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The Road to a Sale is a highway to success.
The Road to a Sale sometimes sits in a proverbial forgotten corner. This often mentioned seldom used road is a highway to sales success...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Jul 8, 20225 min read
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What is Phase 2? Are you ready?
In April electric vehicles sales (NEV) reached 20% of the share of passenger vehicles by fuel type up from 3.4% just 12 months ago. This...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
May 16, 20225 min read
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Spotlight on: KiwiKiwi
Learn about entrepreneur and engineer William Sommers' vision to create an EV that runs on tea.

R E MacLean
Apr 1, 20223 min read
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Catching COVID - lessons learned.
Covid-19 is coming again. Only this time it is surging. At the time of writing there were 2365 new cases. Omicron is more infectious and...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Feb 21, 20225 min read
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19 Automotive Predictions for 2022 (Part Two, 9-19)
Boost Auto's predictions for 2022. Part 2

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Jan 17, 20225 min read
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19 Automotive Predictions for 2022 (Part One, 1-8)
19 Automotive predictions - Part 1 of 2

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Jan 10, 20226 min read
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Ready, set, plan, go!
Be Better in 2022

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Jan 6, 20222 min read
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Automotive Highlights that Mattered
The Year in Review 2021 Its been a challenging year for many. Automotive businesses locally, retailers and distributors alike have had a...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Dec 21, 20218 min read
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You can only manage what you measure. What are you measuring?
If someone asked you today what are your top 10 metrics for looking at your dealership's performance, what would they be? At the front...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Oct 28, 20213 min read
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Which poor workflows cost you the most money? Let's automate!
I love a good process. One of the great things about creating MG as a start up in NZ was there were no processes, because everything,...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Sep 22, 20214 min read
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Is your CRM reactive or proactive?
In a quick ring round this week and speaking to dealers, they were frustrated - understandably - by the impact of Level 4 and Level 3 on...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Sep 13, 20213 min read
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When is a bike a van? Why micro-mobility matters.
In a recent trip to New York I was bowled over by the amount of courier van traffic and by the amount of cargo cycle e-bike deliveries...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Sep 6, 20213 min read
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Clean Car Policy - Every New Car available today listed.
The weekend's news was a seismic shift for new car buyers. Gone are the excuses about not buying electric or Plug In Hybrids because of...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Jun 14, 20212 min read
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How are fuel economy figures calculated for a PHEV?
Boost Auto Explainer Have you ever rented a trailer only to discover that your new vehicle can't actually tow the rented trailer? If the...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Jun 4, 20213 min read
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It takes how long?! Understanding EV and PHEV Charging.
Most of us don’t fully remember high school physics, just some of the basics. But it’s the basics that help us understand how long it...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
May 24, 20213 min read
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Which car brand will become the next Nokia or BlackBerry?
boost blog #10 In 2007 Apple launched the iPhone. At the time the smartphone category didn’t really exist. BlackBerry insisted that...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Apr 22, 20214 min read
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How to sell cars…when you don’t have any.
boost blog #9 A friend of mine tried to buy a new car last week. Actually, he’s been trying to buy one for nearly a month. You would...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Apr 12, 20213 min read
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Why your EV customers will provide you with lessons about how you should run your business tomorrow.
boost blog #7 In retail land, talking to sales execs about EV customers will often reveal a pen portrait of customers that are highly...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Mar 22, 20213 min read
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How to run your business through a lockdown (and how to make it stronger at the same time).
boost blog #5 Whatever your feelings about the announcement of renewed COVID-19 lockdowns, once the anger and or frustration subsides...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Mar 1, 20214 min read
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boost blog #1 - Why sales should not be your marketing objective.
Do you have clear sales conversion KPIs and marketing goals? If not sales performance can't be attributed to marketing...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Dec 12, 20203 min read
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