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Keeping Talented Technicians

The dealerships that are willing to understand what needs to be done to attract and retain technician talent will have an appropriate staff. Those dealerships are unwilling to change and expect technicians to just show up at their dealership wanting to work are in for a shock. It all starts with you. I hope you choose your actions wisely and support your…

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Added by Rob Gehring on April 28, 2015 at 2:48pm — No Comments

AutoAlert is proud to welcome Royal Auto of Oneonta NY to the family!

We are very excited to start working with Steve Harris and his experience team of auto industry professionals. 

AutoAlert is the industry leading data mining solution. AutoAlert Helps dealers capitalize on missed opportunities within their own database, locating customers who can get into a new car with no money out of pocket and at full MSRP for the dealer.

Whether you're looking to curb margin compression, fill your lot with low mileage single owner cars or convert service…

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Added by Ryan Mayo on April 28, 2015 at 12:19pm — No Comments

Digital Dealer's Mike Roscoe and Flick Fusion's Tim James with Car News Network

Watch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=582RtTrzkcQ

Car News Network's Criss Castle interviews Mike Roscoe, President of Digital Dealer and Tim James, Vice President of Flick Fusion during Flick Fusion's kick off party event at Digital Dealer 18 in Tampa, Florida.

Flick Fusion…

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Added by Criss Castle on April 28, 2015 at 9:05am — No Comments

Car News Network: Drive Digital's Adam Rouff Announces New Parts and Accessories Platform

Watch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYE5nvtYJ40



Car News Network - At the 18th Digital Dealer Conference, president of T3, Stan Thomas, conducts vendor to vendor relations and is at Digital Dealer 18 looking for new technologies for his company's…

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Added by Criss Castle on April 28, 2015 at 9:02am — No Comments

Car News Network: Flick Fusion VP Tim James Elaborates on Partnerships in Video Content

Watch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x6r25dAmdg

During Flick Fusion's kick off event at the 18th Digital Dealer Conference, Dealer Authority's Executive VP, Subi Ghosh discusses her speaking session regarding vendor collaboration and panel participation…

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Added by Criss Castle on April 28, 2015 at 8:59am — No Comments

Top Ranked Auto eRetailer Erich Gail credits Flick Fusion for Success

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Added by Criss Castle on April 28, 2015 at 8:53am — No Comments

Car News Network: Selly Automotive CEO Zach Klempf Announces Debut at Digital Dealer 18





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Added by Criss Castle on April 28, 2015 at 8:49am — No Comments

Wanna cancel your AAA and save some money???

Great News! All New 2015 Honda's now come with Free 24hr Roadside Assistance!!!

Click the link below for coverage details!

Thank you,

Dwight Allred

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Added by Dwight Allred on April 27, 2015 at 8:28pm — No Comments

Auto/Mate Ranks Number One on Top Workplaces 2015 Report; Mike Esposito Honored with Special Leadership Award from the Times-Union

For Immediate Release

Albany, N.Y. – April 27th, 2015 – Auto/Mate Dealership Systems (http://www.automate.com) announced today that it ranked number one on the Top Workplaces 2015 report compiled…

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Added by Mike Esposito on April 27, 2015 at 11:50am — No Comments

The Importance of Building an Email List

The Importance of Building an Email List

If you are business owner, then you know that the number one thing required for a successful…

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Added by JB Floyd on April 27, 2015 at 7:30am — No Comments

Automotive Internet Sales Managers, BDC Directors Are You Making OVER $150,000 per year…? WHY NOT!!!!


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Automotive Internet Sales Managers, BDC Directors Are You Making OVER $150,000 per year…? WHY NOT!!!!

Added by Sean V. Bradley on April 26, 2015 at 11:26pm — No Comments

Adaptation versus Adoption: How the Internet is Sucking the Craft out of the Retail Automotive Industry

Every week I am in a different dealership teaching, training and coaching on how to create incremental new and used vehicle sales, and every week I am disappointed by the way the retail automotive industry seems to be devolving.



On one hand, I suppose this is job security for a person in my position, Dealer Training Manager for a captive lender. On the other hand, it is and has been my passion and love for our industry that has made me successful, and to see the way dealerships… Continue

Added by David Simpson on April 26, 2015 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments

Adaptation versus Adoption: How the Internet is Sucking the Craft out of the Retail Automotive Industry

Every week I am in a different dealership teaching, training and coaching on how to create incremental new and used vehicle sales, and every week I am disappointed by the way the retail automotive industry seems to be devolving.



On one hand, I suppose this is job security for a person in my position, Dealer Training Manager for a captive lender. On the other hand, it is and has been my passion and love for our industry that has made me successful, and to see the way dealerships… Continue

Added by David Simpson on April 26, 2015 at 4:00pm — No Comments

2015 Fit & CR-V Are "Best Resale Value" Vehicles

Two 2015 Honda vehicles have been recognized by Kelley Blue Book http://www.kbb.com with Best Resale Value Awards!

This prestigious award honors vehicles expected to maintain the greatest proportion of their original Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) after five years of ownership!

Added by Dwight Allred on April 25, 2015 at 11:06am — No Comments

Auto Dealer Risk Management: Negotiating Dealer-Lender Agreement Terms

Car sales are booming and lenders are clamoring for indirect financing business. Now is a good time to dust off and review your Dealer Agreement (a/k/a lender master financing agreements) with your lenders, particularly the warranty, indemnification and repurchase provisions. Dealerships can, and should, review the terms of their Dealer…

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Added by Greg Johnson on April 24, 2015 at 4:00pm — No Comments

FCA US Dealers: Service Revenue Just Got A Lot More Important

FCA US CEO, Sergio Marchionne, recently announced plans to reduce the profit on new cars sold within the FCA brands by increasing the invoice prices, while keeping the MSRP the same. This will result in less potential profit for its dealers. The move, as reported by Automotive News, is FCA's attempt to increase its profitability. This, of course, will probably…

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Added by Richard Holland on April 24, 2015 at 8:33am — No Comments

Is Having Too Many Pictures A Bad Thing? Perhaps

It wasn’t too long ago that we saw most dealers’ VDP pages contain only a couple of pictures of a vehicle. As technology improved and made it easier and more efficient for dealers to take and upload more images, best practices quickly raised the standard for image quantity to 40 or more pictures. Now, however, a recent article in…

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Added by Brian Cox on April 24, 2015 at 8:17am — 1 Comment

Mobilegeddon and the Solution to the Problem

Mobilegeddon and the Solution to the Problem

Mobilegeddon and the Solution to the…

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Added by JB Floyd on April 23, 2015 at 7:00am — No Comments

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