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  1. Rick Buffkin

    Automotive Industry Benchmarks and where to find them

    CDK Friction Points 2.0 Study 2023 https://www.cdkglobal.com/sites/cdk4/files/CDK_Friction_Points_2.0_Study.pdf
  2. Rick Buffkin

    Automotive Industry Benchmarks and where to find them

    Thank you so much @Alex Snyder and @ryan.leslie. Very helpful info. Heres a link that I look at from time to time that was shared with me a little while back. It's market data on LotLinx site. Being able to filter down New / Used, DMA's, Sales or Stock or Demand is fairly helpful. Weekly DMA...
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    Where can I print the window sticker for my car?

    Whoa, whoa, whoa Alex! Man... dont you know, it's Pumpkin Spice season!!
  4. Rick Buffkin

    Automotive Industry Benchmarks and where to find them

    Guys, I'm wondering where / what are your go to's for the most current Automotive benchmarks. I would like to get a good informative thread going so users can find / add informative benchmark data. I was recently looking for Paid Search benchmarks and I found this thread on...
  5. Rick Buffkin

    Has 10DLC Registration shut down your CRM Text Messaging?

    For our stores that was down, it took about 2 weeks for it to get approved and for the text messages to start being delivered again. It was a major pain. I can't imagine being down for 2 1/2 months.
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    Has 10DLC Registration shut down your CRM Text Messaging?

    Hi guys. I'm wondering if the recent 10DLC Registration has affected anyone else here in the forum. We use ELead CRM at our stores and a couple of the stores text messaging capabilities have been shut down because of the 10DLC Registration expired for the stores. Talking with various reps at...
  8. Rick Buffkin

    Ninjas Why your dealership needs dealership sales coaching

    Good stuff Chris. I have a question for you. What are your recommendations for an Appointment Confirmation process?
  9. Rick Buffkin

    Anyone using iHeart's XVin solution - looking for feedback

    Would love to hear some more input about XVin if anybody has it. @kevinfrye , did you try it or pass on it? @CarDealerBumpkin , anymore updates?
  10. Rick Buffkin

    ChatGPT - This is pretty awesome :)

    Hold up! What in the holy mother of QR Code Generators is going on here?
  11. Rick Buffkin

    Contest: Who can make the best ChatGPT Comment Generator?

    Take #2 Prompt: Dealership Name, Vehicle Info and Features are in quotes. Act as an excited Tony Robbins who is my best friend thats encouraging me to buy a car from Dealership Name. Write a persuasive vehicle description about this Vehicle Info that is short, easy to understand and simple...
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    Contest: Who can make the best ChatGPT Comment Generator?

    Heres my quick shot. Prompt Link: ChatGPT **2020 Lincoln Aviator Reserve with Second Row Bench and Illumination Package** Get ready, folks, because we have an absolute beast of a vehicle on our hands! Introducing the 2020 Lincoln Aviator Reserve with Second Row Bench and Illumination...
  14. Rick Buffkin

    Is there a way to import auction run lists into Vauto?

    @bringles, did you get a chance to look at sourcing in the Provisioning menu? Is that what you were looking for? Just curious.
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    Is there a way to import auction run lists into Vauto?

    @bringles, would it maybe be under the provision> sourcing section??
  16. Rick Buffkin

    HomeNet vs vAuto as an Inventory Provider

    A couple of other things that helped me. Setting up a pricing update via API between VAuto and Homenet. Its basically an instant push when the change is done in your VAuto account. Doing this allows for the most recent price change to be syndicated out if your doing multiple syndications. Its...
  17. Rick Buffkin

    HomeNet vs vAuto as an Inventory Provider

    Bill, I've been a little tied up with a few things here lately. Sorry for the late reply. From my experience if you're simply looking to get the data from one place to another, alot of these providers will do that. I've worked with a few of them. Dominion (SelectQu and DataCube), Vauto, DMI...
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    ChatGPT - This is pretty awesome :)

    Listen... I promise, I'm working on my linkedin profile and resume over here and this idea popped in my head. I think its pretty cool and worth sharing :)
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    HomeNet vs vAuto as an Inventory Provider

    Bill, I used homenet for quite some time while having Vauto. The support recently is def hit or miss. My experience was def more hits than misses though. My former dealership (@Alex Snyder it feels weird saying that LOL), the DMS we used was UCS. These guys at Homenet had to hand map flat files...
  21. Rick Buffkin

    #RefreshFriday George Nenni - Latest GMB Best Practices & GMBSpy: Chrome Plugin

    Man... These reviews are seriously cracking me up!!!
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