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Urbandale, IA--October 13th, 2014--Flick Fusion (www.flickfusion.com), the industry's leading video marketing provider, today launched Autoflicks^TM for auto dealers, live action videos that provide car shoppers with a virtual test drive experience for every vehicle in a dealer's inventory. Autoflicks are available for nearly every make and model and are designed to drive customers to a…

ALBANY, N.Y. – October 13th, 2014 – Auto/Mate Dealership Systems (www.automate.com) announced today the final integration of its dealership management system (DMS) with Nissan's dealer communications system (DCS). The completed integration means that 100 percent of Nissan dealers using Auto/Mate's DMS are now able to communicate seamlessly with their manufacturer in parts, service, sales and accounting.

"We are pleased to be one of the DMS…

Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of Beggs on the Used Car Market, with data and insights from Ricky Beggs and Black Book. From all of the reports and seeing the action first hand we know how active most dealers and remarketers have been this past week. The comments within the Black Book survey personnel summary reports this past week as compared to the prior week took on a…

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Make Money Mondays with Sean V. Bradley - "Millionaire Mindset" - Car…

Virtually every dealership today uses their website, social media channels, and email to be a part of their “voice” when it comes to communicating with their customers and begin building a “trust” relationship long before the shopper ever visits their store.

The ultimate goal of each of these communications is to drive the consumer to your lot.  Your team is…

CreditPlus Brings Consumer-Qualified Payments to Front of Sales Process

Mission Viejo, CA – October 13, 2014 – eLEND Solutions™ today announced the launch of CreditPlus™, the next generation of its industry-leading online, interactive credit application platform. CreditPlus instantly pre-approves shoppers based on dealer-defined credit criteria and provides shoppers with direct, upfront…

I have a seasoned and largely successful internet team working out of a few centrally located stores. For the most part, I'm happy with their performance. However, I've noticed a slow decline in email quality in some of my staff over the last several months. Nothing egregious, rather the absence of that extra little bit of oomph that makes an email stand out.

So the talk I've been having is this: sending emails to iLead…

 Hope you enjoy! Please feel free to email me any questions at RobH@NextGenDealer.com

When examining the best service departments across the country, you often find that they all share common best practices that create additional service sales and gross profits for their dealerships.

These best practices combined with daily monitoring, observation and coaching results in…

Swapalease.com, the nation’s largest car lease marketplace, reports lease credit approvals during the month of September were down at 64.5%, falling after reaching into the low 80% range during July and August. The approvals rate is an important indicator of how successful car shoppers are at getting approved for a car lease.



The approvals rate has witnessed noticeable turbulence in recent months, with SubPrime car shoppers the likely culprit. Year-to-date approvals are at 67.8%…

This is the second installment in a two-part series by Steve Hall. To read Part One, click here. 

This is the second installment in a …

Greetings Friends,  

Does your service menu look compared to your competitions? Is your menu mileage driven? Do you have a good, better, or best pricing structure for every service you provide? Before you built your service menu did you take the average technician cost and compare it to your labor operations?

Click the link below to hear how to make…

Last week, I mentioned 6 important social media updates you should look out for on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. This week, it’s all about the recent changes to Pinterest -- and boy, there are quite a few. SPOILER ALERT: Some of these update launches are in the works, but it is good-to-know information for planning your dealership's marketing strategy on this…

A recent article on Science20.com, explains how customers will be less focused on price and will emphasize the customer service experience when the economy is going well.  However, when the economy softens, price becomes the motivating factor and the…

Comprehensive Study of 68 Dealerships using Gubagoo’s ChatSmart Platform Shows 77% Chat-to-Lead Conversion

West Palm Beach, FL - October 8, 2014 – A comprehensive study[1] of 68 Toyota, Lexus and Scion dealers using a next-generation “smart” chat solution versus old-school, passive chat has shown consistently high chat-to-lead conversion rates…

The All-New 2015 Dodge Charger Hellcat, Coming Soon to New Jersey! 

Shopping for a family sedan just got more interesting, if only you could convince your wife that a…

You may think you're reaching…

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a new rule that would allow it to oversee companies that finance car loans and leases. The new rule is designed to address dealer mark-ups – bumps in interest rates that dealers may impose on buyers when dealers arrange the financing. Consumers do not always realize the rate they're quoted…