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Dealer Specialties
part of Dominion Dealer Solutions
43% · Mixed
35 DealerRefresh discussions
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Vehicle merchandising and data services providing window stickers, photos, and inventory descriptions for dealerships.
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Dealer Specialties has 35 mentions across 20+ years of DealerRefresh dealer discussion — rated 43% · Mixed. The community includes 6 positive and 8 negative takes.
35 mentions · 6 positive · 8 negative · Scored from 20+ years of candid DealerRefresh discussion. Scores shift as new conversations happen.
POSITIVE
"Keith has built a terrific CRM which we have discovered works beautifully with our own robust products such as Dominion VUE DMS, DealActivator, Dealer Specialties IVM and Prime Response."
iMagicLab/CRMSuite is now Dominion's CRM →
POSITIVE
"Dealer Specialties is the largest provider of inventory collection services in the industry and we are proud to offer our clients instant updates of their data and photos."
XIGroup introduces real-time inventory →
POSITIVE
"I know from my Dealer Specialties days, we created 6 or more images for every picture captured, to solve this issue."
Thumbnail, toenail, supersize photos (under the hood) →
POSITIVE
"Responses recommend Dealer Specialties as a reliable vendor"
Companies That Take On-Lot Photos? Not Happy With Ours. →
POSITIVE
"users recommending dealers either push back for a refund/exception or bypass Cobalt altogether by using the Dealer Specialties frame-in option"
Nice job fleecing us Cobalt... →
POSITIVE
"recommendations for alternative tools like HomeNet and Dealer Specialties"
Do you take your own photos? →
NEGATIVE
"companies like Dealer.com and Dealer Specialties could face legal action"
SiSTeR Technologies Granted a Patent for the Pictures-To-Video →
NEGATIVE
"Stefan seeks recommendations for inventory management software to replace Dealer Specialties"
Inventory Manager →
NEGATIVE
"experiencing poor service from Dealer Specialties, citing 14-day delays in getting photos and data online"
Pre-owned Inventory Provider? →
NEGATIVE
"replace underperforming vendor Dealer Specialties"
Job outline for Used Car Photographer (if doing in-house) →
NEGATIVE
"Many years ago (~2001) Trader Publishing/ Dealer Specialties took this stance and was beaten to a pulp over it. One of the most uncomfortable meetings I've ever been in involving one of the VPs of a big national organizations getting up and walking out of the meeting and saying 'when dealers find out about this, you'll have no business left'. Luckily, Trader eventually backed down from this stance"
Photography Ownership by Third Party →
NEGATIVE
"I managed a market for Dealer Specialties in a past life, these kind of "shortcuts" cost a lot of time refreshing data to the classified sites, and really, FAIL Blog shouldn't be on your top list of sites for Free exposure."
FAIL Blog may not be the best place to advertise... →
NEGATIVE
"issues with the Dealer Specialties posting tool's code template"
Having major problems with Craigslist. Please help! →
MIXED
"the consensus points to either a data mapping issue between Dealer Specialties and eCarList or poor implementation on eCarList's side, with the suggested solution being to switch to a more robust data feed from Dealer Specialties"
eCarList System Wide VIN Decoder Problem →
MIXED
"this is actually a franchise service (OnSight Solutions/Dealer Specialties) that handles both production and installation, costing around $1,200/month for dealers stocking 40 units. While some members debate the ROI (noting $48 per sticker is expensive compared to digital marketing)"
Windshield Custom Printed Sticker anyone??? →
NEUTRAL
"Dealer Specialties (window sticker, photo service and inventory management)"
Dominion Dealer Solutions Announces Realignment - What's Going On? →
NEUTRAL
"uploaded to our site through dealer specialties, and pushed to cars.com, autotrader, etc, they are gone. Is there anything I can do to speed up the process? We currently clean the vehicles and take photos within 2 days. I am wondering about the digital side of the process. || You would need to work with your inventory provider. There [I]shouldn't[/I] be that much of a delay on it. If Dealer Specialties uploads the inventory the same day they take it."
How can I get my vehicles uploaded and on sites like cars.com and autotrader faster? →
NEUTRAL
"I have taken photos for Dealer Specialties for many years and have"
Photo's how, why, and what to show →
NEUTRAL
"I have looked into so many online providers from ecarlist, dealer specialties, vinsoultions and autofusion."
Help me build a better online conversion rate →
NEUTRAL
"several professionals respond with specific solutions including Dealer Specialties DS2Go, TeleText Solutions, and DealerHD—each offering features like individual vehicle texting, media integration, and mobile VIP customer lists"
Text Marketing Vendors →
NEUTRAL
"A dealer explores Dealer Specialties' DS2Go text marketing product after receiving pushback on unsolicited SMS campaigns"
Text Marketing - anyone using this? →
NEUTRAL
"Dealer Specialties - photo and video collection services, I'm sure we all know they are."
Autobase gets bought by Dominion Enterprises. →
NEUTRAL
"WordPress build with a custom inventory plugin integrated with Dealer Specialties data feeds"
Suss Buick GMC →
NEUTRAL
"A dealer using Dealer Specialties questions whether a 70-80% photo coverage rate for their 500-car inventory is acceptable"
Percentage of vehicles that should have photos? →
NEUTRAL
"A third-party site operator asks for a list of inventory aggregators beyond Dealer Specialties that offer bulk daily inventory uploads."
Who are the inventory aggregators? →
NEUTRAL
"the option to start with a DIY program through their current vendor, Dealer Specialties"
Pictures/labels →
NEUTRAL
"Dominion Dealer Specialties (with analytics and call tracking)"
What's the best Craigslist posting software in 2015? →
NEUTRAL
"Multiple vendors are recommended as solutions, including standalone texting platforms (DealerHD), Teletext Solutions, Dealer Specialties, and HomeNet Automotive, with several forum members providing direct contact information for sales representatives."
Question about getting leads through text messaging →
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