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  1. mattwatson81

    DMS Options

    You should also look at Automate. They have been around for a long time and have a very robust system.
  2. mattwatson81

    Just launched Vin Solutions CRM/ILM-My opinion

    I started a new company called Stackify. We are creating software for software developers. So yes I have left automotive.
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    Do you pay for an ILM & CRM tool?

    It is the name of the certification/lead distribution system, not the name of a specific CRM or ILM tool. I know this for sure.
  4. mattwatson81

    Do you pay for an ILM & CRM tool?

    Dealers should only have a CRM in this day and age. If they have an ILM and CRM, then they must have the wrong CRM that lacks good internet capabilities. I'm not trying to promote our product here, but wanted to provide my knowledge on the topic here about OEMs. VinSolutions can receive...
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    Autotrader - Good, but $800-900/sale good????

    AutoTrader.com's sourcing studies provide some very interesting information. They have done a ton of them all over the country. Check out this article that talks about how car shoppers are influenced in their car buying process and how AutoTrader.com performs against other providers. Articles...
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    Pricing Vehicles - What way do you do it? $20,000 - $19,995 - $19,999, $19,938, $19,988 ?

    Some dealers also use the price to know the age of the vehicle, if it has been marked down, it is a special etc. The last digit being a 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 could be a code for something.
  7. mattwatson81

    Google to block referrer data for logged in users

    But that probably includes anyone who uses gmail, Google +, etc. Anyone who has an Android phone has a google account and is probably logged in most of the time.
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    Google to block referrer data for logged in users

    Wow this is crazy. Almost sounds like an April Fools joke. This will effect a lot of things and hurt behavioral type marketing. Forget trying to dynamically optimize your site content for what people were searching for.
  9. mattwatson81

    A New Spin on the AutoTrader Buy-a-Thon

    Check out this cool way to look at flights as well Hipmunk: Better Flight and Hotel Search
  10. mattwatson81

    A New Spin on the AutoTrader Buy-a-Thon

    Joe your arguments about blasting the TV driving traffic and Orbitz, Priceline, Expedia all seem to support why AutoTrader.com is so successful. People don't go to AutoTrader.com because they do google searches, they go to it directly because of it's marketing and brand.
  11. mattwatson81

    Print Screen - What a handy tool to use!

    I think the snipping tool is in Vista too for those who have Windows Vista
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    Google Releasing "Live" Analytics

    Is that included in the free version or just the new premium version?
  13. mattwatson81

    Email multiple accounts tip.

    I would recommended forwarding all the other email accounts to your CRM email account or one of the email accounts.
  14. mattwatson81

    I love what I do, but it is so f-ing stressful.

    If you were going to do it this way, using CarGurus, Oodle, Vast, AutoTrader.com or Cars.com would actually be a lot easier than craigslist. I think AutoTrader and some others even provide some basic market comparison in their back end tools. Seems like Oodle and Vast do on their sites. But...
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    I love what I do, but it is so f-ing stressful.

    Have you tried looking at how you price your inventory? Maybe use a tool like vAuto, AAX, etc to make sure your vehicles are priced competitively? Maybe some changes there can help produce more leads. Alex is right that a good CRM follow up process is important to ensure leads are being...
  16. mattwatson81

    VinSolutions issues

    Actually I haven't posted much in these forums all year until recently and haven't posted much at all about VinSolutions except in topics about us and the person asking CRM API integration capabilities the other day.
  17. mattwatson81

    VinSolutions issues

    I'm sorry that our software didn't provide the exact functionality you were looking for. Sales may have told you it does it because we do it a slightly different way although it isn't exactly what you are looking for. This functionality you are looking for is something we have been planning to...
  18. mattwatson81

    VinSolutions issues

    Andrew, I believe the exact service task functionality you are looking for is being released next week. It is currently in testing and is ready to be released.
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    VinSolutions issues

    Jesse, I believe your concern is all based around our reporting of the PBX/call tracking which you aren't happy with and we discussed on our community forums. We have talked about this a few times and told you that we plan to change it in the future. If you have other issues please let me know.