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Survey: Large Majority of Drivers OK with Anti-Speeding Tech in Vehicles
Drivers are open to prompts to make them safer drivers, according to a recent survey from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The report published earlier this year found more than 60 percent of drivers would find it acceptable if their vehicle provided...
Dealer Magazine: Meta Announces Two New Dealer Playbooks: An Omnichannel Approach to Driving Dealer Profitability
Editor's Note: This article was originally published in the July/August edition of Dealer magazine As we bid farewell to the seller’s market after four years of anything but normal, balance is expected to return to the U.S. auto market. As a result, dealers will be...
FixedOPS Marketing’s Russell Hill to Talk Fixed Operations at #DDCE2024
Explore the session schedule for the 2024 Digital Dealer Conference & Expo (#DDCE2024)! Russell Hill, Co-Founder/Managing Partner, FixedOPS Marketing, will lead a session titled The New Paradigm Shifts in Fixed Operations. Have you heard people saying, “there’s a...
Edmunds: New-Vehicle Buyers ‘Stretched to Financial Limits’
Elevated new-vehicle prices and high borrowing costs are two leading factors that have new-vehicle buyers stretched to their financial limits, according to the car shopping experts at Edmunds. Jessica Caldwell, Edmunds' head of insights, noted these higher costs are...
Dealer Magazine: How to Leverage the Power of Video to Immediately Increase Engagements, Conversions, Volume & Gross in Automotive Sales
Editor's Note: This article was originally published in the July/August edition of Dealer magazine In the competitive world of automotive sales, utilizing and leveraging video can transform how dealerships engage with prospects/customers, drive lead conversions by 67...
At #DDCE2024, Steve Roessler of DriveCentric to talk Emoji-nal Intelligence
Explore the session schedule for the 2024 Digital Dealer Conference & Expo (#DDCE2024)! Steve Roessler, Chief Evangelist Officer, DriveCentric, will deliver a session titled Emoji-nal Intelligence: Mastering Modern Communication Strategies for Sales Success. In...
Millennial Drivers Cause Highest Percentage of Accidents
Be wary of the Millennials on the road. That is the take away from personal injury law specialists John Foy & Associates after analyzing 2022 data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), to find the number of drivers involved in crashes by...
Dealer Magazine: “Someone Has To Do Something At Some Point In Time”
Editor's Note: This article was originally published in the July/August edition of Dealer magazine Do you stop at stop signs on private property? I don’t think you can get a ticket if you don’t…and no one is looking. So, do you stop? There are generally two schools of...
Clarivoy CEO Steve White to Present at #DDCE2024
Explore the session schedule for the 2024 Digital Dealer Conference & Expo (#DDCE2024)! Clarivoy CEO Steve White will present a session titled Are You Ready for Cookieless Marketing? Probably Not: Get Ready with this Cookieless Crash Course. As the digital...
Auto Recalls Down Compared to 2024 First Quarter
Ford had most recalls in the field in the second quarter of 2024, according to a BizzyCar analysis. A recall management platform for car dealerships that exponentially increases service revenue, BizzyCar’s report noted while overcall recalls were down compared to the...
Dealer Magazine: The Critical Importance of the Sales to Service Handoff
Editor's Note: This article was originally published in the July/August edition of Dealer magazine Last year, 85 percent of vehicle maintenance and repair dollars were spent at independent service centers—not at dealerships. Wow! Over the past four decades, I’ve read...
CallRevu’s CEO Ben Chodor to Speak at #DDCE2024
Explore the session schedule for the 2024 Digital Dealer Conference & Expo (#DDCE2024)! CallRevu’s CEO Ben Chodor will deliver a session titled Leveraging Customer Intelligence and Intimacy: Revolutionizing the Automotive Customer Experience with Data. In today's...
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