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LEASE CREDIT APPROVAL RATES DROP SLIGHTLY TO 69.8% IN SEPTEMBER
Lease Approval Ratings Drop by 3.9% in the Month of September after Steady Increases over Previous Four Months CINCINNATI, OHIO (October 16, 2018) – Swapalease.com, the nation’s largest car lease marketplace, reports car lease credit applicants registered a 69.8%...
Podium Named to Forbes’ Next Billion-Dollar Startups List
LEHI, UTAH - October 15, 2018 – Podium , the leading customer communication platform for local businesses, has been named to Forbes’ Next Billion-Dollar Startups list for 2018 . An elite group of 25 companies, the list highlights those that members from Forbes’...
Auto/Mate Integrates DMS with DocuBizz
Invoice workflow solution streamlines accounts payable processes in auto dealerships Albany, NY – October 15, 2018 – Auto/Mate Dealership Systems has integrated its dealership management system (DMS) with DocuBizz, experts in automated invoice workflow solutions....
TradeRev Unveils New MOVE METAL® Service Options and TradeReady Seller Protection
Customized Service Levels and No Arbitration Guarantee Help Dealers Save Time and Money CARMEL, Ind. – October 17, 2018 – TradeRev, North America’s leading dealer-to-dealer digital auction platform, announced the release of the company’s new MOVE METAL®service options...
If I Out Call You, I’ll Out Connect You
At its core, sales is a numbers game. It always has been and always will be. If you’re selling the same product that others are selling, you can only expect to close a percentage of customers that come into your store. In our industry, top performers close 50 to 60...
Profit By Action Quick Tip: Business Planning 4 – Agreement & Action Plan
ProfitByAction.com Quick Tip on the importance of getting the buy-in and agreement of all Dealership Management as part of the Planning Process. Once everyone has agreed to the plan, set appropriate actions.
Xtime Presents Fletcher Jones Audi with Customer Experience Excellence Award
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (October 16, 2018) – Xtime is proud to name Fletcher Jones Audi in Chicago, IL, as the winner of the second Xtime Customer Experience Excellence Award at Digital Dealer’s Conference & Expo in Las Vegas, NV, October 16-18, 2018. Xtime first...
The New Tax Law Threatens Revenue for Dealers in NCFC Participation Programs
While it may feel like the auto industry is nothing but blue skies, dealer principals might be feeling the pinch of everything from margin compression and higher interest rates to annual sales figures that make the same sound as air slipping out of a balloon ever so...
Hard Facts: How to Decrease Your Cost Per Lead
This week’s #HardFacts is live from Google HQ in #NYC. Samantha chats with Google team members about what it means to be a #Google Partner. She also gives some strategies
Are Your Most Profitable Customers Created or Made?
CEO & Executive Chairman Scot Eisenfelder discusses whether a dealership's most profitable customers are created or made in this video blog.
Where Oh Where Has the Service Department Gone?
Arguably, one of the most important marketing channels any dealership has is their website. Think about it. How much money do you spend simply to get customers there? When you combine all marketing efforts including, but not limited to, SEO, SEM, some third-party...
Using Customer Service as a Marketing Tool
It hasn’t been that long ago that customers were only able to handle customer service issues in person or by phone. Now, of course, there are many options for customers including social media, chat or through reviews. What would you do if a customer were standing in...
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