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4 Things You Need to Know About the New Google Dealer Playbook
Over the last few months, Google has been honing and preparing what they call the “Dealer Playbook” – an attempt to get dealerships to reset, focus on what’s truly important and drive traffic that can actually create incremental business. If you haven’t already seen...
Freebie Fridays: Loyalty
In this Freebie Friday Quick Tip, ELEAD1ONE Partner Bill Wittenmyer shares tips for building and fostering an atmosphere of loyalty within automotive dealership teams. It all starts with leadership.
The Importance of Acting on Data in the Wake of Irma and Harvey
The recent devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma is horrifying in terms of lives lost, lives affected, and the billions of dollars in property damage. If there is any silver lining to be found, it is only that things could have been much worse if...
Jumpstart Automotive Media Path to Purchase Report: Luxury Sport and Coupe Segments Showing Growth in Shopper Interest with a Spotlight on Toyota
San Francisco, CA—September 19, 2017 – Jumpstart Automotive Media, a leading media, insights, and marketing solutions company, today released its monthly share of shopper interest data. The report reveals that shoppers have recently shown more interest in segments...
Oplogic, formerly Wilson Technologies, Expands its Executive Team
DETROIT, MI, Sept. 20, 2017- Oplogic, a premier provider of CRM and related services for automotive dealerships, said today it has added three highly experienced members to its growing team. To meet increasing market demand and technology expansion, Oplogic, formerly...
HYUNDAI Capital America ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH AUTOGRAVITY
IRVINE, CALIF., Sept. 20, 2017– Hyundai Capital America, which does business as “Hyundai Motor Finance,” “Kia Motors Finance,” and “Genesis Finance,” today announced that it has joined the AutoGravity car shopping and financing platform. Beginning in the state of...
Getting an Edge in F&I: Consumer Credit Reports
In today’s automotive retailing market, consumers are armed with information as never before. It’s never been so valuable to consumers or so easily obtained. 88 percent of car buyers conduct research online before coming into the dealership, looking at everything...
PrePaid Maintenance in the Age of Ride-Sharing
Younger generations prefer fixed monthly costs for expenses that include things such as vehicle maintenance. They can then budget and have less concerns about encountering a repair bill they can’t afford. But how do ride-sharing services fit into the PrePaid...
Hearst Autos Announces Permanent Location In Chamblee, GA
Atlanta, GA—September 19, 2017 – Hearst Autos, the only full-service consultative resource for connecting automotive marketers with in-market auto shoppers, today announced its new permanent office in Chamblee, GA., just outside of Atlanta. Located in Chamblee’s...
Used Car Market Insights: Compact SUVs in Strong Demand
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...
DealerBuilt Announces Veronica Dunford as Executive Vice President of Business Development.
September 18, 2017 - It is with great excitement and pleasure that DealerBuilt announces the appointment of Veronica Dunford as Executive Vice President of Business Development at DealerBuilt. Veronica has been with DealerBuilt for over 5 years in various roles....
Atlanta – Based IoT Company Cognosos Raises $7.1 Million in Series A Financing
Cisco veteran Sandeep Vohra joins the company as CEO ATLANTA (Sept. 11, 2017) — Cognosos, a sensing-as-a-service (SaaS) compan, announced it has completed a $7.1 million Series A financing led by Cox Enterprises. Other investors include Covalent Partners and CheckFree...
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