Down Payment: The Podcast for Used Car Dealers

How to De-escalate Conflict in your Dealership | Down Payment the Podcast for Used Car Dealers S4 E38 

Do you know how to handle conflict? There's a lot of it in our industry and you need to know these techniques to de-escalate conflict.

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What is wrong with your customer service | Down Payment the Podcast for Used Car Dealers S4 E37

Do you know what's wrong with customer service in your dealership? Here are ways you can find out and improve it!

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An Exciting Event! Management Training! | Down Payment the Podcast for Used Car Dealers S4 E36

Join us at the Hilton Garden Inn in the Denver Tech Center for two days filled with learning and networking. This event is perfect for dealership managers looking to enhance their skills and stay ahead in the industry. Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with industry experts and fellow professionals.

REGISTER NOW AT https://dealershipacademy.eventbrite.com

Event Date: August 12, 2025 starting at 9:00 AM (Mountain Time) and ending on August 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM (Mountain Time).

Why Attend? This Manager's Academy will provide both seasoned and newly promoted dealership managers with knowledge and skills to succeed in a rapidly evolving automotive industry. Now more than ever, dealerships need their managers to perform a wider array of duties requiring more skills and talent than ever before. Taking a strategic approach to dealership management, the Dealership Manager's Academy will provide attendees with cutting edge training across topics applicable to any dealership employee in a leadership role. This is the training that should be mandatory to be a manager in any automotive dealership, packed into a single high-powered training event!

Topics Include:

• Role of the Manager (and how automotive is very different from your average job)
• Building the Right Dealership Culture - And Using it to Drive Change!
• Essential HR for the Dealership (and how to keep the dealership drama away)
• Coaching and Mentoring - The Most Important Manager Skills
• Strategy and Problem Solving in Today's Automotive Market
• How To Teach Employees (because training is everything)
• Soft Skills Sessions - Learn De-Escalation, Employee Engagement, and Power Meeting Skills

SAVE $100 USE DISCOUNT CODE: AUGUST

REGISTER TODAY AT https://dealershipacademy.eventbrite.com

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Profitability of Buy Here Pay Here Deals | Down Payment the Podcast for Used Car Dealers S4 E34

What is the actual profitability of Buy Here Pay Here Deals? It may not be what you think!

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Is your Social Media a success or failure? | Down Payment the Podcast for Used Car Dealers S4 E34

Is your Social Media a success or failure? What's a great social media strategy you can add to your current one? Micro-Influencers. BUT, you have to know how to do it properly, or you'll be wasting time and money. Listen in to find out how!

Here are the links we promised you...
Social Media Influencer Discovery Platforms
https://gomarketish.com/
https://myinfluencer.co/
https://app.seeksocial.io/
https://influencegrid.com/
https://www.modash.io/

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Managers What type do you want? | Down Payment the Podcast for Used Car Dealers S4 E33

What type of managers do you have at your dealership? How can you better prepare them to deal with employees? Find out new ways to make your dealership more efficient.

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Are you training your service department properly | Down Payment the Podcast for Used Car Dealers S4 E32

Your service department is a high point of contact with customers. They are vital to your operation. BUT have you put enough time into properly hiring and training your staff? Join us for part 2 of a discussion with Service Department expert Travis. 

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Your service department is vital | Down Payment the Podcast for Used Car Dealers S4 E31

Your service department is a high point of contact with customers. They are vital to your operation. BUT have you put enough time into properly hiring and training your staff? Join us for a discussion with Service Department expert Travis. 

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Are you training great managers? | Down Payment the Podcast for Used Car Dealers S4 E30

You need them, but are you training your managers well? Not everyone has the skills without proper training. Make sure you are setting your managers up to succeed!

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Are You Secure? | Down Payment the Podcast for Used Car Dealers S4 E29

Are You Secure? Learn about 5 outside of the box methods to help secure your dealership and its assets! 

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