Comments on: Dinner and conversation with author Michael Lewis http://www.dalepollak.com/2009/10/16/dinner-conversation-author-michael-lewis/ Used Car Market - A Guide for Success Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: dpollak http://www.dalepollak.com/2009/10/16/dinner-conversation-author-michael-lewis/comment-page-1/#comment-11580 dpollak Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:42:26 +0000 http://www.dalepollak.com/?p=433#comment-11580 Joe, You're way too generous in your assessment of me. You've taught me much that I haven't known. In fact, you are one of my greatest teachers when it comes to marketing dealerships and automobiles. Thanks - Dale Joe,

You’re way too generous in your assessment of me. You’ve taught me much that I haven’t known. In fact, you are one of my greatest teachers when it comes to marketing dealerships and automobiles.

Thanks – Dale

]]> By: dpollak http://www.dalepollak.com/2009/10/16/dinner-conversation-author-michael-lewis/comment-page-1/#comment-19370 dpollak Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:42:00 +0000 http://www.dalepollak.com/?p=433#comment-19370 Joe, You're way too generous in your assessment of me. You've taught me much that I haven't known. In fact, you are one of my greatest teachers when it comes to marketing dealerships and automobiles. Thanks - Dale Joe,

You’re way too generous in your assessment of me. You’ve taught me much that I haven’t known. In fact, you are one of my greatest teachers when it comes to marketing dealerships and automobiles.

Thanks – Dale

]]> By: Joe Pistell http://www.dalepollak.com/2009/10/16/dinner-conversation-author-michael-lewis/comment-page-1/#comment-11578 Joe Pistell Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:13:28 +0000 http://www.dalepollak.com/?p=433#comment-11578 The MoneyBall parallels to our industry are everywhere! I remember recommending MoneyBall to Dale last year. But, as is Dale's M.O., he had already read it... Curses you Pollak! grrr... one of these days I'll tell him something he doesn't already know. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modus_operandi The MoneyBall parallels to our industry are everywhere! I remember recommending MoneyBall to Dale last year. But, as is Dale’s M.O., he had already read it…

Curses you Pollak!

grrr… one of these days I’ll tell him something he doesn’t already know.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modus_operandi

]]> By: Joe Pistell http://www.dalepollak.com/2009/10/16/dinner-conversation-author-michael-lewis/comment-page-1/#comment-19369 Joe Pistell Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:13:00 +0000 http://www.dalepollak.com/?p=433#comment-19369 The MoneyBall parallels to our industry are everywhere! I remember recommending MoneyBall to Dale last year. But, as is Dale's M.O., he had already read it... Curses you Pollak! grrr... one of these days I'll tell him something he doesn't already know. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modus_operandi The MoneyBall parallels to our industry are everywhere! I remember recommending MoneyBall to Dale last year. But, as is Dale’s M.O., he had already read it…

Curses you Pollak!

grrr… one of these days I’ll tell him something he doesn’t already know.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modus_operandi

]]> By: bill krouse http://www.dalepollak.com/2009/10/16/dinner-conversation-author-michael-lewis/comment-page-1/#comment-11522 bill krouse Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:13:39 +0000 http://www.dalepollak.com/?p=433#comment-11522 Dale-I'm in the process of reviewing the Autotrader Dealer Scorecard composite for my best price 20 group and all the "new age" metrics that drive used car sales performance. It is wonderful to see how paying attention to and improving a Dealer's performance with custom comments and multiple photos in relation to his market averages drive the dealers individual SRPI's (search result page impressions) and VDP's ( vehicle detail pageviews) which are the new age used car metrics that drive used car sales. Did you discuss with Lewis your current book in process? Dale-I’m in the process of reviewing the Autotrader Dealer Scorecard composite for my best price 20 group and all the “new age” metrics that drive used car sales performance. It is wonderful to see how paying attention to and improving a Dealer’s performance with custom comments and multiple photos in relation to his market averages drive the dealers individual SRPI’s (search result page impressions) and VDP’s ( vehicle detail pageviews) which are the new age used car metrics that drive used car sales. Did you discuss with Lewis your current book in process?

]]> By: bill krouse http://www.dalepollak.com/2009/10/16/dinner-conversation-author-michael-lewis/comment-page-1/#comment-19368 bill krouse Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:13:00 +0000 http://www.dalepollak.com/?p=433#comment-19368 Dale-I'm in the process of reviewing the Autotrader Dealer Scorecard composite for my best price 20 group and all the "new age" metrics that drive used car sales performance. It is wonderful to see how paying attention to and improving a Dealer's performance with custom comments and multiple photos in relation to his market averages drive the dealers individual SRPI's (search result page impressions) and VDP's ( vehicle detail pageviews) which are the new age used car metrics that drive used car sales. Did you discuss with Lewis your current book in process? Dale-I’m in the process of reviewing the Autotrader Dealer Scorecard composite for my best price 20 group and all the “new age” metrics that drive used car sales performance. It is wonderful to see how paying attention to and improving a Dealer’s performance with custom comments and multiple photos in relation to his market averages drive the dealers individual SRPI’s (search result page impressions) and VDP’s ( vehicle detail pageviews) which are the new age used car metrics that drive used car sales. Did you discuss with Lewis your current book in process?

]]> By: james lee http://www.dalepollak.com/2009/10/16/dinner-conversation-author-michael-lewis/comment-page-1/#comment-11519 james lee Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:20:35 +0000 http://www.dalepollak.com/?p=433#comment-11519 Read your book last week. This will be on my next trip to Barnes and Noble. If you have a minute sometime I have a couple questions about the display metrics with autotrader.com. thx James Lee 541-905-4329 Read your book last week. This will be on my next trip to Barnes and Noble. If you have a minute sometime I have a couple questions about the display metrics with autotrader.com.

thx
James Lee
541-905-4329

]]> By: james lee http://www.dalepollak.com/2009/10/16/dinner-conversation-author-michael-lewis/comment-page-1/#comment-19367 james lee Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:20:00 +0000 http://www.dalepollak.com/?p=433#comment-19367 Read your book last week. This will be on my next trip to Barnes and Noble. If you have a minute sometime I have a couple questions about the display metrics with autotrader.com. thx James Lee 541-905-4329 Read your book last week. This will be on my next trip to Barnes and Noble. If you have a minute sometime I have a couple questions about the display metrics with autotrader.com.

thx
James Lee
541-905-4329

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