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Salesman’s Best Friend, innovative iPhone CRM app from A1 Software Group

A1 Software Group has released Salesman’s Best Friend CRM (Customer Relationship Management) iPhone app for salespeople in the automotive industry. The app has no advertisements and no subscription fees.  Some of its key features include innovativ
Feb 21, 2013

Using Social Media as a Lead Management and Branding Strategy

How do lead managers and successful businesses use Social Media? Business Development consultants at BizGro suggest that lead generation is not the main focus, and offer tutorial on how to use sites such as Facebook and Twitter to expand your image
Feb 21, 2013

Porsche 911 Carrera S Named Robb Report Car of the Year

Luxury lifestyle authority decorates top Porsche model ATLANTA– The seventh-generation Porsche 911 Carrera S has been named the 2013 Robb Report Car of the Year. Captivating the judging panel with its agility, driving dynamics and balance, the
Feb 21, 2013

Dataium ASI Shows Chevrolet Silverado Back On Top

After a three month hiatus, generous incentives help boost interest for the Chevy Silverado and other pickups Nashville, TN — Dataium, the largest aggregator of online in-market automotive shopper behavior, today released its monthly Automotive S
Feb 20, 2013

GM seeks .Buick, .Chevy domain names, withdraws .Chevrolet, .GMC, .Cadillac

GM takes the lead in trendy name-recognition by applying for .Buick and .Chevy with ICANN; as a result, Chrysler, Toyota, BMW, Honda, and others are staking their claim on brand-referencing in the following “not dot coms” as covered
Feb 20, 2013

Steve Cannon: Customer Experience Starts With Workplace Culture

Steve Cannon, CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA, gives insight on dealership culture. F&I and Showroom describe his outlook on social media stings and dealer engagement surveys that do trickle-down to the digital consumer, impactive for CRM. ORLANDO,
Feb 20, 2013

AutoNation: Coast to Coast Under One Name

AutoNation Dealership Group has made the move to re-brand all rooftops, say sources at  F&I and Showroom. Honda and J.D. Power comment on the successful marketing potential of AutoNation’s tactics, and the company’s one-of-a-kind mul
Feb 20, 2013

Ford shelled out big bucks to lure away Farley, SEC filing says

Ford Motor  Co. paid a hefty sum to lure Jim Farley away from Toyota Motor Corp. in 2007,  according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Tuesday. Farley, 50, Ford’s group vice president of marketing, sales, service and  Lincoln, a
Feb 20, 2013

Dealer Surveys: Annual Used Sales Projected to Rise, Fueling Franchised Store’s Most Profitable Department

Survey results discovered by Ally Financial and KeyBanc Capital Markets  through the recent National Automobile Dealers Association Convention & Expo  reiterated how important the used-vehicle department is to franchised  dealers. In its surve
Feb 20, 2013