Synergy Sessions Schedule of Events

 

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1st Day
8:00 –  8:45

Registration/Breakfast

 Breakfast/Visit Booth
8:45 –  9:30

Welcome

 Sean V. Bradley, Susan Givens, & Brett Stevenson
9:30 – 10:30

John Ferber

Keynote Speaker

Current State of Global advertising & marketing. Stats, trends, ideas, & tips.
10:30 – 11:30 Sean V Bradley

Sean V. Bradley

How to Destroy the Competition with Video Search Engine Optimization
11:30 – 1:00

Lunch Break

 Lunch, Bathroom, Email Check, Visit Booth
1:00 – 2:00 Ralph Paglia

Ralph Paglia

All of the FREE and NEAR FREE Resources, Tools and ideas to MacGyver your Internet or Business Development Department.
2:00 – 3:00 Jim Rucker

Jim Rucker

Understanding the POWER of Social Media and how to use it properly for your dealership to SELL MORE CARS
3:00 – 4:00

Break

 Bathroom, Email Check, Visit Booth
4:00 – 5:00 Sean Stapleton

Sean Stapleton

How to find, track, sell and be PROFITABLE utilizing the BEST CRM Strategies
5:00 –  5:30

Discussion/Comments

  

2nd Day
8:00 –  8:45

Breakfast/Visit Booth

  
8:45 –  9:45 DK Harrington

DJ Harrington

Check up from the Neck up
9:45 – 10:45 Dale Pollack

Dale Pollack

Managing your online inventory with CLINICAL PRECISION to GUARENTEE that you will increase your ROI immediately!

10:45-12:00

Lunch

 Lunch, Bathroom, Email Check, Visit Booth
12:00-1:00 Ken Potter

Ken Potter

Everything you NEED to know about 3rd party providers and aggregators
1:00 –  2:00

Mark Dubis

Mark Dubis

Online Reputation: How to promote your dealership and people while PROTECTING your dealership from Cyber Terrorists
2:00 – 3:00

Break

 Bathroom, Email Check, Visit Booth
3:00 –  4:00 Howard Polirer

Howard Polirer

How to MAXIMIZE your online classified campaigns to sell MORE Pre-Owned vehicles, more profitably
4:00 –  5:00 Jeff Clark

Jeff Clark

What is the MOST powerful website and how can you create it for your dealership…
5:00 –  5:30

Discussion/Comments

  

3rd day FranklinCovey

Associate Training Course
   

Participants Will Learn to:
8:30 - 9:30

 

Habit 1

Be Proactive®

  • Take initiative.
  • Manage change.
  • Respond proactively.
  • Keep commitments.
  • Take responsibility and have accountability.
  • Have a positive influence on results.
9:30 - 10:30

Habit 2

Begin With the End in Mind®

  • Define vision and values.
  • Create a mission statement.
  • Set measurable team and personal goals.
  • Start projects successfully.
  • Align goals to priorities.
  • Focus on desired outcomes.
10:30 – 10:45

Break

 Bathroom, Email Check, Visit Booth
10:45 - 11:45

 

Habit 3

Put First Things First®

  • Execute strategy.
  • Apply effective delegation skills.
  • Focus on important activities.
  • Apply effective planning and prioritization skills.
  • Balance key priorities.
  • Eliminate low priorities and time-wasters.
  • Use planning tools effectively.
  • Use effective time-management skills.
11:45 – 12:45

 

Habit 4

Think Win-Win®

  • Build high-trust relationships.
  • Build effective teams.
  • Apply successful negotiation skills.
  • Use effective collaboration.
  • Build productive business relationships.
12:45 – 1:00

Break

 Bathroom, Email Check, Visit Booth
1:00 – 2:00

 

Habit 5

Seek First to Understand Then to Be Understood®
  • Apply effective interpersonal communication.
  • Overcome communication pitfalls.
  • Apply effective listening skills.
  • Understand others.
  • Reach mutual understanding.
  • Communicate viewpoints effectively.
  • Apply productive input and feedback.
  • Apply effective persuasion techniques.
2:00 – 3:00

 

Habit 6

Synergize®

  • Leverage diversity.
  • Apply effective problem solving.
  • Apply collaborative decision making.
  • Value differences.
  • Build on divergent strengths.
  • Leverage creative collaboration.
  • Embrace and leverage innovation.
3:00 – 4:00

 

Habit 7

Sharpen the Saw®

  • Achieve life balance.
  • Apply continuous improvement.
  • Seek continuous learning.

Synergy Sessions 2009 is sponsored by the top automotive companies