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AI & The Future Of Car Buying w/ Brian Ankney :: Ep 282 The Mostly Middle Tennessee Business Podcast
Jim McCarthy sits down with Babcox Media’s Brian Ankney to talk about how a 106-year-old automotive media company keeps reinventing itself with video, AI search, and niche-focused content. They dive into the real future of car dealerships, F&I, EVs, and what “good” selling actually looks like in 2026.
If you’re in automotive, real estate, or any small business that lives on leads and relationships, this episode is loaded with practical perspective and stories from the trenches.
Highlights
00:00 Sales vs “being pushy”: reframing what selling really is
03:30 E-bikes, safety, and 50-year-old-guy…
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