The future of our dealer business, part 2

In our last post, “Be afraid, be very afraid,” I wrote about my fears for the next 12-18 months in the car business. I suggested specific steps to make sure the decline in sales and traditional media spending has minimal impact on your billing. Today’s article...

Be afraid. Be very afraid

I lived in Rochester, New York, when Kodak, the company that actually invented digital photography, failed to embrace it. That single mistake doomed them. Today, business strategists refer to critical decisions as “KODAK moments”—times when a decision, or more...

Is this the biggest issue we face?

Last week, I had the privilege of speaking at the meeting of the Independent Television Group. The members are owners and C-suite folks from smaller TV groups. The groups may be small, but the issues they face are the same. To prepare for the presentation, I...

Selling New Business is just the first step

Two weeks ago, this column featured an article about engaged leadership. Leaders who aren’t letting the business just happen to them but are highly engaged with their people and their clients are the future of our business. If you’re an engaged sales leader, or aspire...

Are you an ENGAGED leader?

Jim’s note:  I originally wrote this in the spring of 2010. That was still in the middle of the Great Recession in Florida. Today, I feel even stronger about the relevance of what I wrote. I also saw Patrick not too long ago. His business is STILL...