It's a podcast, it's an interview, it's a radio show... it's "Straight Talk with Jimmy Vee & Travis Miller."

This interview is a part of a special series created exclusively for auto dealers who want to drive more traffic and find success in the ever changing new economy.

Success Strategies for the
New Automotive Economy

The Guest: Jeff Kershner, Corporate Sales Trainer at Mile One Automotive
& Editor of DealerRefresh.com

Website: www.DealerRefresh.com

A bit about Jeff:

Jeff has been a trainer for Mile One Automotive since October 2007. He is also a from-the-trenches car guy who works in the business everyday as the Internet marketing sales and BDC director for Mercedes-Benz of Hagerstown.

As busy as he is, Jeff finds time to educate and inspire dealers all over the World as editor and publisher of the very popular automotive blog, Dealer Refresh. On this blog, Jeff shares his inner most secrets and observations about the car business.

In may of 2007, Jeff was featured on the cover of Digital Dealer magazine and today he gives his insight on how to not only survive but thrive in today's unique automotive landscape.

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It's a podcast, it's an interview, it's a radio show... it's "Straight Talk with Jimmy Vee & Travis Miller."

This interview is a part of a special series created exclusively for auto dealers who want to drive more traffic and find success in the ever changing new economy.

Success Strategies for the
New Automotive Economy

The Guest: Ken Potter, VP of Automotive for Carsdirect.com

Website: www.CarsDirect.com

A bit about Ken:

Ken is the vice president of automotive for CarsDirect.com. His influence can be felt at all levels of the company: from customer service, sales, dealer relations, industry trends and F&I related products.

For more than six years, Ken has been helping CarsDirect create a more user and customer friendly sales experience from the initial visit all the way through the sales process.

Ken is a real deal car guy. Before joining CarsDirect.com he was a General Manager for CarMax, helping them grow and improve stores across the country. Not only is Ken a car guy, but he is also a veteran. Ken served in the US Air Force's Nuclear Missile Program.

In this interview, Ken shares his vast knowledge of what car shoppers want which he has complied from hundreds of thousands of consumer interactions.

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It's a podcast, it's an interview, it's a radio show... it's "Straight Talk with Jimmy Vee & Travis Miller."

This interview is a part of a special series created exclusively for auto dealers who want to drive more traffic and find success in the ever changing new economy.

Success Strategies for the
New Automotive Economy

The Guest: Tim James, Director of Sales and Marketing at Homenet, Inc.

Website: www.HomeNetInc.Com

A bit about Tim:

Tim is the driving force behind the sales efforts at HomeNet and has been since March of 2006. Tim's influence has helped HomeNet reach new goals for sales and profits and their suite of online inventory management products have helped dealers harness the selling power of new technology.

Tim's specialty is training. Tim has a burning desire to help dealerships nationwide increase their sales by refining and improving their online marketing processes. Tim is an expert on successful Internet marketing strategies and regularly speaks and contributes his knowledge and expertise throughout the automotive community. Now he's sharing his insights with us.

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It's a podcast, it's an interview, it's a radio show... it's "Straight Talk with Jimmy Vee & Travis Miller."

This interview is a part of a special series created exclusively for auto dealers who want to drive more traffic and find success in the ever changing new economy.

Success Strategies for the
New Automotive Economy

The Guest: Joe Cala Jr, Internet Manager for Gateway Toyota

Website: www.CalaMinistries.org

A bit about Joe:

Joe is an automotive motivation and implementation powerhouse. In 2004, Joe launched a new Internet sales department and in short order, turned it into a virtual profit machine for the Nelson Automotive Group.

Through the efforts of his newly created BDC, Joe and his team's sales contributed forty-four percent of the group's total gross profit. Joe's production alone contributed to fifty percent of the total sales volume.

Joe's not stranger to the ground-level operations. During his career at Nelson Auto, Joe managed a pre-owned lot. Within his first month as manager, Joe increased store sales by 100% and the sales continued to rise.

Joe is currently the Internet Sales Manager for one of the Penske Auto Group stores, Gateway Toyota.

Away from the dealership, Joe is also a beacon of hope and enthusiasm. Joe runs Joe Cala Ministires and speaks around the country to churches, pastors, leadership and youth groups. Joe considers himself a performance catalyst. He has written two motivational books, The Proven Success Formula and Living Your Life Today! The Fool Proof Way. Both are available at his website.

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It's a podcast, it's an interview, it's a radio show... it's "Straight Talk with Jimmy Vee & Travis Miller."

This week we're interviewing the author of Uncensored Sales Strategies, Sydney Biddle Barrows.

This interview is a part of a special series created exclusively for auto dealers who want to drive more traffic and find success in the ever changing new economy.

Success Strategies for the
New Automotive Economy

The Guest: Danny Alkassmi, President of Rising Beyond Inc and the Found of Odoclub.com

Website: www.OdoClub.com

A bit about Danny:

Danny has been helping automotive dealers reach a greater level of success for more than two decades. Danny's been involved in all facets of the business: retail sales, sales management and general management in stores from Southern California to New England.

Now he is recognized as a prominent automotive trainer and consultant. Danny's talks and training have been sponsored by some of the biggest names in the industry: General Motors, Mazda Motors and Volkswagen of America. His past client list reads like a veritable "who's who" of the most successful dealers.

Danny is the creator of many profit-producing training programs and business models. Danny is also an innovator and seeks to find new ways to solve old problems and boost sales and profits for the dealerships he consults with.

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