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Jake,


I can't deny that I've had that thought. I had just worked out a raise for myself set to kick in the 1st of the year. The irony is, they seem to be completely unaware that removing a CRM is simultaneously a pay decrease. It seems that while there are very good CRM programs available at less cost, it's not a huge savings, $1400 vs. $2000/month is about what I'm seeing. The set up fees are enormous as I would expect because transferring a database on information can't be an easy task.


I'm considering the ILM solution and I do think I could get the dealership on board with that. The real problem is that I can't track showroom activity that way, including tracking my own sales and appointments. This is of course very frustrating.


My sales manager has suggested possibly purchasing a CRM software that isn't designed for auto dealerships. I know 1to1news mentioned that's been successful for her. Does anyone else have any experience with this?