by Chuck Barker | Apr 1, 2017 | Coaching, Leadership, ROI
Knowing When to Pull the Trigger Sporting Clay Shooting is one of my favorite things to do. It is like golf but with an over and under shotgun. If you have ever done it you know the joy of getting outdoors with a few buddies, smoking a cigar, laughter, the smell of...
by Chuck Barker | Nov 18, 2014 | CRM, ROI
Quiz Take your most popular selling make and model and pick your very best zip code. Do you know how many of those particular vehicles were sold in that zip code in the last quarter? How many of those were used? What year was the most popular? Who sold those vehicles?...
by Chuck Barker | Nov 18, 2014 | ROI
The New Year is here and along with it is a brand spanking new opportunity to make this year the best ever. Or, of course just settle for what ever comes your way. I am always amazed by the stores that are motivated to implement new concept ideas and take their stores...
by Chuck Barker | Nov 17, 2014 | ROI
Interestingly enough the same problems still infect and remain in dealerships as they did 2, 5, and 10 years ago. But, the common excuse is; “but this is the car business”. Break this slogan down and what it translates to is; “yes, we are a corporation with a...
by Chuck Barker | Nov 4, 2014 | CRM, ROI
J.W. “Bill” Marriott, Jr. is chairman and chief executive officer of Marriott International, Inc., one of the world’s largest lodging companies. The successor of the highly successful hotel chain is a brilliant leader who clearly understands what it is that makes them...
by Chuck Barker | Nov 4, 2014 | ROI
We Must “Inspect” to Ensure Healthy Positive Growth Dr. Werner Heisenberg (1901 – 1976) was a German theoretical physicist who made foundational contributions to quantum mechanics and is best known for asserting the ‘uncertainty’ principle of quantum theory. In...