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Taking Care of Business While Maximizing Revenue
As industry experts forecast slumping sales numbers, a recent article in Automotive News suggests that shops can pick up the slack by getting back to customer-pay work. I cringed when I first read that, fearing that dealers would take this advice and backpedal on...
Are Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Going Mainstream for Dealer Marketing?
In the automotive sector, when most people hear “Machine Learning,” they immediately think of self-driving cars – which are very far off for the average dealer and buyer. But there is a discipline within automotive where machine learning has already become a reality:...
Interview With the 2018 Chairman of the Chicago Auto Show
John Hennessy, owner of River View Ford, in suburban Oswego, Illinois, has spent more than 30 years in the auto retailing industry. In addition to running one of the most active and popular dealerships in his region, John led a board of 15 dealers when he served as...
Drawing the Curtain Back
A Glimpse into the Association Behind the World-Famous Chicago Auto Show; and Event Highlights for the 2018 Chicago Auto Show and Digital Dealer Workshops In anticipation of the 2018 Chicago Auto Show, which will be held in conjunction with the Digital Dealer...
Jumpstart Automotive Media Path to Purchase Insights: How the Recent LA Auto Show Illustrates the New Way Shows Cater to Car Shoppers
San Francisco, CA—December 20, 2017 – Jumpstart Automotive Media, a leading media, insights, and marketing solutions company, released new data showing the impact that auto shows’ changed approach is having on car shopping. Today’s auto shows are less about concept...
ADESA and Ford Global Action Partnership Raises More Than $1 Million for JDRF
CARMEL, Ind. – Dec. 20, 2017 – ADESA, a business unit of global vehicle remarketing and technology solutions provider KAR Auction Services, Inc. (NYSE: KAR), today announced that it has raised more than $1 million for Type 1 diabetes (T1D) research in partnership with...
LotLinx Announces Move to Bolster High-Conversion AMPs For Dealers
New Integration with CarNow Underscores the Value of Chat-Friendly VDPs CHICAGO, Dec. 20, 2017 -- LotLinx, the industry’s #1 Automotive AI, today announced a new integration to strengthen its powerful CX-AMP Vehicle Display Page offering, a vital tool for dealers to...
The Challenge of Split Personalities in Consumers
For those unfamiliar with the story of Sybil Dorsett, she was a woman with dissociative identity disorder who had as many as 16 different personalities which would dominate and reveal themselves at different times. Made famous first by the non-fiction book, Sybil,...
Should Your Dealership Utilize a BDC for Fixed Operations?
Successful dealerships know that their service department is imperative for creating customer loyalty and bringing in repeat customers and buyers. It has been found that service departments have been the highest growing in inbound prospect calls and appointments over...
LEASE CREDIT APPROVAL RATES CONTINUE TO RISE AS YEAR END COMES TO A CLOSE
December Holiday Promotions will Keep Heavy Emphasis on Leasing and Luxury Offers CINCINNATI, OHIO (December 19, 2017) – Swapalease.com, the nation’s largest car lease marketplace, reports car lease credit applicants registered a 67.5% approval rate for November. The...
Used Car Market Insights: Market Decline Continues
Welcome to this week's edition of Black Book Market Insights, with in-depth analysis of used car and truck valuation trends and insights straight from the auction lanes. Click here to download the full report. This week’s Black Book Market Insights report shows...
Incentivefox, Leader in Automotive and Small Business Reward, Referral and Customer Retention Programs Takes Employee Retention and Engagement to the Next Level
CHICAGO, Dec. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Incentivefox, a leader in revolutionary marketing programs that utilizes a customizable reward platform where companies can easily collect referrals and re-engage with their customer base has announced details of its latest...
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