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  1. Jlewis74

    What's up everyone! It's been a while!

    Hey everyone! Been a while since I posted. I ran into Ryan at Digital Dealer and it reminded me I needed to still be involved here at DR! Little update on me, I was part of the layoffs at DealerSocket back in July, had a lot of great conversations with different companies in the weeks after and...
  2. Jlewis74

    Digital Dealer Las Vegas Oct 2021 Roll Call

    Great seeing you Ryan! Which is why I am here again, to get more active on this site again! Maybe stir a few pots along the way!! Hope everyone is doing well!
  3. Jlewis74

    This may be more a question for Vendors - Is it possible to license MMR data or is it only for Manheim customers?

    They do products like Inventory Plus, Vauto, First Look all use them in their solutions. Is that what you mean?
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    I need your help with a product

    I think the data part is cool since it seems instant. The Inventory and messenger part is in 99% of CRMs already and don't feel it is needed. I would ask how are you integrating with the CRM's and do you push any of that data back to the CRM? One of the big issues right now is different systems...
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    Looking for an alternative to Dealertrack

    Auto/MAte has EDeal and Remote Signing
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    Edmunds.com layoff? Just heard through the grapevine.

    Sounds like its confirmed now, CarMax owns part of them. Guess every franchise dealer will be dumping them quick now.
  8. Jlewis74

    Digital Retailing- is anyone doing right yet?

    Emily, one thing to keep in mind, with Precise Price, everything the customer completes through the tool is showing in the desking tool when they get done, so when the customer shows up everything they selected matches. The difference in other tools is you get it as a lead form and will then...
  9. Jlewis74

    Dominion Vision CRM Partnership with CRMSuite is NO LONGER!

    They were having huge issues with getting dealers to stick with the product. They would usually last a couple of months and then leave.
  10. Jlewis74

    ILM or CRM Tools that sync with Google Calendar or offer Andorid/iPhone apps....

    So you are wanting task reminders to show up on their phones? DealerSocket CRM mobile app has a notification system that will notify them on their mobile device of task or appointments. They can also send a calendar invite to a customer for their appointment at the dealership. Yes I work for DS...
  11. Jlewis74

    Reynolds CRM?

    So I keep seeing some saying to stay away from DealerSocket and I have to scratch my head, one works for Cox Automotive so that makes sense, one I don't see as having every been in retail, the other I don't know. No CRM is perfect and there will always be some issues with any of them. But...
  13. Jlewis74

    Does anyone use Salesforce?

    SalesForce does not really care about Automotive, they do fine with large companies. They are also very expensive compared to the ones that are already built for the car business!
  14. Jlewis74

    NEEDED VINCAMERA

    Who do you use for inventory appraisals? Inventory Plus allows you to take photos by stock number through the app. Then uploads them and sends the feeds where ever they need to go.
  15. Jlewis74

    CarGurus blurring info on free listings

    I would pull it all, I would also water mark every photo with a copy write and then let them mess with the photo!
  16. Jlewis74

    Recommendations for Vehicle Document Scanning & Archiving?

    Dealer Docx is very good! They will collect, scan and then destroy the originals.
  17. Jlewis74

    Shared Used Vehicle Inventory

    I have dealer groups who list all inventory on all sites, we do a overlay on the pic that shows where it is located and in the VDP. They also brand it as the number of units avalible and that they will ship for free to the customer.
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    Our DMS appears to be taking advantage of us - WHAT ARE YOU PAYING FOR API INTEGRATION?

    There are several that offer true Multi-Company accounting and many running multi rooftop groups. Just takes the balls to make the change. As for what RR charges, they charge so much for their actual DMS there should be no other charges, I know of a Ford Dealer in SC on RR, single point 150...
  20. Jlewis74

    GM Dealers - Share your thoughts on the new CDK Website

    Here is an FYI if you are using someone to send your inventory to the new CDK sites and all of a sudden your units are not there or some are missing, call CDK. There is an issue where the feeds just stop working, I have been called several times thinking it was on our end but it was on CDK's
  21. Jlewis74

    Our DMS appears to be taking advantage of us - WHAT ARE YOU PAYING FOR API INTEGRATION?

    I know as a Lightspeed user there are not a lot of options on your side, but if you are a car dealer you have options. At this point I almost look at people who still complain about RR or CDK and ask them, "Why don't you switch" you can switch to a couple of different DMS's that are just as good...
  22. Jlewis74

    Stuck with expensive tool

    I think now there are options for every software out there. The biggest issue with "tech" people building a platform for automotive is that they don't speak the jargon and don't understand how the sales process flows. There there is the OEM integrations and approvals you have to obtain for...
  23. Jlewis74

    Independent Dealer looking at Dealersockets blackbird CRM and IDMS

    I know IDMS does integrate with Quickbooks and the dealers seem to like it. BlackBird is a great CRM. Also DealerSocket has Inventory Plus and they have independent dealer packages so it all ties in together. Not sure how many independent dealers are on this forum but I am sure if you ask your...
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