E-NEWSLETTER

By Jennifer Washington

The demand for digital marketing tools at NADA 2012 was a tell-tale sign of the industry’s changing attitude toward the Internet.

Tags: chat software, dealer websites, eBay Motors, Internet leads, inventory, iPad Business Applications, lead generation, lead management, live chat, marketing, mobile applications, mobile leads, mobile solution, Mobile Website, online reputation management, Social Media, Web Marketing

By Gregory Arroyo

Connecting F&I to the digital world was the talk at the annual dealer and lender conventions last month, and opinions varied on what the F&I office of the future will look like.

Tags: BANK OF AMERICA, chase, DEALERTRACK, Generation Y, Group 1 Automotive, iPad, iPad Business Applications, J.D. Power and Associates, mobile applications, Mobile Website, NADA, NADA Convention and Expo, Reynolds & Reynolds, Social Media, SOCIALDEALER, Wells Fargo

By Jennifer Washington

The pace of mobile technology adoption is quickening, and companies are lining up to help dealers transition to a mobile marketplace. Here’s a breakdown of seven solutions that are available now or will be in the near future.

Tags: ADP Dealer Services, BMW, BMW Financial Services, DEALERTRACK, Innovative Aftermarket Systems, iPad, iPad Business Applications, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, mobile applications, mobile solution, Mobile Website, Reynolds & Reynolds, Warrantech Automotive

By Gregory Arroyo

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services is taking its mobile strategy where no organization has gone before, but officials say the company won’t push its vision of the future on dealers.

Tags: Generation Y, iPad, iPad Business Applications, marketing, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, technology