My Stupid List – Mt. Rainier

Today, I turn 40 years old and as I write this I am airborne somewhere over Montana en route to Seattle. This is where I will begin a 4-day adventure that, God willing, will find me at 14,410 feet in the air atop Mt. Rainier at about 8AM PST on Tuesday morning. Now many of you know this already and know that I’ve been training for months doing stadium steps with a 40lb backpack and working hard to... [Read more]

Overrated: Faith without Doubt

I’ll start by saying: faith without doubt isn’t really overrated it is non-existent but that doesn’t fit with the theme, so thus it becomes overrated.  By definition alone, if you had 100% certainty about something, would it really be faith?  No, it would be a fact… invariably every bit of our faith is coupled in some degree with doubt.  Part of the problem is that we associate doubt with... [Read more]

2010 NADA Recap

2010 Orlando NADA Convention Recapitulation  I think this was one of the best NADA conventions I’ve ever attended.  Dealer attendance was up from last year, but still significantly down from years past, it’s not all about quantity.  The quality of engagement, conversation, networking and learning was outstanding!  Here are a few random thoughts and notes that a few days after the convention... [Read more]

Maximizing Your Time at NADA

I’ve been attending NADA for quite a number of years now and in that period of time I’ve changed my outlook on the conference considerably. Fair warning: I’ve never attended as a dealer, always as an Allied Industry or Exhibitor and this year as a Speaker (plug: http://bit.ly/bhL6ru). Despite not being a dealer, I would guess that many of you have changed your outlook as well… especially in... [Read more]

Automotive Twitter Posting Tool

Follow Me on Twitter If you could let your Twitter followers know what vehicles you have in stock, would you? It is an exciting time at Dealer Specialties for many reasons and the most tangible reason is the release of our new Inventory Management Software, IVM 3.0. With an incredible amount of new tools enhanced by a new customizable user-interface, IVM makes inventory management easy and robust at... [Read more]