Getting started in auto sales | recommended investing Monday, September 29, 2014 Getting Started In Auto Sales Click here for more imagesGetting started in auto sales means working for a 100% commission. This means there is no income cap or glass ceiling for successful commission automobile salespeople.It is not easy. Nothing in life is easy. And when starting a car salesman career there is often a common challenge.The challenge when you start your career selling cars is that you receive minimal (if any) training. You are left on your own.You are accountable because you now know that the Automobile Salesman's Success Series is THE answer to Sell More, Hold Gross, and Have Fun!Getting Started Essentials For Building A Career is the answer to getting your car sales career moving.My first day was December 5th. Definitely not the best month to start out selling cars. And, my first day also coincided with the Dealership moving into a new building.The bonus was I started in a nice new store. The downside was the relocation didn't allow time for anyone to teach me about selling cars.My Sales Manager took me outside and said the new cars will be here - he pointed to a patch of pavement. Truth is, the F&I Manager actually locked one deal up for me and the other was a gimme - I think the Sales Manager was feeling a little guilty.In January, I was able to put a half dozen deals together. The same in February. In March, the Dealer Principle was hinting this just might not be...Read More detail... Getting Started In Auto Sales Click here for more images Getting started in auto sales means working for a 100% commission. This means ther... Read More
Ask for the sale | recommended investing Tuesday, August 5, 2014 Ask For The Sale Click here for more imagesI had been in auto sales for a while and my closing ratio was dismal. Week-after-week I was always at the bottom of the board; the lowest producer. My Sales Manager would give me pep talks, encouragement, and explain some how to's. He'd get me to do more walk arounds, go over features, but minimal improvement resulted.Then it happened. Quite accidentally I overheard the top producer on the phone with a prospect. I only heard his side of the conversation. But what I heard him ask changed everything for me. It was a Eureka moment! I went right over to my desk, got out my prospect list, and I started dialing. In roughly thirty minutes I was able to reach four qualified prospects. Actually, I shouldn't really refer to them as prospects because they had already bought. They had bought elsewhere - not from me. I knew that when I called them. I knew another salesman had earned a commission I should have had. That is exactly why I selected these people to call.Each call went something like this, "Hello Mr. Smith, this is Jeffrey at ABC Motors. I just need a quick moment. Is this a good time?" The prospect answered yes, one of them actually said "Jeffrey, you know I already bought." Once I was given permission, I continued with "I realize you bought elsewhere. That is exactly the reason I am calling. Could you tell me what I could have done differently?" That was it. To each one I simply asked what I could have done differently to get the sale.I only got to speak with four people. But...Read More detail... Ask For The Sale Click here for more images I had been in auto sales for a while and my closing ratio was dismal. Week-after-week I was alw... Read More