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  • Chris Apostalides
    Hmmmm, that's not possible. Our system can't produce a lead without the accompanying info. We specifically built it that way. Give me...
  • Dan Sayer
    All creative in direct mail and email was "Trade Up Event" or had a similar CTA with, "Save time at the dealership! See how much...
  • Chris Apostalides
    I think it would be good for us to have a call. Yes, we sell our tech to marketing agencies. When you say 3% had trade info, that is...
  • Chris Apostalides
    Who's not dropping F bombs to their AI?
  • Dan Sayer
    Textium is partnered with quite a few direct mail marketing agencies, correct? I've worked with a few over the years and the most recent...
  • joe.pistell
    Keyboard Macros for your prompts Snippets and Text Expansion - Alfred Help and Support When you create a prompt and you want to save...
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  • joe.pistell
    joe.pistell replied to the thread Do you swear at your AI?.
    Instance 1 — (June 16) Joe: "that is NOT what I asked for" Joe: "that is not what I asked for" Joe: "I am 30 mins into this, do...
  • Alex Snyder
    Alex Snyder replied to the thread Do you swear at your AI?.
    Overall tone: 7.5 / 10 — Direct Professional with a Short Fuse Ratio: Roughly 80% positive/neutral, 20% sharp corrections Style when...
  • joe.pistell
    joe.pistell replied to the thread Do you swear at your AI?.
    Enter into your AI What does your say?
  • joe.pistell
    one rear car photo, txt to source: OCR the plate --> VIN --> YMM(& most trims. some series, no packages/options). Trim appears on...
  • J
    HMMM.....
  • Chris Apostalides
    @Alex Snyder Dealers and Agencies can utilize our tech to do both.
  • JessicaRuth
    :banana2:Number 23, like my age!! You guys shouldn't have:heart: Those are some badass and well earned trophies!
  • Rob
    Thanks for the response. I’m thinking this makes much more sense on a used car than new. New will just always score high, based on the...
  • Alex Snyder
    Thanks @Chris Apostalides - I get it now. Your clarifications on the product and your posting approach now make more sense. So...
  • Chris Apostalides
    The reason for that is simple. I have around 7 posts on this site and I didn't want to "suitcase" in the forum and potentially violate...
  • Chris Apostalides
    Our system is integrated with values from KBB, Black Book, or AccuTrade. The dealer can select whichever fits their needs best. On the...
  • Alex Snyder
    Thanks Ryan - he kicked my spidey sense up with the way he posted. After 20 years of seeing these kinds of posts I get suspicious...
  • Alex Snyder
    What you've given us so far is a bit vague. How do you do this? Where are you sourcing the data and coming up with the values?
  • joe.pistell
    Carson, much respect. FYI, Guru's links are 404'ing you
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  • Chris Apostalides
    Yes, we are. Always here if people want to learn more.
  • Alex Snyder
    Are you giving the customer a value on their vehicle?
  • joe.pistell
    "We have eliminated the need for a shopper to fill out a tedious form" :popcorn: "every lead is accurate with a verified mobile...
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  • Chris Apostalides
    Not necessarily true. The platform we built accesses y/m/m/trim/options on 95% of vehicles. We've built this from the ground up over the...
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