I personally have sat on the sideline for most of this one...but...
The tone was established by one of your clients/advocates (not that you are responsible for his actions). Up to that point all was OK. And it's not the tone of "the blog" it's the tone of this particular post and discussion.
You said "As for a single vendor bake-off, we do not see a value in this type of approach. " - That's fine Sean but just remember you said "I would love to have a vendor "Bake off" with you on video, live, or anyway our customers and prospects would like to see this." Black and White.
Had I been in your shoes, I would have admitted to saying this and then apologized once I realized it might not had been a good idea and that I was maybe speaking out of character or for "fun".
To be honest, this played out exactly how I thought it would. You/readers might want to take some time and voyage through the many archived posts on the dealerrefresh forums where we had to several times politely ask someone to "tone" down their blatant sales pitches - had that history not been brewing, others might not had been so quick to take the opportunity to call VinSolutions out when they make a statement such as "Today VIN is 24 – 36 months ahead of all companies in our space."
So I guess it's final. No bake off. It's a shame because it would had no doubt been fun, and I believe both parties would have come out on top.
I can also understand when you say .. "We also don't want to educate our competitors on our unique functionality and advantages." After all you are 24 – 36 months ahead of all companies in your space and you never know when Higher Gear or Autobase could step up to the plate and take over!
Enough said.
The tone was established by one of your clients/advocates (not that you are responsible for his actions). Up to that point all was OK. And it's not the tone of "the blog" it's the tone of this particular post and discussion.
You said "As for a single vendor bake-off, we do not see a value in this type of approach. " - That's fine Sean but just remember you said "I would love to have a vendor "Bake off" with you on video, live, or anyway our customers and prospects would like to see this." Black and White.
Had I been in your shoes, I would have admitted to saying this and then apologized once I realized it might not had been a good idea and that I was maybe speaking out of character or for "fun".
To be honest, this played out exactly how I thought it would. You/readers might want to take some time and voyage through the many archived posts on the dealerrefresh forums where we had to several times politely ask someone to "tone" down their blatant sales pitches - had that history not been brewing, others might not had been so quick to take the opportunity to call VinSolutions out when they make a statement such as "Today VIN is 24 – 36 months ahead of all companies in our space."
So I guess it's final. No bake off. It's a shame because it would had no doubt been fun, and I believe both parties would have come out on top.
I can also understand when you say .. "We also don't want to educate our competitors on our unique functionality and advantages." After all you are 24 – 36 months ahead of all companies in your space and you never know when Higher Gear or Autobase could step up to the plate and take over!
Enough said.
