In the retail automotive industry, we often speak about leads as if they are hard to get. It turns out, with some humanity, common sense and a reasonable sequence of actions, they may be easier to acquire now than ever before.

Michael Phillips developed a passion for helping others in a very organic way when he served as a hockey coach to over 6,000 kids.

Listening is a dying art form. In the digital age where so many people are only interested in what info they output, those that learn to listen achieve higher levels of success in all facets of life.

Michael sits down with members of the global eBay Classifieds team to learn about their observations on the future of automotive.

When somebody speaks at Hubspot's marketing conference about how to increase inbound leads by 200% without a marketing budget, you pay attention.

Mark Irvine, the senior data scientist at Wordstream shares with Michael his advice about how dealers can get the most out of their Google Ads and Facebook advertising.

LinkedIn's popularity continues to rise amongst business professionals, but not just as a place to connect with people you've never met.

LinkedIn's popularity continues to rise amongst business professionals, but not just as a place to connect with people you've never met.

Michael Cirillo returns to the mic with an update about what he's been up to as well as what the future holds for the podcast. He addresses the elephant in the room - the finale of the show with an explanation

Today I'm joined by Aimee and Daniel Webb of Autoking 360. They share some creative ways to use digital signage (yes traditional advertising) in a cost effective way that helps drive more foot traffic into the dealership.

It's time to kill some myths in this week's minisode. I really struggled with whether or not I should post this, but hopefully you understand that my intent is to help.

It's time to kill some myths in this week's minisode. I really struggled with whether or not I should post this, but hopefully you understand that my intent is to help.

Jim Harshaw Jr. is on a mission to reveal how failure is actually the best pathway to success. In fact, as you you'll hear in Episode 128 of the DPB, every success story includes crushing failure. Steve Jobs, Michael Jordan, Phil Knight, Elon Musk have all failed.

In episode 127 Subi shares examples that will help unify your team, rally the wagons, and dominate in your market.

In episode 126 I'm joined by Car Veteran, Jim "Alpha Dawg" Ziegler who shares the activities that a General Manager should be doing each week in order to promote positive growth in the store.

Hey oh, what’s going on? Thanks for joining me here for season 8 minisode 2 - I’ve got some nuggets for you coming up in a minute, but first, listen… if you haven’t subscribed to the DPB yet go ahead and smash the subscribe button wherever you are listening… and also, join me over on the DPB facebook page where you’ll get even more powerbombs, nuggets and keep up with all stuff we’ve got going on over here.

In episode 125 we dig deep to learn about how to unleash to full potential of each of your team members and what leaders can do to improve the workplace environment.

In episode 124, we're going to get to the bottom of it. Frank shares a foolproof method to figuring out the best things to focus your energy on, that will help you achieve the biggest gains.

In episode 123, Michaela shares her top 5 tips to building a mega social media presence on a mini-budget. You'll love how simple, human, and common sense her approach to audience engagement, growth, and advocacy is - the best part; you'll be able to take what you learn and start applying it immediately.

In this minisode, you're going to learn about how to dramatically enhance your life, your spirituality, and your career by overcoming negativity bias. I'm calling you out (but I'm calling myself out as well).