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - Your Limitation Is Not What You Don't Have, It's What You're Not Using
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 16
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 17
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - Year-End Spend Management Assessment – Setting Up for a Successful 2018
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 19
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - Vehicle Merchandising: Use Features Not Price
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 21
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - One Size Fits All No Longer Applies
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 23
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - Your People Are Your Brand!
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 25
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - KATIE BOWMAN COLEMAN Bowman Chevrolet
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 27
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 28
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 29
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 6 Reasons to Do an Annual Social Media
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 31
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - Are You Future Ready?
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 33
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - Rethink How to Market with Facebook and Instagram
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 35
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - What Your Dealership Can Learn from Carvana
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 37
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - Disrupting the Buying Cycle: Turning Service Leads into Sales Dollars
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 39
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - How Online Payments Can Be the Catalyst for a Superior Customer Experience
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 41
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Tech Training – We Have Good Teeth
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 43
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 44
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - Dealers Say Fixed Ops is the Most Important Department
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 46
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 47
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - 48
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - Cover3
Digital Dealer - December 2017 - Cover4
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