EPISODES

Practical strategies for modern retail auto dealers

Michael Cirillo Michael Cirillo

Dave Farrow: Hack Your Brain For Ultimate Performance

Dave Farrow is a two-time Canadian Guinness World Record holder for most decks of playing cards memorized in a single sighting. His trademarked "Farrow Method" is helping business teams perform at turbo-charged levels and was even the subject of a double-blind study at McGill University. The retail auto industry tends to get caught up in the hype of breaking news and what's happening today. From big data to Web 3.0, the true winners are those who improve themselves so that they are better equipped to leverage what's happening in the world. From providing better customer experiences to building sales relationships that increase lifetime value, that's the true crux of what we discuss with Dave in this episode.

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Michael Cirillo Michael Cirillo

Top Traits Of A BDC Director

Durran Cage, founder of Cage Automotive, explains the best way to identify who to hire as a BDC director. If your dealership is thinking about establishing a business development center, it may not be as easy as promoting your top performing car sales professional.

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Michael Cirillo Michael Cirillo

Durran Cage: Your Dealership's Future Success Depends On It

Durran Cage has spent over 19 years in the retail automotive industry serving in various capacities, including OEM District Sales Manager, High-Performance Internet Director and GSM, and Digital Retail Consultant. Today he's focused on helping dealers improve their online customer experience through his company Cage Automotive, which is deep ly rooted in dealers fostering healthy employee experiences first.

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Michael Cirillo Michael Cirillo

Happy New Year

What a year! 2021 had many ups and downs; many experiences that left us shouting hooray and others that left us scratching our heads.

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Michael Cirillo Michael Cirillo

Micheal Burt: Grow Your Car Sales Customer Base

In this replay episode, Coach Burt shares how car sales professionals can become people of interest in their communities -- a topic that is hyper relevant to the modern automotive retail landscape.

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Michael Cirillo Michael Cirillo

Marcus Sheridan: The Revenue Department

Marcus Sheridan is the bestselling author of "They Ask, You Answer," and is known for his creative approach to marketing and sales. By leveraging the power of content marketing, Marcus took his local pool installation company from obscurity to a leading national pool and spa company

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Michael Cirillo Michael Cirillo

Chris Voss: You Can Learn To Negotiate With Anyone

Chris Voss is an internationally-acclaimed negotiation expert, Masterclass instructor, best-selling author, and former FBI hostage negotiator. In this episode replay, Chris shares valuable insights about how anyone can learn to negotiate and create win/win scenarios in business and life.

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Michael Cirillo Michael Cirillo

Nathan Hays: The Power of Relationship Selling

Nathan Hays is a car sales professional who has risen to the highest level of the game by building local community relationships. His popular hashtag #AskForNate has become a staple among his clients and has helped generate new car sales opportunities through repeat and referrals.

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Michael Cirillo Michael Cirillo

George Nenni: Mastering Google My Business For Car Dealers

George Nenni is the founder of Generations Digital and is a highly-sought after expert when it comes to helping dealers eliminate advertising waste and maximize their marketing dollars. In this episode, George reveals practical tips for dealers to fully utilize Google My Business listings to win more business.

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Michael Cirillo Michael Cirillo

The Power Of Influence w/ Shaahin Cheyene

Shaahin Cheyene, CEO of Accelerated Intelligence, explains that despite everything going on in the automotive industry today, influence is the most powerful element of driving sales.

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Michael Cirillo Michael Cirillo

Shaahin Cheyene: Create A Mindset To Overcome Anything

Shaahin Cheyene is considered one of the leading global minds on what's next in e-commerce, Amazon and the internet. He is described as the "Willy Wonka of Generation X" by the London Observer and Newsweek and is one of the most forward thinkingers in business. Shaahin joins the show to share how car dealers can overcome the various obstacles in their path, from direct-to-consumer car sales to electrification and competiting against big tech.

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Michael Cirillo Michael Cirillo

Mike Colleran: How Nissan Is Tackling Current Auto Industry Challenges

Mike Colleran is the corporate vice president at Nissan Motor Company, a role he was appointed to in June 2020. Previously, he was the chairman of INFINITI Motor Company and was responsible for managing the brand, business operations, and all marketing/sales for INFINITI globally.

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Michael Cirillo Michael Cirillo

Avoid Risk: At-Home Car Deliveries

Car dealers are aiming to provide a "Carvana-Like" experience, but what are the risk issues that dealers will face moving into a remote retail environment?

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Michael Cirillo Michael Cirillo

Tom Kline: Mitigate Risk, Save Thousands

Tom Kline is the founder of Better Vantage Point; a dealership dispute, compliance, and risk mitigation company. With over 30 years of experience, and a history co-owning his family dealership, Tom is on a mission to help dealers mitigate the risk which costs them millions per year.

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Michael Cirillo Michael Cirillo

Fred Lennartz: What The Most Successful Car Sales Pros Do

Frederick Lennartz (a.k.a The Subprime Hero), is the host of the Car Guy Coffee Podcast and has nearly 20 years of automotive retail under his belt. Fred's mission is to help the automotive retail community be the very best it can be, and he's doing that by helping shift the way car dealers approach the road to the car sale.

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