NADA 2012: Day Two Recap
My goal for yesterday was to make the rounds in the exhibit hall. I started at one end with Robbie Campbell, Manager at Subaru of Puyallup (Harnish Auto Family) and Dan Moore of Smart Web Concepts....
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Sunday saw a lot of meetings, and running into (and trying to connect with) people. The exhibit hall was in full swing and jumping. The day was destined to be short because the Super Bowl started at...
View ArticleNADA 2012: Day Four Recap – Final Day
By Day 4 of NADA, I was totally wiped. Between walking the exhibit hall, networking, and night-time adventures, I didn’t have a lot of gas left. Day 4 in the exhibit hall had me looking for some cool...
View ArticleAll Roads Lead To Vegas: AutoCon 2013 Edition
In my career in the automotive industry, I got involved in conferences fairly early. I’ve attended many conferences in my life as an Internet Director, as a vendor employee working a booth to helping...
View ArticleHumbled at NADA 2014
I’m not a social media guru, expert or anything resembling that. I would hate to have those adjectives attached to my name. Social media is all about engaging your audience and the reason that I...
View ArticleDigital Dealer 23 Session – Wonderland: An Interactive Exercise in Leadership...
This interactive session will open your eyes and give you a fantastic new point of view into what leadership, management & company culture really means. There won’t be a Powerpoint and you...
View ArticleIdentifying Loyal Employees Can Be Counter-Intuitive
A few weeks ago, I presented at Fran Taylor’s “30 Sales a Month” workshop in Philadelphia, PA. The presentation was mainly focused on my retail sales “story”, if you will. Part of what made me...
View ArticleEducators Need To Stop Acting Like They’re In High School
If you know me, you know that I know a little about conferences. If you don’t know me, just check out my LinkedIn profile and you’ll see that I’ve been involved in some capacity with 16 automotive...
View ArticleThe Unfair Advantage Automotive Mastermind Group Story
Lala, Tracy and Troy at the Unfair Advantage Automotive Mastermind Group In my career I’ve probably been to 30+ conferences and events. I’m working on helping to organize my 19th event currently so to...
View ArticleA Seamless Buying Experience Trumps the Race to the Bottom
Large companies seem to be adopting the mentality that an excellent customer buying experience will lead Millenials and other car shoppers to rethink the old stereotypical process of buying vehicles....
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