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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

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Episode 13: The Underrated Advertising Power of The Radio with Jessica Schwartz

Send us a text Joe Levine sits down with Townsquare Media’s Jessica Schwartz to talk about the effectiveness of radio in today’s marketing world. The perception that radio advertising is a thing of the past will be completely shattered! Together they speak about how radio still reaches a mass audience, the evolution of audio and video advertising, terrestrial vs streaming, why radio campaigns fail, and more! Find out how media companies are successfully utilizing radio in an increasingly digital market and listen as they use data, and their own personal experiences to debunk major misconceptions of radio advertising. Keep listening and remember to like and subscribe. At the Car Guy Simple Podcast we’re committed to helping the Auto Industry as a whole, because when we all do better the industry does better! Car Guy Simple is Powered by PMD! A Full-Service Ad-Agency dedicated solely to automotive advertising. EPISODE CREDITS: Produced by PMD Artwork designed by PMD Additional music licensed through iStock Be sure to follow our social media!

49 min
JAN 20

Episode 12: Optimize Your Advertising by Getting into The Mind of the Consumer

Send us a text Joe Levine gives his insights into decades of Automotive Advertising! Getting into the mind of the consumer to optimizes your advertising in the simplest, yet effective way. In that regard it is important to remind yourself that YOU are not your customer! This episode focuses on the psychology of making your dealership’s sales process: Experience Driven. Consumers can purchase or products from any other dealership, so how do you MAKE them choose YOU. By going through the process of the sale step by step, you can boost your closing ratios. Tune in for the second half as Joe answers your mailed in questions! Please keep sending them in, and we’ll answer them the best we can. Keep listening and remember to like and subscribe. At the Car Guy Simple Podcast we’re committed to helping the Auto Industry as a whole, because when we all do better the Industry does better! Car Guy Simple is Powered by PMD! A Full-Service Ad-Agency dedicated solely to automotive advertising. EPISODE CREDITS: Produced by PMD Artwork designed by PMD Additional music licensed through iStock Be sure to follow our social media!

39 min
JAN 6

Episode 11: How to Boost Customer Attention, Retention, and Sitting Down with PMD's Brianna Conlon

Send us a text Buckle up for this one as Joe of The Car Guy Simple Podcast gives you the secret sauce to boost your dealership’s web presence! We’ll be going over how to Boost Customer Attention and Retention. Joe deep dives on the Importance of a Why Buy page on your website and the most important dos and don’ts of it. He’ll also teach you how to Customize the Buying Experience to capture customers attention and keep them in your funnel! In the Second-half of the episode Joe sits down with PMD’s own Brianna Conlon, Director of Digital Service’s. She talks about the Importance of Keeping Your Website Up to Date, How to Properly Design a Why Buy Page, and why Staying Competitively Priced on your website is key to success. Keep listening and remember to like and subscribe. At the Car Guy Simple Podcast we’re committed to helping the Auto Industry as a whole, because when we all do better the Industry does better! Car Guy Simple is Powered by PMD! A Full-Service Ad-Agency dedicated solely to automotive advertising. EPISODE CREDITS: Produced by PMD Artwork designed by PMD Additional music licensed through iStock Be sure to follow our social media!

38 min
12/16/2025

Episode 10: Building Cultures That Work With Automotive Veteran Bill Brunner

Send us a text In this Episode of The Car Guy Simple Podcast Joe sits with Auto Industry Veteran Bill Brunner. Joe and Bill discuss the secrets to running a successful dealership, tackling the ins- and outs of Fixed-Ops departments, Fixing in dealership culture, and much more. Bill was born into the auto industry, beginning by working in his grandfather’s auto shop which would go on to become to become a dealership he himself would run. Bill eventually shifted away from running a dealership into the Buy-Sell space, helping owners properly set up their dealership for sale and helping dealer buyers prepare to hit the ground running. Bill Brunner has also spent years working in the Automotive Advertising; working as Vice President of PMD he helped auto clients reach customers with successful advertising. After leaving PMD Bill went back into the direct auto sphere as a General Manager several Dealerships, and is currently the Director of Operations for the Island Auto Group Keep listening and remember to like and subscribe. At the Car Guy Simple Podcast we’re committed to helping the Auto Industry as a whole, because when we all do better the Industry does better! EPISODE CREDITS: Produced by PMD Artwork designed by PMD Additional music licensed through iStock Be sure to follow our social media!

50 min
12/02/2025

Episode 9: The 4 Pillars of Dealership Success with Legendary Tom Stuker!

