VinSolutions, Inc., a marketplace leader and developer of Internet-basedcustomer relationship management (CRM) for the automotive industry,announced today the integration of Carleton's SmartCalcs consumerlending and leasing calculation engine into its recently enhanceddesking platform.  Carleton provides lending compliance softwareproducts to many of the major lending captives and lenders in the autoindustry. This new integration will enable VinSolutions dealers to stayin compliance with…

Stapleton's session, entitled "The Evolution of Automotive Tool Sets" will focus on how dealers can use the latest tools and technology to reach and influence car buyers.

"Sean's expertise and knowledge in consumer behavior, marketing and retention, and leveraging automotive CRM best practices will provide dealers with actionable learnings they can immediately take back to their stores," says Brian Skutta, vice president and general manager of…

Century Interactive call tracking announces a partnership and reporting integration with VinSolutions.

Century Interactive, a leader in call tracking solutions and phone call analytics, and VinSolutions, the marketplace leader and developer of internet-based customer relations management (CRM) and Internet lead management (ILM) for the automotive industry, announced Thursday a partnership and reporting integration. The partnership empowers users on…

VinSolutions, the marketplace leader and developer of Internet-based customer relationship management (CRM) and internet lead management (ILM) for the automotive industry, and Xtime, the leading retention solution for automotive manufacturers and service departments, today announced a new partnership. This partnership will enable dealers to have an enhanced service CRM experience by utilizing both the VinSolutions CRM platform and the Xtime retention solution to enable call centers, service…

VinSolutions, the marketplace leader and developer of Internet-based customer relationship management (CRM) and internet lead management (ILM) for the automotive industry, and Xtime, the leading retention solution for automotive manufacturers and service departments, today announced a new partnership. This partnership will enable dealers to have an enhanced service CRM experience by utilizing both the VinSolutions CRM platform and the Xtime retention solution to enable call centers, service…

Haystak® Digital Marketing, a leading provider of digital marketing services for the automotive industry, announces the upcoming launch of an all-new website platform which will enhance and integrate with Haystak’s entire suite of digital marketing products and services.

 

“The new website platform is a natural extension of Haystak’s core strengths and services that will further increase the value of our digital…

VinSolutions®, a marketplace leader in automotive software, announced today that its customer relationship management system (CRM) has received certification as a certified BMW iSTAR Partner.

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‘Best of both worlds’ integration drives efficient workflows, competitive advantage for dealers

vAuto and VinSolutions announce integratedused vehicle appraisal and pricing features for dealer customers who use both systems.

“This integration marks another step in our effort to provide software solutions that drive greaterefficiencies, process improvements and profitability for dealers,” says Keith Jezek, president ofAutoTraderTM Group’s (ATG) Software Division. “In particular,…

VinSolutions announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Haystak Digital Marketing, the marketplace leader of digital marketing products and services for the automotive industry.

The transaction was first announced on May 7.

Haystak will operate under its own brand and continue to provide digital products and services direct to dealers nationwide.  In addition, Haystak’s digital marketing toolset will be integrated with VinSolutions CRM and website products to help…

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Sean Stapleton:

Leverage Data Integration in a Big Way

The use of “big data” (massive amount of complex customer information available to companies today) will become an even stronger advantage for the automotive industry. From the…

Enhancements:

▪    Call Logging – Log customer calls, view contact history, add notes and create tasks or appointments

▪    Task Viewing and Completion – View customer tasks, task history and dismiss or complete assigned tasks

▪    Enhanced dashboard - A single view of alerts, tasks and appointments with “sliding icons”

▪    New Customer Dashboard…

The use of “big data” (the massive amount of customer information available to companies today) will become an even stronger advantage for the automotive industry. From the standpoint of competitiveness and operational effectiveness, all companies need to take big data seriously. In most industries today, a well-leveraged, data-driven strategy is used to create a…

Industry veteran combines technical skill, automotive passion to enhance dealer products, satisfaction

VinSolutions® announces Jennifer Granson Lee has joined the company as senior director of product to help drive the development and integration of dealership solutions and increase client satisfaction.



“This is an exceptional day…

Why should you care?

Today as many businesses extend their reach into smartphone, tablet, and touchscreen applications, one challenge still remains: providing the user, regardless of the platform, a consistent and productive user experience.

Software has evolved to perform incredibly complex operations and over the past two decades, the user interface and user experience has also increased in complexity. It's only within the past…

Sean Stapleton, vice president of sales at VinSolutions, is sharing his expertise with automotive dealers and managers on how to connect the data point dots to map real buyer behavior.

Cutting-edge technology exists that allows the modern and next generation automotive dealership to collect multiple points of data from many different sources and consolidate the view to enhance the consumer online and offline buying experience. Dealers and managers will learn…