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What’s Really in a Deal Jacket (and Why Does It Make E-Contracting So Hard)?
By Travis Peterson, Product Owner, One View I believe the paperless car deal is the holy grail of automotive retailing. In my recent blog, I talked about how e-contracting is the sticking point in reaching this ideal. The reason is two-fold: First, car deals are...
Chetu Expands Global Offices on Three Continents Amid Sustained, Rapid Growth
Announcement from Chetu International Software Development Services Provider Opens Additional Offices in US & UK Plus Enhances its India Campus Chetu, a leading provider of world-class software development and support solutions, today announced the...
PureCars Technologies Completes Strategic Acquisition of Automotive Fintech SAAS Provider truPayments
Announcement from PureCars The addition of financial integrations and online retailing capabilities will provide dealerships with expanded options to attract and convert shoppers more quickly and efficiently while providing a more seamless, personalized shopping...
AutoAPR® Offers Niche Product to Help Dealerships Bridge the Gap between Traditional Lead Forms and Digital Retailing
Announcement from AutoAPR Innovative auto finance engagement program designed to be a fit for those dealerships not ready to go “all in” on digital retail, but ready to accelerate online sales with better-qualified leads. Today, automotive industry investors announced...
Is Smart Infrastructure the Key to Vision Zero?
By Dr. Georges Aoude, CEO & Co-Founder, Derq Vision Zero is one of the newer strategies looking to eliminate deaths and severe injuries due to road traffic and unsafe infrastructure. First successfully implemented in parts of Europe, the strategy has recently...
Start Converting Leads That Other Dealers Throw Away
By JoAnn Bedenbaugh, Sales Director, Volie You’re not closing as many leads as you want, but you can’t figure out how to improve the situation. Your sales team is jumping on hot leads and setting follow-up reminders in the CRM, but your closing ratio is still below...
Utilize Automated Inspection Tech to Enhance the Customer Experience
By Bob Rich, National Sales Director, UVeye Recent data shows that within the automotive industry there is a disconnect with customers. According to one survey, almost 70% of dealers believed their customers had a high level of trust in them. On the contrary, only 9%...
Arcade Raises $4.5 Million Growth Seed Round to Help More Sales Leaders Motivate High-Performing Employees with Gamified Micro-Incentivizes
Announcement from Arcade Amidst an ever-tightening labor market, Arcade has helped sales teams increase employee retention and engagement by more than 20%. Arcade, a software provider that uses gamified micro-incentives to strategically motivate, engage and...
What Does Modern Retailing Mean and Why Should You Care?
By Phil Spagnoli, Regional Sales Director, Elead/CDK I’ve read several articles lately about how dealers took a digital leap forward in 2020 due to the pandemic. In most cases, this means they added digital retailing tools to their websites. Did anything else change?...
How to Retool Your Floorplan for Today’s Market
By Travis Peterson, Product Owner, One View Floor planning is not a new topic, but it’s gotten a lot more interesting lately. As Auto News reported in a recent article, floorplan swung from a $96-per-vehicle-expense on average in 2019 to a $140-per-vehicle gain last...
Trust and Transparency: The New Currency for Winning Automotive Shoppers
By Jonathan Lucenay, Founder and CEO, Client Command Automotive shoppers continue to evolve. The events of the past 18 months floored the accelerator. Pre-Covid consumer priorities, needs, and buying motives were in constant flux -making it hard for you as a dealer to...
PureCars’ Lauren Donalson Recognized in Autosuccess Women at the Wheel Program
Announcement from PureCars Inaugural Awards Honored 19 Women From Across The Automotive Industry PureCars, a leading provider of digital marketing technology and services for automotive dealers, today announced Lauren Donalson was recognized in the inaugural “Women at...
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