Deterring Dealership Crime with Remote Video Surveillance
Keeping your vehicle inventory safe from thieves, vandals, and other criminals is critical, but not all security strategies are equally successful.
September 16, 2020
Keeping your vehicle inventory safe from thieves, vandals, and other criminals is critical, but not all security strategies are equally successful.
September 16, 2020
It's your time to embrace behavioral data, discard outdated models, and change your data paradigm. Anything less limits a dealership's ability to both survive this crisis and then navigate the recovery on the other side.
September 15, 2020
Buying behaviors may change for a growing number of potential car shoppers, many who have lost jobs or been furloughed due to the economic fallout of the pandemic. As more lenders rely on advanced real-time data, they may mitigate risk and put themselves in a better competitive position.
September 8, 2020
Including a preloaded appearance package not only gives the dealership easy front-end profit, but it also helps to send a message to the local market about how YOU see the value in protecting your inventory.
September 1, 2020
Auto dealerships looking to differentiate themselves now have a new option. Tapping into video conferencing platforms like Intellacall enables car dealers to maintain quality communication while providing the digital distancing that consumers want.
September 1, 2020
Consumers and dealers alike have turned to digital retailing in spades as we all adapt to being virtual during these challenging times. Two digital experts sat down with AE to discuss the evolution of menu selling, the need to bridge the traditional F&I sales model with digital retailing, and best practices for agents.
August 26, 2020
Electric vehicles aren’t new. What is new, is consumer interest.
August 17, 2020
To design and develop new technological innovations, automakers need software engineers. So how do OEMs successfully compete for this in-demand talent against competitors that are also investing in smart technology?
August 12, 2020
Cyberattacks are happening fairly frequently, and dealerships are prime targets because they have exactly what cybercriminals are looking for, and because their IT systems and policies may not be a top priority. Take the necessary steps to protect your customer data, your bank accounts, and your reputation.
August 12, 2020
Messaging apps, AI, and self-service customer support options such as adaptive FAQ’s with interactive guides have allowed retailers to scale down contact centers to rely more on chatbot technology and give customers the quick and reliable answers they need.
August 10, 2020
Most of a dealership's marketing strategy is geared toward driving business to the website. But as an industry, we’ve forgotten one of the most basic principles of marketing which is creating unnecessary headwind in traffic flow to the URL destination.
August 10, 2020
Communication is a key factor in building trust between dealers and consumers. Incorporating texting into your communication strategy will quickly offer your dealership a competitive advantage by meeting and exceeding customers’ needs.
July 20, 2020
Contactless transactions are, at least for the near future, priority one in the transactions playbook for dealers, and F&I must play a leading role in helping educate people online during every phase of the sale.
July 16, 2020
Throughout history, futuristic autonomous vehicles have been featured in iconic movies and television shows as technology designed to assist. However, as this technology has evolved and the future of travel is decidedly pointing to autonomous services, there is still much debate on how the future of mobility and mass transportation will be impacted.
June 18, 2020
The future is upon us and dealerships need to take action and embrace the knowledge transformation. This article will discuss different trends in the learning space and how they are going to affect the way personnel working in dealerships learn.
June 8, 2020