Car Guy Simple
The Car Guy Simple Podcast, hosted by Joe Levine , uses over 50 years of combined automotive experience to talk every aspect of the franchise car dealership environment from the dealership floor to the service drive.
This podcast is powered by PMD, a full-service automotive advertising agency. Find out more for yourself at pmdusa.com
Recent Episodes
Episode 18- Reaching the Hispanic Market with Dave Gallego of Telemundo
Send us Fan Mail Your Host Joe of Car Guy Simple sits with Dave Gallego; Automotive Executive and Area Manager at NBC Universal and Telemundo, to discuss reaching the Hispanic Market at your dealership. Out with the old and in with the new! Dave and Joe discuss the old outdated tropes for reaching an ever-growing market in America, and give you the real insight to reach an important Demographic! Treat your customers right and your sales will reward you, this is an episode your dealership can…
Episode 17: The Art of Upselling
Send us Fan Mail Having spent over 50 years in the Auto Industry and over 2 decades in Auto Sales Training, Joe gives you the tools to do more than just boost your sales. In this Episode of Car Guy Simple Joe goes over important topics to boost your dealerships sales, showroom traffic, mixed ops, and more! In this industry simply closing a deal can be tough, it's time to learn how to do more! Keep listening and remember to like and subscribe. At the Car Guy Simple Podcast we’re committe…
Episode 16: Discussing Modern Day TV and OTT with Bill Chambers of Optimum Media
Send us Fan Mail Joe sits down with Bill Chambers of Optimum Media to discuss how you can more effectively target your audience and find the RIGHT customers. As media has changed and reaching your targeted audience has Optimum Media has shifted ways to better analyze who your customers are, where they are, and how to zero in on them with effective ad spends that won’t break your budget. Listen in and learn how Optimum can be the perfect partner for your dealership, extending well beyond just…
About the Host
Joe Levine
Joe entered the automobile business in 1975 as a technician and has held virtually every position within a dealership, all the way to General Manager. In addition, Joe has been deeply involved in the advertising industry at both the creative and media buying levels.
During the mid ’90s, Joe became a Chevrolet Dealer in New Jersey, and was a board member of the Bergen/Passaic Chevrolet Dealer Advertising Association. After selling the dealership back to General Motors via Project 2000, he continued to focus on the success of his automotive consulting firm, Progressive Dynamics, Inc. Joe was a regular on-air personality with ASTN (Automotive Satellite Television Network), a Primedia-owned CNN affiliate and continues to be a valued public speaker in the automotive community.
After repeated requests from many of the clients of Progressive Dynamics to provide a forward and effective environment for advertising and marketing, Joe launched Progressive Marketing Dynamics (PMD) and still stands today as its President and CEO.