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  • joe.pistell
    joe.pistell replied to the thread AI = Awesome Intelligence.
    An AI moment from Main Street. April 2026. Got a complex project stuck? Too many experts talking past each other? I just built an AI...
  • Alex Snyder
    Alex Snyder replied to the thread Acquisition campaigns.
    My company does this with your past sold and service customers.
  • Zhendrix
    Please keep us updated, specifically with the goats. @Rick Buffkin
  • Brad Burlingham
    Brad Burlingham replied to the thread Acquisition campaigns.
    just some of our existing ad agencies. i'm hoping to find someone that specializes in acquisition campaigns,
  • Brad Burlingham
    Brad Burlingham replied to the thread Acquisition campaigns.
    we are starting a buying center, so i'm looking for an agency that specializes in generating leads for people that want to sell their...
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    ollieheart replied to the thread AI Image Generating Tools?.
    If you’re just generating car images… yeah, these tools are fine to play around with. But even when you start with a real car, a lot of...
  • O
    ollieheart replied to the thread Feedback on new AI tool for dealer photography?.
    I’ve been in this space a while and honestly this looks solid from a speed and ops point of view. Anything that helps dealers get cars...
  • jscole86
    haha I love it - Chrome extension is a great idea!
  • Mitch Gallant
    Joe, this is pretty amazing! Tons of runway for something like this to run and a great prompt. Thanks man!!
  • Trent
    Trent replied to the thread Dealership Deception.
    @DealerInt @joe.pistell @DjSec SRPs are NOT the problem. Your legacy vendor is. The reality we have to face is that OEMs and legacy...
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  • joe.pistell
    joe.pistell replied to the thread Dealership Deception.
    #Respect
  • joe.pistell
    Got it, this could be great for indie dealers in the US.
  • joe.pistell
    Dude, the DMS in the dealership is the 800lb gorilla that no one can get out of the building. Tekion, a multi-billion $ startup, run by...
  • joe.pistell
    oh oh... :oops:. MS + Free Trial =:popcorn:
  • Matt Kelley
    Matt Kelley replied to the thread AI SEO or GEO building ideas.
    One thing I've done to adapt to 2026 SEO and LLMs is to consider each page (other than the SRP) as a Landing Page. Google's AI overview...
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  • Zhendrix
    Zhendrix replied to the thread AI SEO or GEO building ideas.
    Great thread, I'm playing catchup here. Gregg's buzzword takedown should be printed on a plaque and hung in every vendor office (my...
  • ggarvin
    I've kept a running list here: Photo Providers
  • Alex Snyder
    You're playing in some deep murky waters hunting for a test dealer on a DMS system. Who do you view as your competition?
  • Alex Snyder
    Alex Snyder replied to the thread AI SEO or GEO building ideas.
    This thread is pretty amazing. Despite the overly technical conversation for the average dealer, you guys are proving that a new breed...
  • joe.pistell
    joe.pistell replied to the thread AI = Awesome Intelligence.
    AI report from main street. I am doing work my imagination always could visualise but was so complex I never made it to 1st base. Every...
  • joe.pistell
    And... here we are, ONE YEAR LATER... WOW, AI is sooooo far ahead of the limitations it had one year ago. Back then, AI was a 6th...
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