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Posts Tagged ‘women and car buying’

Where did you buy your car and why?

Posted by Lauren McCarthy February 15, 2010 at 12:56 pm

All right, back to the basics today. I’ve got a couple of simple questions that may give me some insight into making the car buying experience great for every person that walks in our door. So tell me: 1. Where did you buy your last car? 2. Why did you decide to buy there? and [...]

What do women who work in a car dealership think? Part II

Posted by Lauren McCarthy January 8, 2010 at 11:32 am
Morgan Hotze, Hyundai Business Coordinator

As promised, here is round two on my search to gain some insight inside the dealership. I have gone around to the 6 McCarthy locations asking some questions to women employees in hopes of getting some insight about women and dealerships. Here’s what these women had to say. Q. Do you think you have any [...]

What do women who work in a dealership think? Part I

Posted by Lauren McCarthy December 28, 2009 at 11:42 am
Mimi Srivisay

I’ve gone around to the 6 McCarthy locations asking female employees to answer some simple questions. I wanted to interview these women, in hopes of getting a better understanding (beside my own) of working in the male-dominated work environment of a car dealership. I wanted to gain some insight to the advantages and disadvantages these [...]

Would you rather buy a car from a man or a woman?

Posted by Lauren McCarthy December 21, 2009 at 11:18 am
Man or Woman?

Tell me this … Do you prefer buying from a woman or man? Same gender as you or not? Or, if it really doesn’t matter … tell me why. This topic is very important to me … it’s basically the heart of my project. It’s about building a relationship with people; it’s about breaking down [...]