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DealersEdge Q&A With Mike B, 85 episodes.

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The Daily Priorities of a Highly Effective General Manager

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Optimizing Dealership Marketing Budgets

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Maximizing Profitability: Transforming the Appraisal Process in Dealerships

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Unlocking Career Opportunities for Mid-Level Managers in Automotive Dealerships

5

The Backbone of Dealership Success: Unpacking the Controller’s Role

6

Is Gross Profit Per Employee - An Important Performance Metric?

7

How General Managers Create Super Star Management Teams.

8

Fix Your Dealership Business Development Center (BDC)

9

Q&A with Brooke Samples: Auto Dealership Staffing Metrics

10

Q&A With Ed Kovalchick: 2018 Update: Habits & Practices of the Exceptional Service Manager

11

Q&A with Rob Campbell on Business Math and Financial Analysis for Service Managers

12

Q&A on Breaches Costing Auto Dealers Big Losses of Data and Money

13

Q&A on Understanding the Automotive Financial Statement for GMs and Dealership Department Managers

14

Is Bitcoin Cash? And Other IRS Form 8300 Concerns for Auto Dealers

15

Auto Dealership Online Reviews are the New Word of Mouth with Jon Eyre & Matt Boyce

16

Monster Q&A on US Tax Reform 2018 Implications for Auto Dealers and Dealerships

17

Q&A With Mike B and Rob Campbell & Nicole DeRosa: Auto Dealers Need to Know about IRS Form 1099

18

Q&A With Mike B and Joni Stuker Building a BDC to Boost Service & Parts Profits

19

DealersEdge Quick Clip: The Impact of Video for Auto Dealers with Stefan Drechsel

20

Q&A With Mike B: Dealers, Do you know the #1 Misconception About Life Insurance?

21

DealersEdge Q &A With Mike B: Fighting Lower Gross Margins & Rising Costs

22

DealersEdge Chuck Hartle: Shocking News About Returning Parts to The Manufacturer

23

DealersEdge Quick Clip: Dealership Key Employees - Why Use Deferred Compensation?

24

DealersEdge Booke Samples: Auto Dealership Forecasting - Fresh Ideas and New Perspectives

25

DealersEdge Greg Criss: Declined Service Recommendations - Creating a Follow Up Calling Process

26

DealersEdge Don Hannahs: Succession Planning for Today’s Auto Dealers

27

Quick Clip Charles Feuss, J.D: Basics Of Employee Handbooks in Auto Dealerships Today

28

Q&A With Mike B and Alan Haig: Mega-Trends Impacting Auto Retail Today

29

Q&A With Mike B and Steve Kwiatkowski on The Exceptional Auto Dealership Service Drive

30

Q&A With Mike B and Erik Nachbahr: Spear Phishing Threats - An Attack at Your Dealership

31

Q&A With Mike B and Brooke Samples: Automotive Financial Statement for GMs and Dealership Managers

32

Q&A With Mike B & Rob Campbell & Lou Young on Retail Rates for Dealership Factory Warranty Claims

33

Q&A With Mike B and Stefan Drechsel on Dealership Service Department Apps

34

Q&A With Mike B and Don Tipton On Dealership Service Business Plans

35

Q&A With Mike B and Brooke Samples on Auto Dealership Internal Theft

36

Q&A With Mike B and Christine Andrews & Rob Campbell on Dealership Controller Wow Factor

37

Q&A With Mike B and Steve Nickelsen on 70% of Used Car Depts Under performing

38

Q&A With Mike B and Don Tipton Create a Disney-Like Experience In Your Dealership Service Department

39

Q&A With Mike B and Kevin Baumgart: Focusing on Talent Management to Improve Dealership Operations

40

Steve Nickelsen: Why So Many of the Dealer's Truly Great Ideas Fail to Launch

41

Q&A With Mike B and Phillip Sherman on Auto Dealership Telecom Technology

42

Q&A With Mike B and Greg Criss on How to Benefit from Tablets on the Dealership Service Drive

43

Q&A With Mike B Ryan Bongard on The Power of a Blended Dealership BDC to Drive Sales for All

44

Q&A With Mike B and Rob Campbell: How to Balance the Dealership Parts Department Checkbook

