- Sep 4, 2015
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Management from our CDJR point approves initiative to find new website provider. Research begins, choice is made, site is built and now it's time to go live.
FCA owns our URL and won't point non-DDC site? No problem, we have URL's aplenty.
Then I hear there will be a big announcement at NADA and FCA is going to expand their approved vendor list. Great news, right? Rumors abound that the company we chose is on that list! Yippee...
Then I read this: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/chrysler-dealers-getting-spanked-again-brian-pasch
"Wait a second," I say. Is all of our hard work, design and testing going to be thrown out the window as they (in)conveniently transfer us to their new, improved, FCA-approved, templated site? Are those ridiculous FCA banners going to start appearing again in the middle of the night? What else are they going to have access to?
I'm just at a loss for words right now and that's just not like me. Everything is on hold right now but that does not please the dealer. Newsiteco won't confirm or deny anything nor will FCA.
Thoughts? Advice? Just roll over, tap out and submit or start looking for another vendor not on the soon-to-be announced list?
FCA owns our URL and won't point non-DDC site? No problem, we have URL's aplenty.
Then I hear there will be a big announcement at NADA and FCA is going to expand their approved vendor list. Great news, right? Rumors abound that the company we chose is on that list! Yippee...
Then I read this: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/chrysler-dealers-getting-spanked-again-brian-pasch
"Wait a second," I say. Is all of our hard work, design and testing going to be thrown out the window as they (in)conveniently transfer us to their new, improved, FCA-approved, templated site? Are those ridiculous FCA banners going to start appearing again in the middle of the night? What else are they going to have access to?
I'm just at a loss for words right now and that's just not like me. Everything is on hold right now but that does not please the dealer. Newsiteco won't confirm or deny anything nor will FCA.
Thoughts? Advice? Just roll over, tap out and submit or start looking for another vendor not on the soon-to-be announced list?