The First Pencil
Kathi Kruse and Mike The Car Guy Correra are best friends, with many many years of retail experience in the car biz. "We decided to get together and talk about the things that are important to us in the auto industry, and hope you’ll come along for the ride. We’ll cover auto industry stuff, dealership profitability, and digital platforms, all with a dose of humor and our love for 80s/90s music. Join us!"
The First Pencil
What Will 2023 Look Like For The Car Business?
It’s a New Year! In this episode, we share our insights on Cox Automotive’s Jonathan Smoke’s predictions for 2023.
Having managed dealership operations for many years, we both feel strongly that challenges are coming - but nothing that we haven’t seen before. We are car people which means we always persevere through the tough times to come out on top.
Link to Cox Automotive Predictions 2023: HERE
In our music segment:
We each share a story of a concert gathering we attended that had, shall we say, extracurricular circumstances. If you’re a regular listener, you know that we both are products of Los Angeles’ punk/new wave scene and we’ve lived to tell about some of our antics.
Get in touch with us!
If you're a car person (worked in dealerships like us) we want to hear from you.
Kathi: kathi@krusecontrolinc.com
Mike: mikethecarguy@outlook.com
Want to learn more about automotive social selling? Download Kathi’s FREE Guide to Social Media for Car Salespeople here 👉 HERE