Cage Automotive, LLC

Cage Automotive, LLC Proven Automotive Internet Sales, CRM, and Digital Marketing Company. What we love most is helping d

06/15/2026

Two minutes. That's all it took to make a customer feel like the only person we were talking to.

On a coaching call last week, we opened up Gemini and built a custom flyer live.

Her name at the top.
The exact SUV she'd been eyeing.
A line about her family.

Two minutes, start to finish.

Here's why that matters.

That same customer got a generic email blast from four other stores this week.
Same stock photo, same “great deals now.”

Then ours showed up with her name on it and the vehicle she actually wanted.

Which one do you think she remembered?
(She didn't just remembered, she actually came in and the rest was experience)

Personalization isn't a nice touch anymore.

It's the whole separation.

In a market this tight, the salesperson who makes every customer feel like the only customer is the one who still gets the callback.

You don't need a design degree.
You need two minutes and a willingness to make it personal.

Open the AI tool.

Type the name, the vehicle, one human detail.

Ask for a one-page flyer.

Send it.

Need the prompt for you and your team? Send me a message or join the Cage Community, it's at no costs.

Gratitude.

06/14/2026

Most dealerships focus on setting the appointment.

The best dealerships focus on getting the customer to show up.

If your show rate is below 75%, you're probably missing the most important part of the process: what happens between the appointment being set and the appointment actually happening.

In this video, I share 3 simple strategies to help increase your show rate and create a better customer experience.

▶️ Watch the full video on YouTube for the complete breakdown.

💬 Comment "SHOWRATE" and I'll send you a DM with a few appointment-confirmation ideas your team can start using immediately.

Renting leads is a tax. Owning your database is the asset.Every month you pay a third-party vendor for someone else's da...
06/14/2026

Renting leads is a tax. Owning your database is the asset.

Every month you pay a third-party vendor for someone else's data is a month you did not invest in cleaning your own.

The dealerships winning the next five years are building their own data engine.

Where are you on that build?

Your customer did not think about upgrading their phone until their carrier sent the offer at exactly the right month.Ca...
06/14/2026

Your customer did not think about upgrading their phone until their carrier sent the offer at exactly the right month.

Cars work the same way.

Clean CRM Data can tell us who is at the end of their buying journey.

Reach out then.
That is not cold outreach.

That is well-timed service.
Stay Proactive.

06/14/2026

Want a higher show rate?

After you set the appointment, do one thing that makes the customer say:

"Yo, that was cool."

For me, that's a personalized video.

A quick thank-you video can build excitement, strengthen trust, and make your customer far more likely to show up.

The little things create big results.

▶️ Watch the full video on YouTube for all 3 appointment show-rate strategies.

💬 Comment "VIDEO" and I'll send you a DM with my simple appointment follow-up video formula.

06/13/2026

Here's a simple leadership question:

What do you wish you knew every morning?

New hire onboarding?

Inventory merchandising?

Top-performing lead sources?

Customers that need immediate attention?

The goal isn't more reports.

The goal is getting the right information faster so you can spend less time searching and more time leading.

Build your dashboard around what matters most.

▶️ Be sure to watch the full video on YouTube for the complete breakdown.

💬 Comment "DASHBOARD" below and I'll send you a sample executive dashboard framework you can use to identify the metrics that matter most for your role.

06/13/2026

Want more customers to show up?

Stop focusing on the appointment.

Start focusing on the connection.

The fastest way to build trust is to become more interested in what the customer wants than what you want.

Ask better questions.

Understand their goals.

Find out what's holding them back.

When customers trust you, they show up.

▶️ Watch the full video on YouTube for all 3 appointment show-rate strategies.

💬 Comment "TRUST" and I'll send you a DM with a few of my favorite trust-building questions for customers.

06/12/2026

Most people can tell you how many cars they want to sell.

Few can tell you exactly how they're going to get there.

That's where the math matters.

Know your:

✅ Contact-to-Set Rate
✅ Set-to-Show Rate
✅ Show-to-Sold Rate

When you understand those numbers, your sales goal becomes a blueprint instead of a wish.

Stop guessing.

Know the math.

Know the path.

06/12/2026

A dealership erased its entire BDC a couple weeks ago and didn't tell the staff. They found out when their logins stopped working. Tough.

Same week, a salesperson told our team she's losing deals to her own teammates and nobody has her back.

Two stores.
Same disease.

Your culture is not the words on the breakroom wall.
Your culture is the worst behavior you're willing to tolerate.

People read that fast, and they read it honestly.

Here's the reframe for leaders and reps both.

Leaders: your job is to build a system your best people can trust on their worst day.

Document what's right.
Defend it out loud.
Run off the behavior, not the talent.

Reps: stop waiting to be protected and start building a record nobody can argue with.

Ownership is leverage.
Blame is a dead end.

The strongest word in this business isn't "sold."
It's "mine."

What does your culture actually tolerate?

Answer that one honestly and you'll know your next move.

Gratitude.

06/11/2026



Three years ago, I asked a simple question:

Can your team actually buy a car from your website?

Do they know where the specials page is?

Do they know how the finance application works?

Can they schedule a test drive online?

Can they explain the digital retailing process from a customer's perspective?

You'd be surprised how many teams can't.

Your website is part of your showroom.

Your Google Business Profile is part of your showroom.

Your social media pages are part of your showroom.

If your team isn't familiar with the online buying experience, they're missing opportunities to better serve customers.

🎥 Throwback from 3 years ago.
Still relevant today.

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