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Conference & Expo: October 14 -15, 2025
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Lender Driven Sales Automation

As part of a 4-part series “Selling in a Covid-19 World”, we will discuss the setup and execution of the digital sale through a critical partnership - lenders. You’ll learn to enhance the relationship with existing lender partners as a new digi
Apr 30, 2021

How To Avoid OSHA’s Top 5 Dealership Violations

From OSHA penalties to workers' compensation claims to legal, operational, and reputational costs, your dealership can pay a significant toll. Learn how to avoid becoming another OSHA statistic with KPA’s Certified Safety Professional.
Apr 30, 2021

Used Vehicles, Digital Inspection, New Customers

In this tight used car market, digital inspections can be an integral part of your used vehicle service and sales. Learn the basics of digital inspections, best practices on how to perform and share inspections, and build a “wear history” to brin
Apr 11, 2021

Weaponize Your SEO

This webinar will teach you how win deals and dominate SERPs with an aggressive SEO strategy. You will learn how to identify weaknesses in your SEO strategy to build a SEO weapon, understand where (and why) the industry is moving, and walk away with
Apr 7, 2021

Multiply Your Car Sales By Giving Buyers What They Want

Take a deep dive into consumer trends and learn what an ideal car shopping experience looks like post-covid. By understanding your buyers, you can solve many common challenges that are preventing sales teams from closing deals, and how changes in the
Mar 23, 2021

6 Local SEO Myths that Need Busting for Dealerships

Join Podium experts to learn about 6 local SEO myths that need busting. Find out how you can improve your online reputation and GMB listing, gather more high-quality reviews, and discover the new consumer trends.
Mar 19, 2021

Inventory is Not Your Problem. It’s Your Opportunity.

Learn the strategies used to increase grosses in an inventory-constrained market and which reports, data and audiences will help you zero-in on the best buyer.
Mar 10, 2021

A Deeper Dive into Google My Business…With Google

Join Friendemic as they look deeper into Google My Business, this time with Google joining them! Learn how to optimize your Google My Business pages, for Sales, Service and Parts. This session includes new data on how separating your GMB listings wit
Feb 25, 2021

The Great Shift to Streaming and How to Win On Connected TV

Learn how to capitalize on the dramatic consumer shift from linear to streaming TV to drive significant incremental reach and maximize your budget.
Feb 24, 2021

Quality Over Quantity: Why Dealerships Should Care More in 2025

Dealerships have long prioritized volume as the key to profitability. However, a shift in strategy is emerging—one that challenges the traditional high-volume approach in favor of acquiring fewer vehicles at better prices, selling at stronger margi
Mar 24, 2025

Dealership Buy/Sell Market Hits Record High in 2024: Kerrigan

The auto dealership buy/sell market has another record breaking year in 2024, rising 10 percent from the year before according to the recently released 2024 Annual Blue Sky Report by Kerrigan Advisors. For the year, 697 franchises were sold, the high
Mar 24, 2025

Federal Authorities Announce Arrests in Tesla Attacks as Elon Musk’s Political Influence Grows

The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) arrested three individual responsible for the destruction of Tesla properties March 20, actions the Trump Administration has labeled as “domestic terrorism” with an investigation opened by the federal government
Mar 21, 2025

Insights from CES 2025: The Convergence of In-Cabin Sensing and Software-Defined Vehicles

As regulatory frameworks such as the EU’s Advanced Driver Distraction Warning (ADDW) near enforcement, automotive OEMs increasingly integrate in-cabin sensing technologies with software-defined vehicle architectures. This shift, evident at CES
Mar 20, 2025

Bob Mayberry Hyundai, Castle Automotive Group, Walser Automotive Group, Swickard Auto Group: Dealership Deals

Bob Mayberry Hyundai Sold The Walters family has sold Bob Mayberry Hyundai in Monroe, N.C., to Pablo River Partners, a Jacksonville, FL-based investment firm.The transaction, finalized March 5 with The Presidio Group advising the Walters, marks the c
Mar 20, 2025

Mastering Lead Generation Key Strategies for Dealerships

Effective lead generation is the cornerstone of sustained dealership growth and profitability in the fast-paced automotive market. According to the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), dealerships with efficient lead generation and follow-
Mar 19, 2025

DDCE2025 Speaker Proposals Deadline Set for April 11

Call for proposals for the upcoming Digital Dealer Conference & Expo (October 14-15, 2025, Las Vegas) are now open! The deadline to submit a proposal #DDCE2025 is April 11, 2025. Accepted speakers will be notified on May 2, 2025. Please follow t
Mar 19, 2025

Cookies to Carrots: Why User Experience And Business Outcomes Are The Future of Marketing

As the third-party cookie crumbles yet again, the future of digital advertising measurement is somewhat uncertain with a patchwork of solutions in development to replace our beloved snack-sounding snippets of code. While browser-based cookies have se
Mar 18, 2025

KBB: February New-Vehicle Prices Decrease from a Month Earlier

February’s new-vehicle average transaction price (ATP) was recorded at $48,039, a year-over-year gain of 1.0 percent but lower by 1.3 percent from January. According to Kelley Blue Book (KBB) officials, sales incentive levels were mostly flat month
Mar 18, 2025