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Conference & Expo: October 14 -15, 2025
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Coronavirus Causes Disruption and Accelerates Need for Automotive Digital Retailing Proficiency

Join MarketScan in this webinar to learn how you can embrace existing technology to improve and individualize the online and in-store car buying experience.
Apr 3, 2020

Search to Sold – 100% Digitally

During this webinar, Steven Pelham, Product Marketing Manager of Podium, will help you to learn how you can manage your customer’s journey — from initial search to final sale — digitally.
Mar 26, 2020

Use Video With Customers During COVID-19 (For Free)

Explore Video Best Practices and the No-Cost Techniques to Communicate with Customers and Prospects During COVID-19. In this webinar, Steve Pearson, CEO of Friendemic, will share best practices on sending prospects a video walk-around, rather than ha
Mar 19, 2020

“Stop Everything!” My Dealer Said “Cut It All – Now!”

The auto market used to suffer three-year cycles, and so far we’ve had 11 years of growth; therefore, now is the time to revisit down-market strategies. It's the perfect time to reassess your digital marketing strategy and adjust quickly.
Mar 12, 2020

Customer Experience 101: How to Humanize Your Digital Dealership in 2020

The human condition is unchanging: We want to be seen, heard, and understood. That’s why the right approach to customer experience in 2020 isn’t digitization; it’s humanization.
Feb 12, 2020

Everything I Know About Digital Strategy I Learned from Bobsled Racing

Like competitive bobsled racing- digital strategy, marketing, and website experiences are challenging.
Feb 6, 2020

How to Win Customers and Influence Word-of-Mouth

Podium will discuss how to kick-start a word-of-mouth engine for your dealership that will win you more customers.
Jan 24, 2020

How Are You Measuring Digital Success in 2020?

C-4 Analytics will address how leading dealers (and dealer groups) plan to measure digital success in 2020. It is predicted that vehicle sales are going to tighten/flatten this year and beyond.
Jan 13, 2020

One Size Doesn’t Fit All: A Dealer’s Guide to Facebook Ads

Learn the balance of building audiences for a channel like Facebook, which is built to stimulate interest in your dealership.
Dec 5, 2019

Highnote Announces Fasten Rewards Partnership to Launch Consumer Credit Card Rewards Program 

Highnote, a leader in modern card platform management, announced the launch of a new consumer credit card program with Fasten Rewards. Leveraging Highnote’s customizable platform, Fasten aims to strengthen the relationship between drivers and d
Feb 18, 2025

A Third of Middle-Class U.S. Households Plan to Buy Vehicles in 2025

A survey by financial services company Santander US found that a third of middle-income households making between $50,000 and $148,000 annually intend to buy a car this year. A number of those weighing whether to buy have started taking action. Abo
Feb 18, 2025

How to Keep Your Dealership Ahead of the Competition in 2025

Competition has always been a significant challenge for dealerships, requiring more than just an impressive inventory to stay ahead. With more people expecting convenience, transparency, and value, dealerships must rethink their strategies and move b
Feb 17, 2025

Brad Eichers Inducted into the Utah New Car Dealer’s Hall of Fame

The Utah Automotive Hall of Fame has inducted Ken Garff Automotive Group executive and partner Brad Eichers into the prestigious Utah New Car Dealer’s Hall of Fame, recognizing his remarkable contributions to the automotive industry and his las
Feb 17, 2025

Florida Dealers File Suit Against Scout Motors

Florida is the next battleground between franchised dealerships and automakers looking to sell directly to the consumer. Volkswagen and Audi dealers in the Sunshine State filed a lawsuit against Scout Motors that alleges its direct-sales model for ve
Feb 17, 2025

Dealer Magazine: Misguided Focus in Dealerships

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the January/February edition of Dealer magazine A word from Charlie Polston: “My friends, as you know I retired December 31, 2024 after 42 years in the automotive industry. I’m delighted t
Feb 14, 2025

XPENG selects RTI Connext Drive to Streamline Communication for its Next-Generation Vehicle Architecture

Real-Time Innovations (RTI), the infrastructure software company for smart-world systems, announced XPENG has selected RTI Connext Drive to provide the core communication technology for its next generation E/E vehicle architecture. Starting with t
Feb 14, 2025

Nissan, Honda End Merger Talks

Honda and Nissan officials were unable to reach an agreement to merger, ending talks that would have created one of the world’s largest automakers. In a joint statement released by Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi Motors, the three companies “agreed
Feb 14, 2025

Dealer Magazine: 10 Things to Address Before Hiring an In-Law

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the January/February edition of Dealer magazine Bringing family into your dealership can be tricky. Adding an in-law to the mix? That’s next-level complicated. Between managing emotions, exp
Feb 13, 2025