“Tracy Myers is a visionary…
a Walt Disney for a new generation.”
Many years ago, Uncle Frank said: “Your customer will pay almost anything if you give them an experience they will remember.”
He was way ahead of his time when he discovered this important golden nugget of business success.
It wasn’t until the late 1990s that Joseph Pine and James Gilmore published their book “The Experience Economy”.
It’s no secret that used-car dealers have an unshakable reputation for shady deals, dishonest stunts, dirty tricks, tomfoolery, shenanigans and other undesirable actions you prefer not to deal with.
Fortunately, not all used-car dealers are guilty of these dreaded sins. There truly are committed, ethical, honest, good and professional car dealers who are really looking out for your best interests.
Unfortunately, the bad apples have spoiled the business for those of us who run honest operations. Because of these bad apples, you must arm yourself with as much information as possible about the scams the dishonest dealers try to pull, so you can spot them easily and run to an honest dealer who really deserves your business.
But how can you spot the bad dealers?
Join the Honest Selling Professionals Orginabest-selling author and auto industry insider Tracy Myers on May 20 as he presents “Car Buying Secrets Revealed – The Dirty Little Tricks Of A Used Car Dealer”. During this eye-opening address, attendees will learn how to identify the most common scams and to get tips on how to negotiate the best deal possible next time you buy a car.
Now you’ll know when you see one of these games being played and can avoid being taken! Plus, you’ll be a valuable resource to your friends and family members when they find out that you have insider’s knowledge of the car business.
■Friday, May 20, 2011
■7:30 to 8 a.m.: registration and networking
■8 to 8:10 a.m.: chapter update
■8:10 to 9:30 a.m.: presentation
■Location: Ces and Judy’s grand ballroom at
10405 Clayton Rd.
Saint Louis, MO 63131-2909
■Early Bird Price: members $20; nonmembers $35 (ends May 17 at 5 p.m.)
■Normal Price: members $35; nonmembers $50
■Food: Continental breakfast
■Limit: 160 seats
Note 1: Early bird pricing ends May 17 at 5 p.m.
Note 2: Unemployed salespeople who are looking for a job may attend at the member’s rate.
Tracy Myers is a car dealership owner, author, speaker and entrepreneur. He recently celebrated the opening of his newest business, The Celebrity Academy in Charlotte, NC. The Academy teaches professionals, entrepreneurs and business owners how to get noticed, gain instant credibility, make millions and dominate their competition by building their celebrity expert status.
Following these principles have helped Tracy gain enormous success at his own dealership, Frank Myers Auto Maxx. It was recently recognized as the Number One Small Businesses in NC by Business Leader Magazine, one of the top three dealerships to work for in the country by The Dealer Business Journal, and one of the Top 22 Independent Automotive Retailers in the United States by Auto Dealer Monthly Magazine.
He graduated from the Certified Master Dealer program at Northwood University and was the youngest person to receive the National Quality Dealer Of The Year award, which is the highest obtainable honor in the used car industry.
He has provided guest commentary on the FOX Business Network and has also been featured on NBC, ABC, CBS & FOX affiliates across the country. He has also appeared on stages from North Carolina to San Francisco and is the author of several books, including: Car Buying Secrets Exposed: The Dirty Little Secrets of a Used Car Dealer, Uncle Frank ‘Sez’ and YOU Are The Brand, Stupid!
Tracy and his wife Lorna have made their home in Lewisville, NC with their two children Maddie and Presley. He is a Christian Business Owner whose goal is to run his business “By the Book.”
CelebrityPress, a leading business marketing and finance book publishing company, has recently signed a publishing deal with Tracy Myers to release the book, ‘Uncle Frank Sez’ LIFE LESSONS FROM THE FRONT PORCH OF A SELF-MADE MAN!
Orlando, Fla. – February 25, 2011 – Tracy Myers, The Nations Premier Automotive Solutions Provider, has written the forthcoming book titled, ‘Uncle Frank Sez’ LIFE LESSONS FROM THE FRONT PORCH OF A SELF-MADE MAN! Nick Nanton, Esq. along with business partner, JW Dicks, Esq., recently signed a publishing deal with Tracy to contribute his expertise to the book, which will be released under their CelebrityPress™ imprint.
The forthcoming book, ‘Uncle Frank Sez’ LIFE LESSONS FROM THE FRONT PORCH OF A SELF-MADE MAN! Features the sayings of ‘Uncle Frank’. Everyone should have an Uncle Frank.
