To Grow Your Business, Get Next to Your Banker
To Grow Your Business, Get Next to Your Banker Many things are important to nurturing your business, growing it, and reaching the next level – whether it’s larger quarters, bigger staff, or even adding new locations. Of course, you need a sound business plan, a professional management team and a good customer base. But you
Habit-Changing Agents
When I was in the advertising biz, the best piece of advice I ever got was this: It’s easy to write beautiful copy. It’s damn hard to get someone to spend $1 million on a machine they don’t need. It is equally true is that it’s damn hard to get people to change their ways.
Running in Tandem
Running in Tandem Fleet & Dealer Partnerships: Creativity, Dedication and Trust Help Both Sides in Today’s Brutal Market Sometimes a story sounds too good to be true. Listen to what fleet owner Duane Acklie from Omaha, Neb., has to say about spending money with tire dealers. "When I spend money with today’s sophisticated, creative tire
Programming Profits: Software Programs Can Benefit Dealers – If They’re Willing to Listen
Programming Profits Software Programs Can Benefit Dealers – If They’re Willing to Listen By now, everyone has heard about tire dealers and their relationship with computers, the Internet and software packages. Most have them, many are afraid of them, and some don’t want anything to do with them. Simple enough. Having a computer in your
Fins To The Left…
Sharks, as that nautical wheeler Jimmy Buffet reminds, are everywhere. And so this horror story of lawyers gone wild should be a lesson to all. California is renowned for its misdirected concerns – where else can 14 million people all drive at the same time, yet everyone worry about smoking in bars? – and goofy
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NHTSA Delays Standards, Faces Suit
The Art of Selling
The Art of Selling Over the last several months, you have learned about the technical aspects of custom wheels. Now, it’s time to develop your selling skills. In this first of a two-part segment, we’ll discuss ways to market your business and gain marketshare in your area using custom wheels. Then we’ll show you how
Taken for a Ride: Being Vigilant is the Only Way Dealers Can Guard Against Fraud
Taken for a Ride Being Vigilant is the Only Way Dealers Can Guard Against Fraud Plastic is rapidly replacing paper when it comes to purchases these days. From credit and debit cards to check cards, some find it almost archaic to simply carry cash. And even though check writing is on the wane, it still
Bizcon on the Bayou: Dealers Must Deliver More Value, New Services, Fleets Say
Dealers Must Deliver More Value, New Services, Fleets Say
The Road Back: Quality Questions Exist Even As Industrial Market Begins Comeback
The Road Back Quality Questions Exist Even As Industrial Market Begins Comeback With manufacturing and construction sectors starting to make a comeback after recession-induced downturns over the last 18 months, the near-term future for industrial tire sales – and related specialty tire sales ®“ appears to be brightening. Not only have near-term economic forecasts been