Marketing & Advertising
July Sales Expected to Benefit from Ransomware Attack: J.D. Power
The cyberattack that affected U.S. dealerships is expected to have a “significant” impact on sales for the month of June, according to J.D. Power officials. “Because of the disruption to dealer software systems, June sales will not be reflective of actual consumer...
Webinar Report: Capitalized on Organic Marketing and Trusting Your Data
A webinar focused on the transformative power of call tracking in enhancing brand marketing and growing organic traffic is now available on-demand on DigitalDealer.com. Titled Capitalized on Organic Marketing and Trusting Your Data with Schomp Automotive, the webinar...
CDK Making Progress in Restoring Services
CDK Global brought a “small initial test group” of auto dealerships back online, a week after a ransomware attack affected the operations of thousands of dealers across the U.S. “We have successfully brought a small initial test group of dealers live on the Dealer...
2024 Digital Dealer Awards: Best Marketing
As part of our continuing efforts to celebrate the auto industry and those involved, Digital Dealer is proud to announce the Digital Dealer awards program for 2024. Among the six categories is Best Markets. The award contest is open to submissions from businesses or...
Shottenkirk Auto Group, Vaughan Automotive, Findlay Auto Group: Dealership Sales Roundup
Toomey Sells Two Texas Dealerships Kerrigan Advisors represented the Toomey family in the sale of Alamo Toyota in San Antonio to Shottenkirk Auto Group and Tejas Toyota in Houston to Vaughan Automotive. “My family is proud of our legacy of successfully representing...
#DDCE2024 Session Schedule Just Released!
The session schedule for the 2024 Digital Dealer Conference & Expo (#DDCE2024) is now live! #DDCE2024 is a 2.5-day event, Oct. 8-10, 2024, at MGM Grand in Las Vegas that will bring together automotive dealers, OEMs, thought leaders, and solution providers to power...
From Manual to Automatic: 3 Service Processes that AI Automates
One of the most significant benefits that artificial intelligence (AI) promises for dealership employees is the elimination of repetitive tasks. For example, consider all the steps associated with a service lane check-in. If AI eliminates just a few of these tasks,...
June New-Vehicles Sales Up 2.9 Percent from Last Year: Cox
New-vehicle sales in June are expected to increase from last month, according to the latest forecast from Cox Automotive. In June, the seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) is projected to finish near 16.0 million, down slightly from last June’s 16.1 million level...
Better Car People Acquires Proactive Dealer Solutions
Better Car People (BCP) has acquired Proactive Dealer Solutions (PDS), the fourth major recent acquisition by BCP that boosts the customer engagement platform for auto dealers and OEMs The union combines BCP's lead engagement platform, generative artificial...
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