‘Uncle Frank’ gushes his wit and wisdom with an inimical ‘down home’ flavor. His sayings (‘Frankisms’) are not the kinds you would expect to hear at typical tea parties or in genteel ‘coffee-klatches’. They are, however, sage pieces of advice from a man who has lived life, understands human frailties including his own, and wants to give the rest of us the benefit of his hard-earned knowledge. It is his caring and ‘Frank’ way of passing along to us the “nuggets” of his experiences – to make us better and more successful people.
Uncle Frank’s salesmanship is anchored in love, wisdom, integrity and experience. His ‘Frankisms’ are to be savored, implemented and lived. They highlight the values of forthrightness, honesty, and planning – advice we don’t often get in a politically correct, ‘me first’ world, …and the kind of advice responsible parents or caring teachers pass along to their students. It’s like a “tough love” prescription for success!
If you are disciplined enough to adopt most of these ‘Frankisms’, some of which may be new to your way of thinking, you will be motivated to succeed with integrity. The ability to care about others while making a better life for yourself and your family are universal ideals, but one vehicle to get you there is expressed by Uncle Frank as: “ The standards set for you by others can’t be higher than the ones you set for yourself.” That is his version of the Golden Rule.
His final comment in the book on ‘quitting’ is one that none of us should ever forget! You need to read, learn and inwardly digest that one before you give up!
Other books recently released by CelebrityPress™ include Ignite Your Business with Kelly O’Neill, The Relationship Age featuring social media expert, Mari Smith; The New Masters of Real Estate: Getting Deals Done in the New Economy featuring real estate investment expert and mentor, Ron LeGrand; Game Changers: America’s Leading Entrepreneurs and How They’re Changing The Game, and You Can Too” and Counter-Attack with Brian Tracy.
Celebrity Press™, founded by JW Dicks, Esq. and Nick Nanton, Esq., is a business book publisher that publishes books from thought leaders around the world. Celebrity Press™ specializes in helping it’s authors grow their businesses through book publishing. Celebrity Press™ has published books alongside Brian Tracy, Ron Legrand, Mari Smith, Kelly O’Neil, Alexis Martin Neely and many more of the biggest experts across diverse fields.
Tracy is a car dealership owner, author, speaker and entrepreneur. He recently celebrated the opening of his newest business, The Celebrity Academy in Charlotte, NC. The Academy teaches professionals, entrepreneurs and business owners how to get noticed, gain instant credibility, make millions and dominate their competition by building their celebrity expert status. Following these principals have helped Tracy gain enormous success at his own dealership, Frank Myers Auto Maxx. It was recently recognized as the number One Small Businesses in NC by Business Leader Magazine, one of the top three dealerships to work for in the country by The Dealer Business Journal & one of the Top 22 Independent Automotive Retailers in the United States by Auto Dealer Monthly Magazine. Tracy graduated from the Certified Master Dealer program at Northwood University and was the youngest person to receive the National Quality Dealer Of The Year award, which is the highest obtainable honor in the used car industry. He has provided guest commentary on the FOX Business Network and has also been featured on NBC, ABC, CBS & FOX affiliates across the country. He has appeared on stages from North Carolina to San Francisco and is the author of several books, including: Car Buying Secrets Exposed: The Dirty Little Secrets of a Used Car Dealer and YOU Are The Brand, Stupid! Tracy and his wife Lorna have made their home in Lewisville, NC with their 2 children Maddie and Presley. He is a self-proclaimed Christian Business Owner whose goal is to run his business “By the Book”.
Car dealership owner, best selling author, speaker and entrepreneur Tracy Myers has been asked to speak at the 2011 Extreme Business Makeovers event in Orlando, Florida. Myers will be helping other business owners understand how to be a “Game Changer”…regardless of their industry.
The Extreme Business Makeover (or XBM, for short) will be a fun and powerful event designed to help people create serious growth in their business and serious satisfaction in their lives!
Thom Scott, creator of the XBM Experience, combines the best expert faculty, the greatest audience and a learning environment designed to accomplish 3 primary objectives to transform your business and help people accomplish their life goals. They are: Uncover Hidden Assets, Overcome Weaknesses and Creating an Action Plan.
“There are dozens of reasons you need to be at Extreme Business Makeovers 2011,” said Myers. “Whether your business needs a complete turnaround or even if you just need a few tweaks here and there to help you be more competitive and get ahead. Beyond the information you’ll learn, Extreme Business Makeovers will give you the FOCUS, MOMENTUM and CONNECTIONS you need to create the changes and growth you deserve to experience! I’m excited to be there and, if there is only one event that you attend next year, make sure it’s this one!”
