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AutoNation: Can cars sell online?

Written by Chris Hanson on October 30, 2007 - 1 Comment
Categories: Shopping Cart to Sell Cars

 
Did you read the article in Automotive news about AutoNations "AutoNation Direct"?  Here is the opening line:  "AutoNation Inc., the nation's largest dealership group, is testing start-to-finish online car sales in Atlanta". 
There's a buzz right now about Shopping Carts and for good reason.  In fact, when I first heard about using a Shopping [...]

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New Car Shopping Process

Written by Chris Hanson on October 29, 2007 - 1 Comment
Categories: The Internet Process

Below you will find the lastest JD Power stats that I personally found very interesting.  As you read the three lines and look at the graph below, ask yourself if your current follow up process fits the new-vehicle shopping process?

“So let’s look at the shopping process.  For the average NVB, the entire shopping  takes ~ [...]

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Website Design

Written by Chris Hanson on October 27, 2007 - 0 Comments
Categories: Vendor Partners

Art Unlimited – AU Progressive Design -  is an advertising company
specializing in everything from personal and small business website
design to sites for large, corporate entities.
Art Unlimited offers in house production for all your business needs,
starting with photography, logos, business cards, website design,
multimedia files, video productions, creative copy, and continuing
with website hosting and maintenance.
Also offered is [...]

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Internet Used Car Phone Script

Written by Chris Hanson on October 26, 2007 - 0 Comments
Categories: Phone Process

Below you will find a phone script to use with any website where you have your used car inventory like Autotrader.com, Cars.com and .  There is a reason for the wording and the flow of the script so you are best to follow it word for word.  It will guide and compliment the Internet shopper [...]

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You have to check out these handmade pens!

Written by Chris Hanson on October 25, 2007 - 0 Comments
Categories: Sales Tools

McKinney Pens
If you’re looking for a one of a kind gift for a customer or to give away in a sales contest, this is it!  After I met my neighbor, Ron McIntire and saw the handmade pens he made, I had to get one!  Not only are they beautiful looking, they also write great.  Click [...]

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Haggling Starts to Go the Way of the Tail Fin

Written by Chris Hanson on October 23, 2007 - 5 Comments
Categories: Shopping Cart to Sell Cars

Did you see this article in BusinessWeek? CLICK HERE
The timing is now for the Automotive Shopping Cart.  Do you have yours?
I enjoyed reading the comments as well so I pasted them below:
Return to Story
Nickname: Al
Review: Finally. I'm 67 years old and have had 10 new cars and several used ones. The only time [...]

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The pictures of your used cars should tell all!

Written by Chris Hanson on October 23, 2007 - 0 Comments
Categories: Inventory

Go to your website and look through your used car inventory, click on some cars and look at all the pictures.  Try this with at least a half a dozen cars.  When you look at the pictures are you thinking to yourself, wow! these are really nice pictures! ?? This is a great looking car!  [...]

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2005 Hibbing Daily Tribune

Written by Chris Hanson on October 23, 2007 - 0 Comments
Categories: In the Press

Perserverance pays off for local automobile salesperson
Last updated: Tuesday, January 04th, 2005 07:10:20 AM
HIBBING — Chris Hanson would be the first person to tell you that dropping out of school isn’t the best way to go about ensuring future success.
“I struggled with school and it wasn’t for me,” said Hanson, whose [...]

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Don’t bet against the internet – Google

Written by Chris Hanson on October 20, 2007 - 0 Comments
Categories: The Internet Process

Did you read “Don’t bet against the Internet” where Eric Schmidt CEO of Google is quoted as saying:
“But what’s surprising is that so many companies are still betting against the net, trying to solve today’s problems with yesterday’s solutions. The past few years have taught us that business models based on controlling consumers or content don’t [...]

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2004 NADA

Written by Chris Hanson on October 20, 2007 - 0 Comments
Categories: In the Press

Cobalt sales and marketing vice-president Mike Martinez (pictured at
podium) conducted a panel discussion on the company’s many new
products (from left, Chris Hanson, Internet director, Hibbing Chrysler;
Cathy Morse, director of e-commerce, Ed Morse Group; and Joe Hannon,
vice-president and chief operating officer, McGuire Auto Group.

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