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Morning all You may have noticed in Car Dealer Magazine over the last year we have been running a feature called 'So You Wanna Be A Car Dealer'. We've now collated all the features into one digital magazine designed for those new to the trade. It has hints and tips from the professionals and everything a new dealer needs to know to get started. This idea came as a direct result of this forum - a place where many new dealers arrive when looking for advice. Those new members often post questions in this forum - well, now there's a place they can get everything they need to know. The digital edition called How To Be A Car Dealer is available to be read on all platforms - desktop, mobile or iPad - and costs £9.99. You can find it here: https://issuu.com/blackballmedia/docs/htbacd_multipage I hope it proves of use to those of you looking to start out in the trade. And if it doesn't contain the answers you need, I'm sure those tricky questions can be answered by our experienced members in our forum. Enjoy! James Baggott CEO of the Baize Group, publishers of Car Dealer Magazine

CDX 2019 will be hosting 12 best-practice workshops throughout the day and they’re not to be missed! We are proud to announce the first two of these sessions, brought to you by two of the biggest names in their respective fields. In these workshops, dealers will be able to assess their performance online and consider better opportunities to drive sales with in-market car buyers. The workshops will also feature a dealer partner sharing their own experience and insight with their industry peers. WORKSHOP 1: Why end-to-end online retailing should be the next step for your dealership Presented by Paul Stokes, head of online retailing at GForces, and Katie Newton, group business development manager at RRG Group With GForces predicting the number of cars sold completely online will grow significantly by mid-2020, this workshop will show you why offering customers the option to complete the entire transaction on your website is an opportunity not to be missed. The session will be presented by GForces’ head of online retailing Paul Stokes, who was previously managing director of Rockar. He will explain what the current marketplace position is and why we are seeing this change. His role has been to look at the way GForces reacts to this, and he’ll explain what it has done and how dealers can change to facilitate this for their customers. Stokes will be joined in this workshop by Katie Newton from RRG Group, which has recently adopted end-to-end online retailing on their website. She will explain why they wanted to do this and what sales they have seen already. WORKSHOP 2: The top three digital marketing tricks that deliver real results Presented by Tanesha Stafford, co-founder of Armchair Marketing, and Neil Smith, operations director at Imperial Cars ‘Fifty per cent of your marketing works – the trouble is, we don’t know which 50 per cent!’ Every day, dealers spend money on being seen online, but what is the real value? In this session, ex-dealer marketer and co-founder of Armchair Marketing, Tanesha Stafford, will explain how a powerful, results-driven online strategy can positively boost your offline sales. She will explain how you can get the maximum reach for your brand but in the most relevant context and with the desired impact. This session will give you simple advice that you can take back to your dealership immediately, to not only boost sales by driving in-market car buyers through your business, but also protect those customers from competitors and increase recruitment applications. Stafford will be joined by Neil Smith, Imperial Cars operations director, who will explain how this marketing approach has helped his company expand from six to 13 sites in only three years. CDX takes place at Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre on June 12. Get your free tickets and find out more here.

Morning all You may have noticed in Car Dealer Magazine over the last year we have been running a feature called 'So You Wanna Be A Car Dealer'. We've now collated all the features into one digital magazine designed for those new to the trade. It has hints and tips from the professionals and everything a new dealer needs to know to get started. This idea came as a direct result of this forum - a place where many new dealers arrive when looking for advice. Those new members often post questions in this forum - well, now there's a place they can get everything they need to know. The digital edition called How To Be A Car Dealer is available to be read on all platforms - desktop, mobile or iPad - and costs £9.99. You can find it here: https://issuu.com/blackballmedia/docs/htbacd_multipage I hope it proves of use to those of you looking to start out in the trade. And if it doesn't contain the answers you need, I'm sure those tricky questions can be answered by our experienced members in our forum. Enjoy! James Baggott CEO of the Baize Group, publishers of Car Dealer Magazine

It's that time of the year , the coveted Car Dealer Awards ... Having been there a few times and come back with an Award or two has been an amazing feeling , just thinking back brings a massive smile on my face and to meet so many other dealers, colleagues and friends .. this has to be 'THE EVENT OF THE YEAR ' .., For those who are thinking about or not thought about entering , Why not? Shout out about your business and WHY you should win .. deadline is looming , 31st October is the final day to get your entry in .. Details here to enter. https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/UsedCarAwards2016 Good Luck to everyone Umesh

Is anybody having a problem opening Car Dealer Magazine on iPad? I downloaded the App OK into Newsstand, when clicked it opens on the front page and then crashes. I've tried deleting, downloading again and everything else I can think of. Can anybody help?