For more information about XBM 2011 or to register, please visit http://www.extremebusinessmakeovers.com/
Tracy is a car dealership owner, author, speaker and entrepreneur. He recently celebrated the opening of his newest business, The Celebrity Academy in Charlotte, NC. The Academy teaches professionals, entrepreneurs and business owners how to get noticed, gain instant credibility, make millions and dominate their competition by building their celebrity expert status.
Following these principles have helped Tracy gain enormous success at his own dealership, Frank Myers Auto Maxx. It was recently recognized as the number One Small Businesses in NC by Business Leader Magazine, one of the top three dealerships to work for in the country by The Dealer Business Journal and one of the Top 22 Independent Automotive Retailers in the United States by Auto Dealer Monthly Magazine.
Tracy graduated from the Certified Master Dealer program at Northwood University and was the youngest person to receive the National Quality Dealer Of The Year award, which is the highest obtainable honor in the used car industry.
He has provided guest commentary on the FOX Business Network and has also been featured on NBC, ABC, CBS & FOX affiliates across the country. He has appeared on stages from North Carolina to San Francisco and is the author of several books, including: Car Buying Secrets Exposed: The Dirty Little Secrets of a Used Car Dealer and YOU Are The Brand, Stupid!
Tracy and his wife Lorna have made their home in Lewisville, NC with their 2 children Maddie and Presley. He is a self-proclaimed Christian Business Owner whose goal is to run his business “By the Book”.
Frank Myers Auto Maxx
4200 North Patterson Avenue
Winston Salem, NC 27105
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SERVICE PHONE #: 866-629-7585
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Are you in the automotive industry and looking for the education needed to keep up with the latest trends in dealership operations and marketing? If so, make plans to attend the much-anticipated Automotive Marketing Boot Camp. It is scheduled on April 16-18, just prior to the 10th Digital Dealer Conference in Orlando Florida.
The Boot Camp provides hands on tactical training for Internet Marketing, traditional marketing, social media, lead management, phone handling, video SEO, reputation management, Google Places optimization, blogging content creation, as well as Automotive SEO.
Just announced to speak at the Boot Camp is Tracy Myers, owner of Frank Myers Auto Maxx, who is commonly referred to as The Nations Premier Automotive Solutions Provider. Best-Selling author and Sales Guru Tom Hopkins added that Myers “has an old marketing soul that’s reminiscent of a P.T. Barnum”. While the legendary Brian Tracy said that he is “a visionary…possibly to be compared to a Walt Disney for a new generation.”
Myers is also a Certified Master Dealer, an NIADA Eagle Award Winner and was the youngest ever recipient of the National Quality Dealer of the Year award by the NIADA, which is the highest obtainable honor in the used car industry. Frank Myers Auto Maxx, his dealership was recently recognized as the number one Small Businesses in NC by Business Leader Magazine, one of the Top 3 dealerships to work for in the country by The Dealer Business Journal and one of the Top 22 Independent Automotive Retailers in the United States by Auto Dealer Monthly Magazine.
He has also been a guest commentator on the FOX Business Network and has also been featured on NBC, ABC, CBS and FOX affiliates across the country.
Tracy’s presentation at The 2011 Automotive Marketing Boot Camp is titled YOU Are The Brand Stupid: How To Get Noticed, Gain Instant Credibility, Make Millions and Dominate Your Competition By Building Your Celebrity Expert Status, which is also the name of his upcoming book.
Other workshop leaders this year include dealer principals and dealership employees that have stood above their peers in achieving excellence in their dealership’s digital marketing and sales strategies. Workshop leaders include Scott Falcone, Jeffrey Kershner, Andrew DiFeo, Hagen Durant, Scott Falcone, and Timothy Martell.
The Boot Camp is also attracting popular speakers with specialized skills including Jerry Thibeau, Brian Pasch, and Alex Snyder.
The Automotive Marketing Boot Camp delivers the knowledge and skills dealers need to create, execute and manage effective dealership processes. New to this year’s program will be added seminars on back-end marketing; how to better handle phone calls and leads to maximize lead conversion. The boot camp is perfect for General Managers and Internet Sales Managers. Last year, Boot Camp attendees posted rave reviews of their investment of time for this event.
The Automotive Marketing Boot Camp is very unique and effective because participants receive preparation materials in advance of the class and come fully prepared to engage in actual demonstrations. Participants use their own accounts during the classes so that they can then continue to work with them on their own long after the boot camp.
