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Campbell Ewald CEO Bill Ludwig to leave agency, report says
… Group of Cos., would say only: "It's our policy not to comment on rumors, especially ones that involve individuals or personnel ." Just last week, Campbell Ewald earned a spot as part of an Interpublic team called Rogue that was appointed global creative …
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Top 100 Suppliers
… Equipment Suppliers Association’s April survey, 28 percent of respondents reported security incidents involving a plant or personnel over the past 12 months, up from 22 per- cent the previous year. The survey noted that respondents de- scribed incidents …
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More dealership employees = more sales?
… Japan's automakers had fewer U.S. stores last year. Buildings don't sell and service cars. It takes people to do that. And the more consumers venture forth to shop and buy, the more personnel it takes to turn it into business.
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Magna moving U.S. HQ to larger space in suburban Detroit
… company had outgrown its existing space off Interstate 75. "We have some sales, marketing, engineering and other office personnel from existing operations around the area" moving to the new office, Fuerst said. "We only needed 113,000 (square feet …
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Mazda sales uptick stirs rebound hopes
… council. "He's been working on setting up Mazda for the last three years, with the agency, the new personnel and the reductions in personnel , and the plan is being executed now, and it's starting to look pretty good based on the results …
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Ford maintains lead in brand loyalty, Polk says
… seriously. Polk continues to work with them on both measurement and improvement plans in order to help dealer and corporate personnel understand what share of their total sales should come from repeat buyers versus newly acquired customers," said Miller …
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Chrysler Group offers dealers more training on diesels
… Chrysler's director of dealer training. Service and sales personnel are given the added instruction. Chrysler sells other diesel ..... have begun advertising positions or sending their service personnel for diesel certifications. Tom Miller, service manager at …
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Auto lending: Regulator must be reined in
… bureau seems to be driven by stereotypical assumptions that dealerships routinely take advantage of minorities, military personnel , consumers with poor credit histories and the unsophisticated. At least a portion of that stereotype has been debunked …
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BMW will recruit trainees from Spain's pool of young jobless
… countries. Twenty-five workers aged 18 to 25 will be trained for a year at the carmaker's headquarters in Munich, BMW personnel chief Milagros Caina-Andree told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . "They should be immersed in German culture, possibly …
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Speck cites family ties in departure from Volvo
… leaving to be near his family in the United States after two years in Sweden. Speck's surprise departure was one of two key personnel changes announced by Volvo last week. The 54-year-old Ford veteran says he helped strengthen Volvo's brand identity …
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Daimler may sell company-owned German dealerships to cut costs
… Automakers warn that such comparisons are only approximate because staff numbers can include servicing and other non-sales personnel . BMW 'excess flab' Daimler isn't the only one unhappy with its low-margin retail business. A job guarantee for 6 …
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Affinity sales saved the day for TrueCar
… as USAA standing behind the company, Painter said. USAA is an insurance and service group for active and retired military personnel . Members of associations bought about 65 percent of a record number of vehicles TrueCar sold in 2012, Painter said. When …
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Jaguar F-Type training is hands-on
… classroom training and drove competing models, all part of the new way Jaguar Land Rover North America is training dealership personnel . Hands-on experience is "the only way you create true advocacy," said Jeffrey Jennings, the brands' director of training …
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Can Sales Gain Fizz? (4/30/13)
… Webster will replace trump who will become general manager of the central region in Chicago. Mercedes announcing several personnel moves among them Blair creed it becomes a general manager of sales operations. He has been managing Mercedes company owned …
become general manager of the central region in Chicago. Mercedes announcing several personnel moves among them Blair creed it becomes a general manager of sales operations. He has been managing Mercedes company owned dealership in -
Mercedes USA names new Smart general manager
… Mercedes' vehicle sales targets. Jay Schmid takes over as general manager of Mercedes-Benz Manhattan with responsibility for personnel , customer experience, sales and aftersales, marketing and community relations. He has been general manager of the central …
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U.S. transport chief nominee said to be Anthony Foxx, mayor of Charlotte, N.C.
… Citigroup Inc., is in final vetting for the position, according to people who asked not to be identified in discussing personnel matters. He would succeed Ron Kirk, who left in March, as the president seeks free-trade accords with Pacific nations …
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Lithia looks to market share growth to pump future earnings
… store basis in the first quarter. This was just shy of our objective of 50 percent. We are focused on effective spending in personnel and advertising ... " On April 11, Lithia was granted a franchise to sell Mini vehicles in Anchorage, Alaska. The store …
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Boston-area dealership had bird's eye view of bombing suspects' gunfight, arrest
… positioned] in front of her house," he said. "We were on the edge of the perimeterandhellip;CNN and all the other media personnel were camped out on the front of our lawn because they couldn't go up any further on Arsenal Street," Luizzi said. "It …
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Va. group cultivates home-grown talent
… Va., during high school and college. His father had worked at that story's body shop. "When we made that change in personnel , it was also a change in approach," Stringfellow said. "Danny said, 'Let's promote from within and see where we go …
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Chevy ad vet named Cadillac's marketer
… since 1988, most recently as managing director. He also now reports to Ferguson. The changes are Ferguson's first major personnel moves since he was named by General Motors CEO Dan Akerson in October as global vice president of Cadillac. Ferguson previously …
