Majority of Finance Executives Report Deficiency in Sophisticated Systems to Help Manage Complex Loans and Transactions

BURNABY, BC (April 16, 2020) - Inovatec Systems Corp., a provider of industry-leading, cloud-based software solutions for all financial institutions, today announced the results of its latest survey, showing 61% of executives who finance equipment reported their organization lacks modern process management…

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Join PureCars Founder and CEO, Jeremy Anspach, as he sits down with fellow thought leaders David Kain and Rick Ricart to discuss what recovery looks like for auto dealers as we begin to look toward re-opening from the COVID-19 Crisis. Jeremy, David and Rick will discuss the bold strategies that are paying off big for…

Offer extends beyond Binary’s client base and is open to any dealership as a way to provide support and needed resources during COVID-19 pandemic.

Bedford, TX — April 16, 2020 — Binary Automotive Solutions, a leading provider of customized programs designed to help dealerships sell more vehicles, today announced they are offering free marketing campaign development, creation and support to any…

During times like these, it’s challenging to watch the news. The world is closing down and getting sick. Family members are being hospitalized and no one is allowed to visit. Compare that to people like my Niece Jamie Bickel who went to New York as a Respiratory Therapist to help in the fight with Coronavirus for the next two months. My…

Your dealership likely spends a lot of money each month for internet leads. Are you responding to each lead within minutes? If not, you’re throwing money away.

Fast responses win business. According to a study from the Harvard Business Review, companies that respond to a lead within the first hour are 7X more likely to qualify that lead (defined as having a meaningful conversation with a decision maker) than those who respond even an hour later.

Those who…

The COVID-19 has impacted virtually every aspect of personal and business life including the credit reporting marketplace.  The recently signed CARES Act includes measures related to reporting information during these times. The automotive industry is responding by leveraging credit reporting codes that are available for times of disaster to help mitigate the potential negative impact of late, missed, or deferred auto loan payments.…

In this episode, host Dane Saville invites Dustin Corbett, General Manager of Williams Toyota of Elmira, to talk about strategies he uses to demonstrate leadership among his staff, as well as tactics for promoting leadership in the community.

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Has TikTok leapfrogged over Instagram? #localsearchgroup #tiktok #socialdistancing #instagram #socialmedia #evolution

In any car sales negotiation, asking for the sale is the point of no return. It’s the all-or-nothing moment that everything else in the sales process has been leading up to. Needless to say, timing—knowing when to ask for the sale—is everything. 

Many car salespeople make the mistake of assuming that the customer is objecting when they ask about the price, when they are really just gathering more information. The…

In my last blog, I shared some tips about how dealerships can help protect customers and staff in their service departments during this challenging time. In addition to having the precautions in place, it is important to know how to correctly communicate…

Automotive dealer advertising and attribution technology provider, PureCars, just released its weekly COVID-19 Dealer Report for the week of April 10, 2020. It is the third installment of its weekly report. The report offers weekly data insights on shopper trends to help auto dealers make up-to-the-minute decisions that are best for their business. Please …

Integration helps dealers maintain and grow their online reputation

Albany, N.Y. – April 13, 2020 – Auto/Mate Dealership Systems is announcing it has completed all dealership management system (DMS) integrations with Bluejay Reviews. With the online reputation of a dealership being important, the integration enables auto dealerships to monitor and improve their online…

Show me the app that made you $1,000 last week! Got one?



Then why are we spending so much time inside of your digital distractors?

What is the benefit of having your phone in your pocket while you’re with a customer? That’s right - there is none! When your notifications take you away from what’s important, you lose the…

I can see it. It happened right about the same time that Instagram stopped counting likes. It meant that insta-beginning of the end of being Instafamous. But other platforms are here to fill the void.

TikTok anyone? Where you can still quantify likes and see entertaining videos that encourage short-form content consumption. In the process,…

Dealer Teamwork released this information to its clients this morning (4/9/2020). I'm posting it here to make it available to everyone.

This piece examines current COVID-19 advertising trends and provides recommendations to dealers on how they…

Ask not what the brand can do for you but what you can do to be a part of the brand. #premise #promise #Jordan #localsearchgroup #premisenotpromise #marketing #marketing #branding #brandpromise

With renewal comes growth. And with growth, success.

"The advantage of living is not measured by length, but by use." — Michel de Montaigne, 1573

We had massive thunderstorms here last night. Continuous rolling thunder, lightning that lit up the entire sky, warm rains, and even…

Video solution helps dealers stay connected at a social distance  

URBANDALE, IOWA and MISSION, KANSAS, April 8, 2020 — To help dealers win the battle with social distancing, VinSolutions has selected Flick Fusion’s Smart Flicks platform to deliver integrated video communications to auto dealership customers via VinSolutions Connect CRM and the Connect CRM mobile app. The collaboration makes it easier for dealership staff…

April 8, 2020, Laguna Hills, CA – Recall Masters, Inc., the leading provider of automotive recall data, technology, and communications, today announced the launch of a special COVID-19 Response Kit at no cost for its auto dealer clients. The kit is designed to help improve the handling of service…