Learn more about the Boot Camp and register online at http://www.automotivemarketingbootcamp.com
Tracy Myers, owner of Frank Myers Auto Maxx of Winston-Salem, was recognized as one of one of the Top 50 Entrepreneurs in North Carolina today by Business Leader Media.
The winners were chosen from thousands of nominees within six categories. Based on the quality of the nominations, Business Leader chooses four finalists in each category, with the winners being determined by community vote. Last year, over 7,000 people voted for the North Carolina awardees.
Myers remarked, “In a room full of CEO’s from hotel chains, financial services companies & technology firms (to name just a few of the industries represented), it was an honor to represent the automotive industry at NC’s Top 50 Entrepreneurs for 2010 Awards Ceremony. I was truly stunned to have placed #16 out of all the great entrepreneurs in NC!” Myers continued, “It really is a privilege to be recognized by Business Leader Media, my community and my peers as one of North Carolina’s top entrepreneurs. My employees and I are deeply committed to continuing the remarkable environment of entrepreneurship that my great grandfather started more than 82 years ago.”
Business Leader Media honored all of the winners at the 15th annual awards ceremony held today at the Bryan Park Conference Center in Greensboro, NC.
About Business Leader in the Triad: Business Leader Media publishes Business Leader magazine, The Book of Leaders and the Corporate Relocation Guide in the Triad and operates the area’s largest newswire featuring daily business news, business rankings and business profiles at http://www.TriadNewswire.com. The company hosts over 15 local business events each year in the Triad, including the annual Movers & Shakers, Women Extraordinaire, the Triad Hall of Fame awards, and the Top 100 Small Business awards conferences and a monthly breakfast speaker series featuring top Triad CEOs.
The owner of Frank Myers Auto in North Carolina, was nominated for the annual Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. Tracy Myers was nominated for creating a business model that demonstrates a clear and sustained capacity for creativity and innovation in the development and implementation of products and/or services.
Myers summarized the experience after hearing about his nomination. “WOW! What a week is turning out to be. On Wednesday, I am being recognized as one of the top 50 entrepreneurs in North Carolina by Business Leader Media and now I found out about this. I am honored to be one of the nominees and I feel like I’m on top of the world. The nomination was one more validation that what my dad always said was right…surround yourself with good people and they’ll push you to the top. I am fortunate to have the best team in United States, if not the world. They continuously make me look more talented than I am (laugh).”
Now in its 24th year, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Awards program, is recognized as the most prestigious business award program in the country. Award winners are selected by a panel of independent judges, including local business owners – many of whom have won the award in the past – as well as area leaders from civic organizations and academic institutions.
All honorees are invited to the national Entrepreneur Of The Year® gala, hosted by Jay Leno, on November 13, 2010 in Palm Springs, California. The gala is the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum®, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.
Awards Criteria:Awards are given to entrepreneurs who have demonstrated excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.
To be eligible for consideration, the nominee must be an owner/manager of a private or public company who is primarily responsible for the recent performance of the company and an active member of top management. Additionally, the nominee’s company must be at least three years old.
About Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year®:Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year® is the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The award makes a difference through the unique way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 135 cities in 50 countries.
About Ernst & Young:Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. Worldwide, our 144,000 people are united by our shared values and an unwavering commitment to quality. We make a difference by helping our people, our clients and our wider communities achieve their potential.
About Frank Myers Auto Maxx: The original Frank Myers Store was started more than 83 years ago by Frank Myers, the Great-Grandfather of the current owner Tracy Myers and the Grandfather of the previous owner, Franklin Myers. Tracy has spent the past 15+ years trying to change the landscape of the car business and the bruised reputation of car salespeople all over the country. Tracy was one of the first 100 Certified Master Dealers in the Nation, a NIADA Eagle Award Winner and was the youngest recipient ever to be honored with the highest available distinction in the used car industry…the National Quality Dealer award. Frank Myers Auto Maxx was recently recognized as one of the Top 28 Independent Automotive Retailers in the United States by Auto Dealer Monthly Magazine, one of the Top 10 Internet Auto Retailers in the Nation & one of the Top 3 dealerships to work for in the country by The Dealer Business Journal. Tracy is also the Co-Creator of the world famous “Everybody Rides” program and author of the best selling book “Car Buying Secrets Exposed: The Dirty Little Secrets of a Used Car Dealer”, available at Amazon.com and better bookstores. He is a Christian Business Owner whose goal is to run his business “By the Book”. http://www.frankmyersauto.com
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In February of 2009, Tracy Myers (the owner of Frank Myers Auto Maxx) was inducted into the 2009 Class of the Triad Business Leader Hall of Fame. This video documents that very special night.
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