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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...
Dealer Magazine: Interview with Marcus Withers of Withers Automotive Worldwide
Editor's Note: This article was originally published in the July/August edition of Dealer magazine Dealer Magazine had the privilege of talking with Marcus Withers, a part of one of the leading minority dealership groups in the U.S, working in sales, operations,...
Dealer Synergy’s Tianna Mick to Lead Session on Video Marketing at #DDCE2024
Explore the session schedule for the 2024 Digital Dealer Conference & Expo (#DDCE2024)! Tianna Mick, Dealer Synergy’s Chief Marketing Officer, will host a session at DDCE2024 titled How to Leverage the Power of Video to Immediately Increase Engagements,...
Cox: New-Vehicle Sales Expected to Rebound in July
The Cox Automotive forecast released July 25 indicates that U.S. July new-vehicle sales will show some recovery from the CDK Global ransomware attack in June. In July, the seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) is expected to rise to 16.0 million, an upward rebound...
Tekion Receives $200 Million in Growth Capital from Dragoneer Investment Group
Tekion recently secured $200 million investment from Dragoneer Investment Group. The financing round for the company, a developer of a cloud-native platform for the automotive industry, raises its market valuation to more than $4 billion with plans to use the capital...
Navigating the EV Era: How Dealerships Can Thrive Amidst Changing Automotive Landscape
Even before COVID-19, the automotive industry was on the brink of a seismic shift. Electric vehicles (EVs) were poised to become mainstream, slashing maintenance and repair needs. Dealerships knew service lanes would see less traffic. The pandemic accelerated this...
Autotrader Names 10 Best Electric Cars for 2024
ATLANTA, July 24, 2024 – Electric vehicles (EVs) have grown from a niche market to a notable chunk of automotive sales in just the last few years. Like all modern vehicles, EVs continue to evolve, and the market is beginning to see second-generation versions of some...
Keller Creative Agency’s Alec Sullivan to Present at #DDCE2024
Explore the session schedule for the 2024 Digital Dealer Conference & Expo (#DDCE2024)! Featured Session: Keller Creative Agency’s data engineer Alec Sullivan will present a session titled Falling in Love with the Numbers: From Sales Manager to Data Engineer. This...
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