Yeah, I just need to get my GM on board....We have like 150 used cars and over 500 new but only sometimes take pictures of new It's definitely not something I can just "fit into my schedule". We're a very demanding dealership and Dealer Specialties unfortunately can't meet our needs...
Lets explore everything.
If your a "very demanding" dealership with no clue on how to DIY, then how can you produce better work in-house? IF it's so "easy" then demand that your vendor train his data entry person to produce better pics.
If the GM thinks you can just "fit it in", then your GM has NO CLUE, he's just feeding you words to get you out of his office.
Money: How much less is DS's service without pics? Use savings to pay for new pic person.
If your pics are truely sub-standard and you need to bring this in house youneed to give your GM an "ahha" moment. Create a demo where the GM is not thinking about costs. Get pics of realestate ads of 2 houses that costs the same. One with sh*tty pics and the other with super pics. Start out with saying "if your wife is shopping for a new home on the net, which one is going to get the appointment?"
Then, do the same exercise with landscaping contractors (famous for sh*tty pics). Pic 2, and run the same scenario.... "which business is going to get the appointment AND hold the gross???"
Then, drop pics ojn his desk of your cars vs your competition.... game. set. match. (use a thumbdrive, go out and get high res copies to make your message have fire power)
Your store is just large enough to have an IT employee, you have a full time IT'er that's hiding in a closet somewhere (playing video games??) Toss him/her a camera and see if they have an eye.
Look at the TOTAL COST of DS services and bring it all inhouse.