Born out of GM's Global Innovation organization, BrightDrop aims to change how the world moves goods while helping improve our environment to sustain the places in which we live, work and play. Heading their sales and marketing strategy is Chief Revenue Officer, Steven Hornyak, who Zooms with Dennis to discuss the $850 billion market opportunity in the parcel, food delivery, and reverse logistics space. ***** Episode Notes > Steven Hornyak | https://tinyurl.com/ycch2wes > About BrightDrop | https://tinyurl.com/bmyhppat ***** Wisco Weekly is an automotive business podcast, and is part of the 'Not Your Father's Economy' podcast channel on Apple Podcasts. Host, Dennis Wisco, shares weekly insights into current economic conditions like navigating this post-COVID economy. For bonus, ad-free episodes that deliver actionable insights, become a paid-NYFE subscriber for $8.49 a month or $93.99 a year on Apple Podcasts. Start with a 3-day trial and cancel anytime. Our subscriber-only content will jack you up to work, generate new ideas, and add perspective to consistently produce. ***** Wisco Weekly is proudly supported by automotiveMastermind. Visit automotivemastermind.com to learn more about predictive analytics and marketing automation. Have a listen to 'Predicting the Next Paycheck' a podcast mini series assessing the behaviors of car dealers, and their data-inspired decisions. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other popular apps. ***** For more content, follow Dennis Wisco on Instagram (@wisco_dennis), Youtube (@wiscoweekly), and LinkedIn (@wiscoweekly). ...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tensions at dealerships go beyond the salesperson-customer dynamic. Sometimes this tension is an internal battle with dealership staff. As a result, a transformation is occurring at dealerships where more and more dealer executives are moving away from commission-based salespersons to hourly product experts. Patrick McMullen, VP of Strategy and Innovation at Max Digital, discusses external and internal dealership operations at his fictitious "McMullen BMW" store. This is Part I of a two-part series analyzing the evolution of the salesperson into a product expert. Stay tuned for Part II. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] ...
EPISODE NOTES Book Gridlock: Why We're Stuck In Traffic And What To Do About It by Randal O'Toole Passage 1: Smart growth is based on the premise that Americans need to drive less to reduce congestion, energy consumption, and environmental impacts. To reduce driving, the vision calls for spending more money on urban transit, intercity rail, and bike/pedestrian facilities. The vision also calls for reducing the average size of lots for single-family homes and increasing the percentage of people who live in multifamily housing or mixed-used developments, both of which are supposed to reduce driving. Passage 2 Efficiency vision is based on the premise that the resources available for transportation improvements are scarce and should be used as effectively as possible. This vision relies on user fees rather than taxes to pay for transportation. Transportation decisions are made by setting goals (sometimes called performance standards) and ranking transportation projects according to their ability to meet those goals. Goals could include congestion relief, energy savings, pollution reduction, and safety. Reducing driving is not a goal but merely one possible means to attaining some of the other goals. The projects that achieve the goals at the lowest cost are selected. Article How Contracting Improves the Service Quality and Accountability of Mass Transit Follow Mariya Frost Facebook | Twitter | Washington Policy Center Related Episodes Upward Social Mobility Part 2 Road Usage Charge CVNA Only Goes Up Micromobility Regulation for Urbanites and Suburbanites ...
