Multi-Store Digital Marketing Governance Checklist That Actually Works
You've got three dealerships running different marketing campaigns to the same zip code, no clear approval process for ad spend, and nobody can tell you whether...
Step 1: Inventory Every Active Vendor Agreement
In 1956, a small group of independent Ford dealers in the Midwest realized something that would reshape automotive retail forever: they had more negotiating pow...
The Dealer Group Benefits Rollout Checklist That Actually Works
Back in 1978, when 401(k) plans first became available to workers outside of executive compensation schemes, most small business owners thought of them as a nov...
The Real Acquisition Checklist: What to Actually Audit Before Buying a Struggling Single-Point Store
Most dealer groups that acquire a struggling single-point store walk in with a playbook designed for healthy stores. Then they get shocked when the familiar mov...
Group-Level BDC Checklist: The Actual Structure That Moves Units
Most Dealer Groups Treat Their BDC Like a Single Rooftop Operation. That's Your Problem. A lot of dealer groups manage their BDC as if they're running one stor...
Cross-Rooftop Inventory Transfers: The Checklist That Actually Works
A dealer group moving inventory between rooftops loses an average of $8,000 per vehicle transferred due to documentation gaps, duplicate reconditioning, and inv...
The Shared Service Center Checklist That Actually Works for Dealer Groups
Most dealer groups build shared service centers and watch them fail within 18 months. You'll hear the same story at every conference: "We centralized parts, mer...
The Powersports Service Checklist That Actually Prevents Disasters
The Powersports Service Checklist That Actually Prevents Disasters How many service advisors at your powersports department are working from a checklist that h...
The Trade-In Restoration Checklist That Stops You From Buying Junk
When a Trade-In Walks Through the Door, Your Spreadsheet Needs to Know the Score Back in the 1980s, most dealerships made their trade-in decisions the same way...
Off-Lease Inventory Acquisition Checklist That Actually Works
Most dealers treat off-lease acquisitions like they're buying commodity widgets. You see the unit on a wholesaler's list, check the mileage, glance at the maint...
Luxury & Exotic Used Inventory Checklist: The One That Actually Works
Most luxury and exotic inventory checklists are theater. They look impressive, they check boxes, and they accomplish almost nothing except making everyone feel ...
The Classic Car Consignment Checklist That Actually Works
Why Most Dealerships Botch Their Consignment Programs (And How to Fix It) Seventy percent of dealerships that launch a classic car or specialty inventory consi...