The Car Guy Simple Podcast
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
Episodes
15 episodes
Episode 14: Using Data to Direct Sales with John Hamlin
Car Guy Simple is proud to have John Hamlin of Hamlin & Associates; Ad Age and Automotive News Award Winner for Best Use of Data 2025!Joe and John sit to talk about the new age of using tech and AI to correctly, successfully, and pro...
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Episode 14
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53:36
Episode 13: The Underrated Advertising Power of The Radio with Jessica Schwartz
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 sp...
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Episode 13
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48:39
Episode 12: Optimize Your Advertising by Getting into The Mind of the Consumer
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 you...
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Episode 12
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38:55
Episode 11: How to Boost Customer Attention, Retention, and Sitting Down with PMD's Brianna Conlon
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 B...
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Episode 11
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38:10
Episode 10: Building Cultures That Work With Automotive Veteran Bill Brunner
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...
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Episode 10
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50:24
Episode 9: The 4 Pillars of Dealership Success with Legendary Tom Stuker!
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 notepa...
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Episode 9
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45:31
Episode 8: Talking Closing Ratios, Employee Turnover, And More!
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 beca...
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Episode 8
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39:51
Episode 7: A Sit Down With 3rd Generation, Multi-Rooftop, Dealer Principle Rob Sickel
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 ar...
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Episode 7
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53:08
Episode 6: Improve Your Phone Skills with Industry Legend Tom Stuker
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 be...
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Episode 6
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49:35
Episode 5: All About Social
Welcome Back to Car Guy Simple!In today’s episode we discuss Social Media! It’s important for every dealership to have a social media presence, but how do we as Car people effectively use it for sales and growth. Listen in as Joe and Eam...
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Episode 5
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41:30
Episode 4: An Expertise On Direct Mail With Erik Schroeder
In our 4th episode of the Car Guy Simple Podcast Hosts Joe and Eaman sit with our first guest Erik Schroeder, President of Growth at JMG Marketing,JMG Marketing has been a crucial Auto Dealer asset in Direct Mail campaigns since 20...
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Episode 4
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43:37
Episode 3: Breaking Down Electric Vehicles and Selling More On Social
Joe and Eaman discuss EV’s, listen in to learn how to conquer customer fears and change deep-engrained driver identities within what they drive. EV’s aren’t going anywhere so it’s time to learn how to sell them or get run over by them. As we sh...
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Episode 3
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39:23
Episode 2: IT'S CAR GUY SIMPLE
Car Guy Simple Episode 2 – IT’S CAR GUY SIMPLEIn this episode Joe and Eaman Discuss several topics on how to improve and tackle sales difficulties your dealership may be facing, including: Bad Manufacturer Incentives, Seasonal Purchasing...
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Episode 2
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39:57
Episode 1: Our Inaugural Episode
Meet your Car Guy Simple hosts, Joe Levine and Eaman McMillion.In this inaugural episode you will learn about their background in the auto industry, what content you can expect in future episodes and more.The key topics that will ...
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Episode 1
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32:23
Car Guy Simple | Launching August 5th 2025 | Official Teaser
Created by former Dealer Principal, Joe Levine, this podcast is for the people who make the showroom floor move. Joining, Joe as Co-Host is Eaman McMillion who has worked in various roles within the automotive industry from sales to marketing. ...
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