45

Q&A With Mike B and Becky Chernek on Auto Dealership Digital F&I Retailing

46

DLB3 Becky Chernek: How to Ride the Wave to Digital F&I Retailing

47

Q&A With Mike B and Jim Flint on How to Control Your Auto Dealership Marketing & Ad Budget

48

Q&A With Mike B and Jeff Sacks on Ideal Pay Plans for General Managers

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Q&A With Mike B and Charlie Feuss J.D on Dealership Service Advisors - OT or No OT

50

Q&A With Mike B and Brook Samples on Getting Smart Data From Your DMS

51

Q&A With Mike B and Max Zanan Government Agencies Targeting Auto Dealerships Reduce Your Exposure!

52

Q&A With Mike B and Rob Campbell on Business Math and Financial Analysis for Service Managers

53

DKK1 Chris Hill: Pay Per Click- Basics of a Properly Managed PPC Campaign for Auto Dealers

54

Q&A With Mike B and Mark Ludwig - Forecast & Budget for a Potential Auto Industry Downturn

55

Don Tipton: How to Strap a Rocket to Your Service Department

56

Q&A With Mike B, Bruce Polkes and Mark Pantages on Using Video to Sell More Cars

57

Q&A With Mike B and Joni Stuker on How to Find, Hire and then Keep Highly Productive BDC Reps

58

Q&A With Mike B and Kevin Baumgart: Using Power of Dealership's Website to Draw Millennial Talent

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Q&A With Mike B and Greg Criss: Techniques for Recruiting and Keeping Service Technicians

60

Q&A With Mike B and Brooke Samples: How to Turn Dealership Balance Sheet Profits into Hard Cash

61

Q&A With Mike B and Joe Riccie and Seth Danberry on Cybersecurity For Your Dealership

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Q&A With Mike B and Paul Gillrie Dealership Management Systems Sudden Increases and Policy Changes

63

Steve Nickelsen: How to Strap a Rocket to Your Used Car Department

64

Q&A With Mike B, Morley Fletcher & Brian Sullivan on Using Tablets to Drive Sales in Dealerships

65

Q&A With Mike B and Don Tipton on Re-Engineering Express Service Secrets Behind Making It Work

66

Q&A With Mike B & Jodi Kippe & Kara Perkins on Accounting Fusion in Multi-Location Dealer Groups

67

Q&A With Mike B and Chuck Hartle' on Re-Thinking the Parts Pricing Matrix to Maximize Profits

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Q&A With Mike B and Rob Campbell on Service Price vs Value: Selling Customers and Service Advisors

69

Q&A With Mike B and Joni Stuker on Prospecting: How to Expand Sold Vehicles from this Category

70

Q&A With Mike B and Charles Feuss: Fearless Firing…Effective, Confident, Humane

71

Q&A With Mike B and Ryan Kerrigan on Big Themes from the Kerrigan Blue Sky Report

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Q&A With Mike B and Jim Flint onHow to Increase Sales and Profits from CPO Vehicles

73

Q&A With Mike B and Mike Nicholes: How to Avoid Physical Parts Inventory Horror Stories

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Q&A With Mike B and Kevin Baumgart on Tips on Hiring Millennials (Gen Y) for Your Dealership

75

Q&A With Mike B and Rob Campbell on 7 Absolutely Essential Service Management Key Indicators

76

Q&A With Mike B and Kevin Gilbreath: How, Why & When to Create Your Own Captive Insurance Company

77

Q&A With Mike B and Stefan Drechsel on Independent Auto CRMs vs. DMS CRMs

78

Q&A With Mike B and Brooke Samples on Expense Control for Auto Dealers

79

Q&A With Mike B and Gary Edwards on Advanced Body Shop Management - Marketing and Profits

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Q&A With Mike B and Erik Nachbahr on Dealership Technology Requirements in 2016

81

Q&A With Mike B and Kevin Baumgart on Predicting Hiring Success for Better Auto Dealership Teams

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Q&A With Mike B and Les Silver on The Service Pricing Challenge

83

Q&A With Mike B and Stuart McCallum & Steve Schumacher on Auto Dealership Business Plans

84

Q&A With Mike B and Brain Hart on Video Walks-Arounds to Boost Sales for Auto Dealers

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Q&A With Mike B and John Possumato on Geo-Fencing for Auto Dealers