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Cox Automotive Dealer Software Solutions Brands Launch Business Continuity Resource Hub for Dealers
Today, April 9, 2020, Cox Automotive’s Dealer Software Solutions brands, Dealer.com, Dealertrack DMS, VinSolutions and Xtime, will launch a new Business Continuity Resource Hub for dealerships looking to resolve some of the unprecedented challenges brought on by the...
Recall Masters Supports its Auto Dealers with Special COVID-19 Response Kit to Help Handle Service Customers
April 8,2020, Laguna Hills, CA – Recall Masters, Inc., the leading provider of automotive recall data, technology and communications, today announced the launch of a special COVID-19 Response Kit at no cost for its auto dealer clients. The kit is designed to help...
Auto/Mate Integrates Dealership Management System (DMS) with Bluejay Reviews
Integration helps dealers maintain and grow their online reputation Albany, N.Y. – April 13, 2020 – Auto/Mate Dealership Systems is announcing it has completed all dealership management system (DMS) integrations with Bluejay Reviews. With the online reputation of a...
Sorry, Your Customers Aren’t Buying It
(Photo by Bloomicon - Stock.Adobe.com) By Ashley Sparks, Client Operations Director, Regional Account Manager, Pinnacle Advertising & Marketing Group “Huge Selection!” “Big Savings!” “We’re Overstocked!” “Lowest Prices of the Year!” “Spooktacular Pricing!” “Black...
Q&A with Facebook: Interview with Katie Benesch, Digital Retail Lead at Facebook
In this interview, we talk with Katie Benesch, Digital Retail Lead at Facebook. In her role, Katie helps automotive shopping sites activate Facebook’s full suite of apps and services to drive customer acquisition and dealer success. Note: The following interview took...
The 2019 Buy/Sell Market in Review and Expectations for 2020
By Erin Kerrigan, Founder & Managing Director, Kerrigan Advisors 2019 was the second most active buy/sell market since 2014 with 230+ completed transactions (see Chart 1), an impressive accomplishment for a market that got off to a slow start. In the first half of...
Estate Taxes – Still a Problem for Succession
By Hugh Roberts, Partner, The Rawls Group ‘’I’M NOT READY TO GIVE MY KIDS $23M!” “When my father died, we could have been in real trouble trying to pay his estate taxes. We just got lucky with favorable valuations and market conditions, but I’m not going to put my...
Branding Tips for When Leads Are Down
By Melanie Borden, VP of Marketing, Celebrity Motor Cars If you're in any type of sales capacity, you might experience those months when leads just aren’t enough. Maybe business is slow, you’re not hitting your objective for the month or quarter, you lost a few deals...
DOWC® Announces Keyfetch™ Partnership
April 10, 2020 (RINGWOOD, NJ) — Dealer Owned Warranty Company (DOWC®), a leading provider and administrator of F&I products and services, announces its partnership with Keyfetch Automotive USA. Keyfetch Auto Protect provides customers with a unique keychain that...
Canada’s Leader Auto Resources Announces Investment Partner, U.S. Business Unit to be Relaunched as DealerShopTM
Leader Auto Resources (LAR), Resilience Capital Partners enter partnership to enhance services, significantly grow U.S. business U.S business will be rebranded as DealerShopTM, providing complete sourcing of products, services and equipment to auto dealership...
Flick Fusion and VinSolutions Partner to Deliver Video Communications via VinSolutions Connect CRM
Video solution helps dealers stay connected at a social distance URBANDALE, IOWA and MISSION, KANSAS, April 8, 2020 — To help dealers win the battle with social distancing, VinSolutions has selected Flick Fusion’s Smart Flicks platform to deliver integrated video...
Kelley Blue Book Announces 2020 Brand Image Award Winners
Tesla Nearly Sweeps Luxury Brand Categories; Subaru Leads Non-Luxury Brands IRVINE, Calif., April 8, 2020 – Automotive brands resonate with shoppers worldwide with appealing attributes like reputation, design and more. Few products are more ubiquitous in our...
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