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2019 Dealership Staffing Study
10/28/2019
COMPETITION FOR TOP NOTCH EMPLOYEES HEATS UP What makes employees jump ship and what makes them stay? Approximately 1,200 people weighed in on the 2019 Dealership Staffing Study — some already working at dealerships, some in other industries, and others actively looking for work — regarding their employment-related challenges, priorities, and expectations. First and foremost: Dealerships aren’t just competing with each other for talent; they’re competing…
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CRM Strategies to Drive Dealership Success in 2019
12/14/2018
As dealerships face increasing competition amid shrinking margins, a strong CRM strategy should be the cornerstone of every dealership. Most dealerships, though, are still struggling to optimize their system. Many dealerships have invested in a new CRM but aren’t seeing a return on their investment. Some have fallen behind on updating the CRM and haven’t been able to motivate their teams. Others find their sales figures…
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Want to Improve Employee Retention and Satisfaction? Everyday Tools and Technology Can Help
08/07/2018
Happy employees make for successful dealerships. It’s hard to disagree with that statement, right? Everyone wants employees to enjoy their work, be motivated to succeed, and to relish the idea of coming to work every day. But we all know that it’s not so simple. Boosting morale – and maintaining it – is a complex mesh of salary, opportunity, culture, and the day-to-day requirements of work.…
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A Way to Increase Profitability That Many Dealerships Overlook
08/06/2018
We all know that margins are shrinking for dealerships and that it’s a trend that is likely to continue. With that in mind, it’s important to look for ways to preserve your dealership’s profits. Where should you start? The smart money’s on employee retention. Let’s take a look at some numbers from the Cox Automotive Dealership Staffing Study to understand why this is so important: The average dealership…
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Dealership Staffing
11/06/2017
As dealers face increasing margin compression and operating costs, profitability is being tied up in comprehensive operational inefficiencies. Employee recruitment, retention and development (staffing) is one of the biggest sources of operational opportunity that dealers face today. In this video, Isabelle Helms, Vice President of Research & Market Intelligence at Cox Automotive, talks about the impact staffing has on the future of dealerships. Check out all…
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Dealership Staffing Study
09/20/2017
More than half of dealership gross profit margin goes to payroll and the impact that your employees can have on your customers and on your culture can be significant. With an average cost of $10K per new hire and an annual turnover rate as high as 67% for sales positions, a dealership with 100 salespeople can lose $670,000 a year… not to mention the knowledge and…
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Your Profitability Depends on Your People: The More They Learn, the More You’ll Earn.
07/20/2017
That salesperson who just texted you he was quitting just cost you $15,000. That’s the average cost to a dealership to lose an employee.1 Of course, that number could be smaller based on the size of your operation, but even if it’s $5,000, that’s still a lot of money! Turnover costs you in other ways, too: wasted hiring, recruiting and training expenses; inexperienced sales staff; lack of…
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