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joe.pistell replied to the thread Best of the Best — On The Move.
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joe.pistell replied to the thread Best of the Best — On The Move.
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Alex Snyder posted the thread Fake DealerRefresh job listings on LinkedIn in Jobs Available and People for hire.
If you have seen a job listing on LinkedIn that says DealerRefresh is hiring, it is not real. We did not post it. There are about 90 of...
Tallcool1 replied to the thread Best Sales CRM for a [small/independent] dealership - what's actually working for you?.
What DMS are you going to use. I would certainly pick a CRM that will work with your DMS for Inventory Feed and to push a deal from the...
joe.pistell replied to the thread AI = Awesome Intelligence.
Claude power users, do you have a rich inventory of skills and plugins? Is your Opus/Fable output having bouts of obvious stupidity...
joe.pistell replied to the thread Do you swear at your AI?.
Power users, Is your Claude output vomiting rubbish that makes you want to throw your laptop into the street?
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KennySmithAutoUnite replied to the thread Do Customers Really Want Electric Vehicles?.
Five years later, I think this thread aged pretty well, but I would answer the original question differently now.
Do customers want...
KennySmithAutoUnite replied to the thread REV #073: The Brand Customers Love Most Is the Hardest to Find.
Emily, I agree with the main point that a great customer experience does not automatically turn into local visibility, but MINI also...
Mico Silver replied to the thread CarBravo - GM Missed a Massive Opportunity.
I go to Ken Graff Gateway Chevrolet website.
I see CarBravo logo in the upper right corner.
Click on it - I am on a different platform...
joe.pistell replied to the thread Uncle Joe's Makeover Diary 2.0.
DAMMMM, Kershner and Snyder's vendor search is baddd ass
Wikimotive — DealerRefresh Vendor Library 1st pass!
joe.pistell replied to the thread Uncle Joe's Makeover Diary 2.0.
EEEK!
lol. Actually, the data is all around, but, highly vetted output is what I am creating and I am fishing for one's that is...
craigh replied to the thread Uncle Joe's Makeover Diary 2.0.
This should be pretty easy for USA, but we are currently trying to do this overseas where there are 65 Chinese brands in the market -...
Chris Apostalides replied to the thread Suggestions for Website Providers.
I have a trade-value tech so I cannot say I have a specific recommendation and "why". However, here are some that we work with and that...
KennySmithAutoUnite replied to the thread What’s happening on the showroom floor?.
Levin, that is exactly the test for me.
I do not need AI to tell me who my best and worst salespeople are. I can look at the board...
KennySmithAutoUnite replied to the thread How often do your sales reps actually update the CRM after customer calls?.
We make CRM use mandatory. If the customer conversation happened and nothing went in the CRM, the next person is working blind.
I do...
Chris Apostalides replied to the thread CarBravo - GM Missed a Massive Opportunity.
You couldn't have expected more than slop...?!?!?
joe.pistell replied to the thread PSA: Your Specials Pages Are Probably Underperforming.
Jake,
Good stuff. Could you run this study using the user’s visit number instead of source, medium, or geography?
Ideas like:
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Chris Apostalides replied to the thread PR & News Digital Dealer - Is it Back?.
Their current online map shows 117 booth spaces and 50 of those are still available. Almost 45% booth space still available with 7 weeks...
joe.pistell replied to the thread CarBravo - GM Missed a Massive Opportunity.
GM intro's CarBravo
"Hey there, we’re CarBravo. We’re the GM certified used program that does more than ever"
Hey There? -- 100% Cringe...
joe.pistell replied to the thread Uncle Joe's Makeover Diary 2.0.
DR army,
I am looking for a normalized YMMT library that is in the public domain, or, avail for a small fee. A highly vetted output is...
joe.pistell replied to the thread PR & News Digital Dealer - Is it Back?.
A classic DR rant. Love it.
KennySmithAutoUnite replied to the thread Business Management Software?.
Gregg, I agree with the end goal. The store needs one memory, not 20 systems telling 20 different stories.
Where I get hung up is...
KennySmithAutoUnite replied to the thread Are we training customers to shop price before they shop the car?.
Gregg, you are describing the same core problem AutoUnite is being built around.
The shopper should be able to start with either a...