The Independent Dealer Podcast

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Bill Neylan CEO of Taxmax shares with us his insight on the modern tax  season and how dealers can take full advantage of the opportunity. Thank you for listening we hope you learned something new. Let us know what you think. info@theindependentdealer.com Please subscribe, leave us a review and share with a friend. Connect with us online: https://www.facebook.com/groups/independentautogroup h...

Are you ready for tax money to start flowing?

Brent of NCM 20 groups shares with us the why and how of 20 groups. Its like a very specific board of directors for your dealership.  Thank you for listening we hope you learned something new. Let us know what you think. info@theindependentdealer.com Please subscribe, leave us a review and share with a friend. Connect with us online: https://www.facebook.com/groups/independentautogroup https:...

Thank you for listening we hope you learned something new. Let us know what you think. info@theindependentdealer.com Please subscribe, leave us a review and share with a friend. Connect with us online: https://www.facebook.com/groups/independentautogroup https://www.facebook.com/jlukegodwin https://www.facebook.com/sendtojeffw Listen to all our episodes on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/theindependentd...

Micheal has spent years helping car dealers stay out of legal trouble. Today he shares with us his expertise on Reg Z, deceptive advertising and how to NOT get in trouble with the CFPB.  Thank you for listening we hope you learned something new. Let us know what you think. info@theindependentdealer.com Please subscribe, leave us a review and share with a friend. Connect with us online: https:...

New year, new look, and new dedication from Luke & Jeff to deliver podcasts that can educate and entertain. 2020 is going to be an epic year for the podcast. This episode we discuss our 2019 kpi's and the importance of setting goals for 2020.  Thank you for listening we hope you learned something new. Let us know what you think. info@theindependentdealer.com Please subscribe, leave us a r...

2020 is almost upon us. Take some personal time this week to set your business and personal goals for the year. Write them down and share them with those close to you. Then attack 2020! Thank you for listening we hope you learned something new. Let us know what you think. info@theindependentdealer.com Please subscribe, leave us a review and share with a friend. Connect with us online: https://www....

Kerri has a great story of how her and her husband built their dealership from scratch. A lot of hard work and long nights mixed with a little bit of being in the right place at the right time.  Thank you for listening we hope you learned something new. Let us know what you think. info@theindependentdealer.com Please subscribe, leave us a review and share with a friend. Connect with us online...

Take the time TODAY to look back at your 2019 performance. Sales units, Gross profit, Net profit. Did you reach your 2019 goals?  Thank you for listening we hope you learned something new. Let us know what you think. info@theindependentdealer.com Please subscribe, leave us a review and share with a friend. Connect with us online: https://www.facebook.com/groups/independentautogroup https://ww...

Brittany has been in the auto industry her whole life. She has done it all from the bottom to the top. She now operates a massively successful dealership in northern California.  Thank you for listening we hope you learned something new. Let us know what you think. info@theindependentdealer.com Please subscribe, leave us a review and share with a friend. Connect with us online: https://www.faceboo...

Brandon shares with us his ups and downs of the auto industry and how many horses it takes to built a car lot.  Thank you for listening we hope you learned something new. Let us know what you think. info@theindependentdealer.com Please subscribe, leave us a review and share with a friend. Connect with us online: https://www.facebook.com/groups/independentautogroup https://www.facebook.com/jlu...

As the year comes to a close, now is the time to reflect on your 2019 achievements and make plans for 2020.

Craig is a Youtube expert. He uses his unique insight as a car dealer to create popular content for his Youtube channel. All his content and awareness online leads to more sales at his dealership. Craig will share with us his tips for leveraging Youtube at your dealership. Enjoy. Thank you for listening we hope you learned something new. Let us know what you think. info@theindependentdealer.com Pl...

Heads up on our December podcast and our How They Built This series.

To cargurus or not to cargurus? That is the question. We talk all about 3rd party listing sites. Who are they, and why should we tolerate them. 

Braden Wilson a long time CPA specializing in the automotive industry joins us to talk about tax planning. What your dealership should be doing to ensure you don't over pay on your income tax.  Thank you for listening we hope you learned something new. Let us know what you think. info@theindependentdealer.com Please subscribe, leave us a review and share with a friend. Connect with us online:...

What does it mean to have "raving fans" for our dealership? What can it mean to our bottom line, and how can we get more customers to be "evangelists" for our brand.  Thank you for listening we hope you learned something new. Let us know what you think. info@theindependentdealer.com Please subscribe, leave us a review and share with a friend. Connect with us online: https://www.facebook.com/g...

Time to plan out your year end tax strategy.

We get to know Shawn Hays the co-founder of the Sales Hustlers movement and author of the book Build Your Brand. Shawn has leveraged social media to build his personal brand and open doors that he never thought were possible. You can connect with Shawn on his FB page "Shawn Hays Your Car Guy" Thank you for listening we hope you learned something new. Let us know what you think. info@theindependent...

Hope youre ready for a great week! Take a min and check your CRM. Are ALL leads being worked right? Sometimes we dont need "more" leads, we need to handle our current leads right.  Thank you for listening we hope you learned something new. Let us know what you think. info@theindependentdealer.com Please subscribe, leave us a review and share with a friend. Connect with us online: https://www....

Dan Reel joins us again to talk about his adventure into opening a second location. Its been a long, well thought out decision to expand from where he is now into a larger market. Hope this helps all dealers that are thinking of expanding. Thank you for listening we hope you learned something new. Let us know what you think. info@theindependentdealer.com Please subscribe, leave us a review and sha...

The best place to get a hot lead is your CRM. Sell to those you have already sold to. Get referrals from them, be their hero and create super fans. Watch the leads come rolling in.

Luke and Jeff share their thoughts on how we can focus on what is really important at our dealerships. How do we keep from getting caught up working IN our businesses when we should be working ON our business.  Thank you for listening we hope you learned something new. Let us know what you think. info@theindependentdealer.com Please subscribe, leave us a review and share with a friend. Connec...

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