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  • Alex Snyder
    Let's connect in the next week or two, Chris.
  • joe.pistell
    DUUDE! I cant wait to dig into your mad scientist work!
  • Chris Cachor
    So what originally started as a proof-of-concept from this thread kind of spiraled into a full blown commercial offering. I’ve been...
  • Dan Sayer
    "Hold my beer," said OTT. If there was anything media agencies learned from SEM, it was the longer you keep something a mystery, the...
  • elmagito
    I wish I would have read this earlier. Our owner and bean counter decided to switch from Drive Centric to Reynolds Focus in order to...
  • Alex Snyder
    Hey Steve, thanks for doing this! How often do you find a PPC company pushing the dealer to purchase their own brand name? And about...
  • Alex Snyder
    The simple answer here is workflow. Most dealers already pay for an inventory syndication service and just have an image overlay as...
  • Alex Snyder
    It all depends on the definition of "FREE." Some like to call it $0. And others like to call it twelve-year contracts.
  • Alex Snyder
    The funny part is, I agree with both of you. And both of you agree with each other. We all agree :lol:
  • elmagito
    "Well Mitch, you called it. The bean counters won, even though they aren't the ones using the tool day-to-day. We had a rep from...
  • Zhendrix
    Zhendrix replied to the thread AI SEO or GEO building ideas.
    I'm taking a swing at solving for this right now with an open source project. I think it goes beyond signals from inventory, CRM, ads...
  • joe.pistell
    dude, read before you write. PART 1: You write: "but the key will be also thoroughly understanding the problem statement in order to...
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  • joe.pistell
    I just watched the video, finally, a fresh new way to look at a personal vehicle that isn't two-thirds technology. I see this as a...
  • Alex Snyder
    It looks that way, but far more reasonable pricing than Harley. I think their aim is affordability over chrome.
  • joe.pistell
    Is Slate going to copy the Harley Davidson model and build a platform with the intent for users to spend big $$$ on customizing and...
  • joe.pistell
    WIN!
  • jon.berna
    Sent from an industry friend today - lvlupauto.com is being cited by AI now on vendor related requests!
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  • Chris Apostalides
    I built one for shits and giggles. With reasonable accessories, plus wall charger, you're at $31k. Add in a few more upgrades that...
  • Alex Snyder
    https://www.slate.auto/en If you haven't seen this $25,000 EV that you can customize into... nearly anything, then you should check it...
  • Alex Snyder
    We have had the Vendor Deals section and it has been great to see the vendors placing their promotions there, and now they have a place...
  • Brad Burlingham
    you need to go into google ads, then click on pmax and then choose channel performance under insights
  • Alex Snyder
    The Internet (capital I) proved it wasn't a fad. I think we would be smart to embrace the technological changes and start considering...
  • craigh
    From a Tekion perspective I think it was great. They really showed what "the future of DMS" looks like - embedded AI, but not just a...
  • Chris Apostalides
    AI is great. On the flip side, we aren't far from models going full ham and creating their own updates. Anthropics test of a fictional...
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