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Why Real Change Begins Today
As the clock approaches midnight on December 31, many of us are ready to finally put into place the changes we’ve been promising to ourselves for months. The new year will be better, more prosperous, and most importantly, you’ll be happier. “I am going to lose 15...
Affinitiv Adds Instagram Social Ads to Auto Dealer Conquest Campaigns
Connectiv Prospect update doubles social media impressions & decreases Cost Per Vehicle Sold, at no additional cost to dealers Chicago, IL- January 7, 2018- Affinitiv has added Instagram social ads to Connectiv Prospect, its conquest campaign marketing solution...
Helion Offers Security Awareness Training for Auto Dealerships
New Solution builds a "Human Firewall" that Reduces Risk of Phishing Attacks from 27% to 2% Timonium, MD – January 7, 2019 – Helion Automotive Technologies is offering a new security awareness training program for auto dealership employees. The solution is designed...
Auto/Mate Releases eDEAL™️ Signature Capture and eSign for Cashiering
New features allow auto dealers to collect and store digitally signed documents, streamlining F&I and fixed ops processes Albany, N.Y. – January 7, 2018 – Auto/Mate Dealership Systems has released its eDEAL™ Signature Capture feature, a digital contracting tool...
Darwin Automotive Launches New Assistant for F&I Managers: “Darwin Bird Dog”
Iselin, NJ, January 7., 2018 -- Darwin Automotive, a leading F&I software provider for the automotive industry, today announced the release of a new assistant for F&I managers: "Darwin Bird Dog." Bird Dog becomes the F&I manager’s personal follow-up...
fusionZONE Automotive Launches FastRing and FastPrice
Next generation tools enable dealers to contact customers in under 6 seconds, converting leads into sales PACIFIC PALISADES, Calf., January 7, 2018 - fusionZONE Automotive, LLC, the automotive industry’s highest-performing dealer website solution, today announced the...
Are You Imprisoned By Your DMS?
In today's 20 group meetings, in circles, while attending a new car showing, and just about anywhere you go, dealers are talking about their DMS provider. Even DMS providers seem to be talking about each other, sometimes benignly, other times with soft-malice. And...
Witt’s Wise Words: High Tech vs High Touch
VP of Sales, CDK Global, Bill Wittenmyer explains the concept of high-tech vs. high-touch in this edition of Witt's Wise Words.
New My BDC Success Nitpicks the Details So Dealerships Maximize Their BDC Performance with Minimum Effort
PHOENIX, AZ, January 4, 2019 – Borrowing from the start-up success handbook that propelled virtual inventory advisory company LotPop to industry prominence, My BDC Success launched this week, providing remote BDC monitoring, tracking, and training services to help...
Interview with Dan Kommeth of Performance Lexus
Performance Lexus, of Cincinnati, Ohio, is an 18-time winner of the Elite of Lexus Award. The store is part of the Performance Automotive Network, a family-owned business operating for over 40 years. The network has enjoyed steady growth and is currently listed by...
One Factor that Impacts Dealership Profitability
The word “transparency” gets floated around the automotive industry quite often – especially in the last few years. The days of “the invoice is locked in a safe at the corporate office” are gone and consumers have all of the access to data that they need. Yet some...
How to Grow Loyalty with Service Marketing
For car dealers, the opportunity to create loyal customers might start with a sale, but true loyalty is created in the service department. According to a 2017 IHS Markit study, the average length of car ownership is nearly seven years. That's a long time to maintain a...
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