Send us a text The Car Guy Simple Podcast welcomes back Industry Legend Tom Stuker! In our last episode with Tom, we talked about how to improve your phone skills. TODAY we discuss the 4 Pillars of Dealership Success! Listen in and get your notepads ready as Tom provides you the path to properly hiring and training your salespeople for a SUCCESSFUL career with your dealership. Don’t just hire the first person who comes in, take your time and train right so your salespeople become 20 plus unit a month sellers. Tom also shares his favorite scripts for how to keep your relationship with your clients relevant and at the top of their minds! In the second half of our episode we focus on what Management needs to do fix their dealership and prepare yourselves to have your BEST month ever, EVERY MONTH! Keep listening and remember to like and subscribe. At the Car Guy Simple Podcast we’re committed to helping the Auto Industry as a whole, because when we all do better so does the Industry! Contact Tom for yourself today at: 989-820-2792 or at UA1Flyer@yahoo.com EPISODE CREDITS: Produced by PMD Artwork designed by PMD Additional music licensed through iStock Be sure to follow our social media!

46 min
11/11/2025

Episode 8: Talking Closing Ratios, Employee Turnover, And More!

Send us a text Welcome back to the Car Guy Simple Podcast! Super charge your skills and knowledge in the auto industry with Joe Levine. We discuss how “Fade” creeps in and how to combat it. Don’t let yourself, your employees, or even customers fail because Fade crept into your behaviors and dealership. We also look at the data on the topic of “Tonnage”. Don’t succumb to spending more time and money to reach more leads that aren’t quality leads. As quality erodes, so does time on site and the motivation of possible consumers. Which leads to an in-depth analysis on closing ratios and the all-important “Be-Back”. Quality is the name of the game in the auto industry, make sure your delivering quality! In the second half of this episode of Car Guy Simple Joe answers some questioned that have been sent in by listeners. And if you have any you want to hear answered, please send them in! Keep listening and remember to like and subscribe. At the Car Guy Simple Podcast we’re committed to helping the Auto Industry as a whole, because when we all do better so does the Industry! EPISODE CREDITS: Produced by PMD Artwork designed by PMD Additional music licensed through iStock Be sure to follow our social media!

40 min
10/28/2025

Episode 7: A Sit Down With 3rd Generation, Multi-Rooftop, Dealer Principle Rob Sickel

Send us a text In this episode Joe of Car Guy Simple sits down with 3rd Generation, Multi-Rooftop Dealer Principal Rob Sickel of the Pine Belt Organization in New Jersey. At Car Guy Simple we bring you information, concepts and talks with people that are shaping the industry. The Pine Belt Organization has been owned and operated by the same family for 88 years, and as such we talk with Rob about the successes of Pine Belt, it’s stumbles, and what it believes is a winning path forward for dealerships. From establishing a Culture that keeps employee retention high. Efficiently using Branding to stay relevant and making your identity known, and the importance of keeping yourself a Local Destination. We also discuss with Rob the Importance of Corporate Philanthropy, what’s the right way to do it, and what is everyone else doing wrong. Joe and Rob also talk about the future of the auto industry and MUCH more listen in and Learn! The Car Guy Simple Podcast is committed to bringing you the best information from real people and business’ serving the Auto Industry! EPISODE CREDITS: Produced by PMD Artwork designed by PMD Additional music licensed through iStock Be sure to follow our social media!

53 min
10/14/2025

Episode 6: Improve Your Phone Skills with Industry Legend Tom Stuker

Send us a text Car Guy Simple welcomes Special Guest and Industry Legend Tom Stuker! Tom’s extensive 50-year career in the automotive industry has been one of the most transformative of any kind. From revolutionizing the BDC to sales training Tom has been shaping the auto leaders for generations. Tune in as we deep dive Stuker’s history for those of you who are new to the industry, and after the break Joe and Tom will teach you how to sell more cars PERIOD! From improving your phone skills to learning the most important; time proven, automotive sales technique… the Art of The Referral. If you’re in auto sales this is one episode YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO MISS! The Car Guy Simple Podcast is committed to bringing you the best information from real people and business’ serving the Auto Industry! If you have a question or want to reach out to Tom Stuker for yourself: 989-820-2792 Email at: UA1FLYER@Yahoo.com EPISODE CREDITS: Produced by PMD Artwork designed by PMD Additional music licensed through iStock Be sure to follow our social media!

50 min

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

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