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  1. ed.brooks

    A.I. ain't A.I. in automotive. It is B.S.

    JQ -- Just for fun, I ran your response through AI. This is what it came up with: AI is on the verge of surpassing human sales staff in having meaningful conversations with customers. Unlike other technologies, such as autonomous driving or electric vehicles, AI is already here, and its...
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    EVs are coming, but for how long?

    I'm just going to leave this here... Tesla Model Y was the best-selling car worldwide in the first quarter. (and please note, this vehicle looks like ass) https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-model-y-was-the-best-selling-car-worldwide-in-the-first-quarter-154909234.html
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    Carvana to acquire ADESA

    Saw this response on Facebook
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    Watch fanatics? Rolex, Omega, Tudor, Casio (the God Watch)

    I’m just going leave this here. Why Cars and Watches Have So Much Crossover for Collectors https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-11/why-watches-and-cars-have-so-much-crossover-for-collectors
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    Lead wall on your website

    I was speaking with a "For The People" dealer this morning. He reports that they generate a lot of leads and it does a good job of generating sub-prime leads, in particular. He also mentioned that he feels they may be substituting quantity for quality. (paraphrasing)
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    Facebook Marketplace listed catalog vehicles

    Here's a link to the Facebook Marketplace page: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/learn-more/business/vehicles/
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    What in the world did I miss? This changes NOW!

    Congrats on the purchase of Vast, @ryan.leslie!
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    What in the world did I miss? This changes NOW!

    My boss is a real slave driver. I've been so busy that I really haven't spent much time here recently. That will change right now! Scrolling some posts I saw something I never saw before — a banned user! I needed to do some research! I was curious! Looking at the last hurrah of...
  9. ed.brooks

    PR & News Stay at Home Order by State for Auto Dealers

    Good news out of Michigan @kimberlyvo https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2020/04/09/whitmer-loosens-michigan-auto-dealership-shutdown-allow-online-sales/5125050002
  10. ed.brooks

    Your presence is your leverage

    Oh boy, oh boy, oh BOY! This is the second opportunity I've had to share a @joe.webb video TODAY!
  11. ed.brooks

    Events & Workshops Pasch's AAAS in Palm Beach review

    You honestly EXPECTED some sort of well-thought-out, intellectually sound, rebuttal to being called a motherf@cker? Really?!
  12. ed.brooks

    Lead wall on your website

    We had a local dealer who used a 'Lead Wall' until they were bought out by a much larger dealer group. This dealer used a "For The People" marketing program that I believe was developed by Greg Goebell. As I understand it, for this dealership anyway, they relied on an extensive radio...
  13. ed.brooks

    Events & Workshops Pasch's AAAS in Palm Beach review

    I don't think @Alexander Lau likes ANYTHING
  14. ed.brooks

    BREAKING news! Carvana & Vroom is bleeding cash. Is Ecommerce in auto DOA?

    Interesting article in AutoRemarketing today, "Carvana marches toward becoming ‘largest, most profitable’ retailer" Excerpt: (P)resident, and chief executive officer Ernie Garcia III... “Third quarter was our 23rd quarter of triple-digit revenue growth, and a 250% growth in the number of cars...
  15. ed.brooks

    Digital Retailing for Dealers - What are your results?

    I listened to the great RefreshFriday. Nice Job @Jeff Kershner @Alex Snyder and Kevin Fry! It prompted me to go back and look at a prediction I made almost exactly five years ago on DrivingSales; "My sense is the winners and losers in the business, five years from now, will be predicated by how...
  16. ed.brooks

    A.I. ain't A.I. in automotive. It is B.S.

    Leaving this right here -- from CBT News AI: What Every Dealership Needs to Know About This Industry Game-Changer
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    Where is Amazon going with this?

    I hear Cars.com may be for sale :cool: