5 Steps to Winning New and Securing Repeat Customers

Customers carry pocket-sized computers everywhere they go, that doesn’t mean that face-to-face interactions in the dealership aren’t as important.
Aug 12, 2019

Heading to Digital Dealer 27? Bring This Checklist!

It is time for the biggest automotive digital conference of the year, Digital Dealer Conference and Expo in Las Vegas. At the Digital Dealer conference and expo, you'll attend classes, listen to speakers, and meet with vendors on the expo floor.
Aug 1, 2019

How to Navigate Digital Retailing Potholes & Select the Right Partner

Shoppers are fed up with the time it takes to buy a vehicle at the dealership. It’s no wonder more than 80% of today’s vehicle shoppers want to do some, or all, of the purchase process online.
Jul 19, 2019

How to Regain Control of Your Marketing with Transparent, Scalable SEM Strategy

AutoLeadStar will be joining Google to share insight on the evolving automation in the automotive space and how this can help your dealership.
Jul 19, 2019

Thinking About Changing Your Website Provider and/or Digital Marketing Company?

One constant in our industry is change. Maybe you’ve recently had thoughts about your digital lineup and realized it is time for a change.
Jul 2, 2019

From First Search to Final Sale: Understanding Today’s Car-Buying Journey

The customer journey is evolving. “Car dealerships near me” searches have become the norm. Technology has played a huge part in that.
Jun 28, 2019

If I Were a Digital Consultant…

If you were an independent consultant being paid by a dealer to evaluate potential Digital Advertising partners, how would you decide on the best solution for the store?
Jun 10, 2019

View Recording — Under the Hood with Your Digital Marketing Partner

Have you ever wondered what’s really happening on the ground floor at the various digital marketing vendors, third parties and partners you hire?
May 6, 2019

6 Observations From The 2024 NADA Convention in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, NV— The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) held their yearly convention from Feb. 1-4 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The trade organization representing nearly 16,500 franchised new car and truck dealerships presented fo
Feb 5, 2024

Autosled Launches Autosled Direct Vehicle Transport Service

Autosled, leading provider of digital technology solutions for vehicle transport logistics, announced today the launch of Autosled Direct, a direct to customer vehicle transport service. This extension of the company’s existing B2B vehicle shipment
Feb 2, 2024

ActivEngage Flip2txt Leads the Way in Innovation at NADA Show 2024

Automotive messaging and consumer engagement leader ActivEngage, Inc. is thrilled to introduce Flip2txt, a game-changing solution designed to transform the way car dealerships receive and manage calls. Flip2txt offers comprehensive call management se
Feb 2, 2024

Dealer Magazine: Stay Ready So You Don’t Have to Get Ready!

Most dealership service drives are a massive beehive of activity—a constant, never-ending churning of machines and humanity. It’s not necessarily a bad thing, it’s just the world automotive professionals live in. So, if you’re not ready, you
Feb 2, 2024

CarGurus Partners with Chase to Expand Consumer Financing Options

CarGurus (Nasdaq: CARG), the No. 1 visited digital auto platform for shopping, buying, and selling new and used vehicles, announced the addition of Chase to its multi-lender financing platform, expanding options for consumers looking to pre-qualify f
Feb 2, 2024

ICOM AI Launches Integration with Xtime Service Schedule for Dealers, Creating More Frequent Customer Touchpoints and Increasing RO

ICOM AI, the leading AI solution provider in automotive, launched their integration with Xtime Service Schedule, bringing unparalleled customer communication and support to dealership customers.   Xtime-powered dealers can now harness the capabilit
Feb 2, 2024

John Devlin of Pennsylvania Elected Chairman of the Automotive Trade Association Executives

Pennsylvania Automotive Association (PAA) President John Devlin was elected the 2024 chairman of the Automotive Trade Association Executives (ATAE) at the ATAE annual winter meeting in Las Vegas. Devlin has served in his role as president of PAA sinc
Feb 1, 2024

Document Management Solutions Keep Your Dealership FTC Compliant

Safeguards Rule as compliance officers and auditors tasked with this very job are being sent across the country right now. For dealers, staying in compliance can be an overwhelming and costly endeavor, requiring a complex suite of information technol
Feb 1, 2024

Can Co-Op Ad Spend Help Soften the Rising Price of New Vehicles?

The average transaction price for a new vehicle in January is $48,759, a more than $10,000 spike from just five years ago, according to Cox Automotive. Surprisingly, luxury vehicle prices have dropped 7.4% compared with a year ago, an anomaly driven
Feb 1, 2024