Using Big Data to Gain More Market Share

How much time a day do you spend cruising the Internet on your computer and mobile devices?  Two hours, 6 hours, perhaps 8 hours?  The average American spends over 11 hours a day online
Sep 15, 2016

Low Hanging Fruit Is Now Available for Plucking

The automotive industry pretty much resets at the beginning for each month. I’m sure you’ve all heard the term, “hero to zero.” Well, that’s rather how it is
Sep 14, 2016

Grow and Nurture a Customer-Satisfying Digital F&I Experience

Here is how F&I’s future spreads out before us, either a choice to migrate to global functionality with new methods of interactivity - or continue with painfully piecemeal-driven
Sep 8, 2016

Silicon Valley Takes Dealership F&I with Digital Storefronts!

Silicon Valley is emerging as the biggest competitor—and greatest threat—to traditional auto dealers, offering evidence that it’s time for everyone to wake up, take notice, and take action.
Sep 8, 2016

Leading Edge Marketing

7am Monday morning 22 years ago my phone rings. It’s one of my newest and biggest advertising clients on the other end of the line. This can’t be good. “Jim, my competitor is using
Sep 8, 2016

Are You Being Proactive With Your DMS?

If you were standing in front of a house on fire and there was a hose and hydrant, everyone would say that the solution to the problem is to connect the hose and put out the fire.
Sep 8, 2016

3 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Capitalize on the new ‘Amazon Vehicles’

Amazon has just launched a new hub, Amazon Vehicles, which allows customers to research and compare automotive vehicles, parts and even accessories online.
Sep 1, 2016

What Exactly IS a Virtual Visit?

The question seems easy enough to answer. It means going to a website and viewing a plethora of photos or videos. Pretty simple. That’s because nothing has truly changed
Sep 1, 2016

Automotive Technology Accelerates Beyond the Curve

For decades, the automotive industry was a technological backwater full of missed opportunities. Now, automakers worldwide are responding to new challenges with high-tech solutions.
Sep 1, 2016