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Jennifer Schrader
- 40, Female
- Kingsley MI
- United States
- Freelance Designer, Blogger…
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Does framing your inventory affect your rankings?
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How can you tell if your site is Properly Optimized?
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Custom Website Design VS Templated Website Design. Which is better?
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Jennifer Schrader
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- OK Where in the world am I going to start? Well first of all I have been in the Automotive Business my whole lilfe. Started out of my dads Towing & Repair shop dispatching and selling old beaters.
( I don't miss the stacking of the tires ) Trust me I always got in trouble at the young age and so I have stacked many!
Here is a bit of a timeline profile for you to see my back ground and what I have done in the past up to current.
88-99 O'Rourkes Wrecker and Repair Service - Dispatcher / Mechanic / Sales
99-02 Universal Agency, Inc. - Private Investigator / Skip Tracing Agent / Repossesion of vehicles. Sold Repo units to the public for the local Credit Unions.
02-04 Northpoint Motors, Inc. - Internet Sales Director
04-07 Williams Auto Group - Internet Director / BDC Manager
07-11 TK Carsites, Inc - Regional Sales Manager / Account Executive
11 to current - Freelance Designer, Blogger, Content Writer & Auto GURU!
Running a staff for the BDC Department & IT Department my team stuck togethor and worked togethor very well. I could not just see 1 individual in the department I needed 4 minimum for it gives them the challenge to do better. Providing competition between them all for awards, bonuses etc. I fought hard for them for they were my team and knew the importance of our department even though getting into hasty arguments with the GSM on just about a daily basis for he was not happy because my team was smoking the floor sales. My team would set a minimum of 20 appointments a day and was told those were all fake and I have been fudging the numbers. We smoked him everytime and the floor sales everytime. Being a great team leader and going to bat for my team showed a great deal of respect for myself and them. Getting the support from the owners what helped me strive for more, I was hungry for sales and my team felt the side effects in a good way.
I see the difficulty from the IT Departments & BDC not getting the support from the upper management. To the point of sickening me when they are stuck in a hole way in the back room / service department - you name it. Not seeing the quality, importance and respect for those GOLDEN Departments you and your business will fail in the online presence of your dealership.
I encourage GM's, SM's etc to be the back bone for supporting and motivating those departments even down to the pay plans.
I have been married for 3 years now and still going strong along with 2 children. 7 year old boy & 5 year old girl. Oh yeah lets not forget the 4 dogs & 1 cat.
Carrying a strong back ground of great customer service not just as a sales rep but as a true friend through out the process! I am on top of staying in contact with my clients even if they did not buy my services from me.
Many dealers / IM's / Sales Managers have told me I have very persistant and wished their sales staff was like that. ( Not to have my head swell ) but it does make you feel good when told that!
I have used TK Carsites, Inc. at the Williams Auto Group and jumped aboard with TK due to their customer service along with the results they have given me in the Internet Department. (**Please note they no longer use them at this time**)
When I speak with any interested client I assure you it is the education we teach not just the product!
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- Dealix
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- Used Car Inventory Management Solutions You Have Used
- HomeNet
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Working External compared to Internal. Advantages for both Employee and Employer!
Posted on November 3, 2011 at 5:52am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Being part of working from my satellite office for close to 5 years, I cannot imagine it any different if I went internal. I have been asked several times on how I do it, what I do along with much criticism to that effect. For example “You must have a lot of time” and such, trust me you will find yourself more busy working from your external office than you would…
Hiring Smart for Long Term Results... Tips for hiring right!
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 9:34am 0 Comments 0 Likes
With positive results from being on both sides of the fence when it comes to Vendor / Client relationships I am most confident I found the right answer for hiring right.
How many times, as a client, have you called your vendor for an unresolved issue, strategy, etc; and you receive a rep that has no idea on how to really grasp your reasoning of needs?
Does your service reps as…
Continue Selling Emotion over Product! What are your thoughts?
Posted on October 7, 2011 at 5:57am 4 Comments 1 Like
Having the opportunity to be on both sides of the fence as a dealer to the actual vendor, I have heard many pitches, demos, product enhancements to help our (their) dealership progress & more.
Is it just business or vendor client relationships? I have been told several times to not get emotionally involved with a client or vendor. As a firm believer in…
Continue Who's the "Best" Automotive Sales Trainer? I will tell you who!
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 7:33am 6 Comments 4 Likes
We have seen them all plastered across every social outlet, marketing campaign, Digital Dealer, NADA,
mailers and word of mouth; many Automotive Sales Trainers with all sorts of tactics, ideas, creativity, amazing closing techniques, to even creating a unique meet & greet.
I have had the chance to be part of trainings provided by Grant Cardone, DealerSynergy,…
Continue Why the Gen Y is in the driver's seat & way we need to "Pay Attention"..!
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 6:00am 1 Comment 1 Like
Why the Gen Y is in the driver’s seat & why we need to pay attention!
Are we still assuming the customer will come to you because of you? Or better yet said “They will come to you because of you?” 
Place your seat in an upright position and think again! You may end up kicking your own rear down the road.
A study was…
Continue The Evolution of the Facebook Fan!
Posted on July 13, 2011 at 8:02am 0 Comments 0 Likes
The Evolution of the Facebook Fan
By Paige Plant, Social Media Director, Ignite XDS
A coworker of mine, Jennifer Schrader, recently shared this infographic with me regarding the reasons behind why people follow brands. It led me to think about the overall brand of my different clients and…
Continue The "Use of Common Sense" when it comes to Social Media!
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:49am 0 Comments 0 Likes
The “Use of Common Sense” when it comes to Social Media
As we are seeing dealers nationwide take on the lavishing efforts of going social, we find ourselves seeking technology each and every day to make our lives easier & prosperous. A click of one button can distribute our feed, updates, blog notices and such to all varieties of media outlets. And all it had taken was…
Continue Cultivate Real Facebook Fan Relationships!
Posted on July 5, 2011 at 9:59am 3 Comments 0 Likes
Auto Dealerships are now scrambling to use Facebook and other social media sites to gain a competitive advantage. In the rush to be the most connected and the most responsive, some dealers lose sight of the real power of social media. They focus on inflated Facebook fan counts and numbers of Twitter followers rather than on creating new, lasting relationships with individual customers.
So how do you do this?
Here are three…
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I really appreciate your message... Thank you! I learned a long time ago that if you follow your heart and your instincts, and contribute to the betterment foo your chosen profession, in my case the car business, without any expectations for those that your actions benefit... Well, the car business has been VERY good to me... Whether it is good fortune or some kind of Karma, af]ter 27 years it seems that I somehow find myself in the right place at the right time throughout my career... So many people I have assisted, mentored and extended courtesies to have, without being asked, and many years later been able to steer opportunities in my direction that I have become a firm believer in networking as a career success necessity and not a luxury. I am not gifted with any special powers or capabilities, but if I can ever be of assistance to you, just let me know how!
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I joined this forum. Thanks for the heads up.
Jim
It is great to see you here... I am in my home office all week working on several Digital Marketing proposals after one of those too-much-travel weeks facilitating Digital Advertising Dealer Summits that started in Phoenix, then Dallas, followed by Houston on Thursday and finishing with a Summit Meeting in San Antonio, TX. I am in my home office preparing for next week's gun fight and trying to get caught up on expense reports.
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I love seeing more and more automotive professionals and auto industry colleagues like yourself join the ADM community... When I checked the membership section a moment ago, I was pleasantly surprised to see that as of today, and thanks to your enrollment we are now up to over 1,450 automotive sales and marketing professionals who have joined the ADM Community... With help from automotive marketing professionals like yourself, we broke the 1,000 member mark on the 4th of July, 2008!
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