Back in style
A SPEAKER AND EXHIBITOR SHARES A PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF THE DIGITAL DEALER CONFERENCE & EXPO IN TAMPA It was a bounce back spring show for the Digital Dealer Conference & Expo. Many attendees who descended on Tampa, Fla. for this …
Category: Industry News
Dealertalk 2015: The Brand Man
Scott Stratten isn’t someone you want to piss off. No, really. The unassuming looking Oakville, Ont. resident might just look like an ordinary guy going through his life doing ordinary things. But he’s watching. And assessing. If someone from your …
AGM rejuvenates attendees
MOTIVATIONAL SPEECHES AND BEACH OLYMPICS WERE PART OF THE TADA’S AGM HELD IN THE BAHAMAS A large contingent of Trillium Automobile Dealers Association (TADA) directors, dealers and associate members descended on Great Exuma Island in the Bahamas for their Annual …
DMT to transform online chat experience
When Glen Demetrioff mystery shopped U.S dealers through their chat functions, he wasn’t too impressed with the online customer experience. “We found the majority of the time the people behind the keyboard of those [chat] providers didn’t really pick up …
Luxury vehicles lead Canadian sales gains
Luxury vehicles are the fastest-growing segment in many countries across the globe — and in Canada, reports Scotiabank. According to the Scotiabank Global Auto Report, sales of luxury light trucks in Canada have advanced at more than double the pace …
AutoAlert promotes senior executive
North American data mining company AutoAlert announced it has promoted James Burton to Senior vice-president of Field Operations. The former AutoAlert vice-president of Portfolio Management, who led the dealer engagement strategy and operations, will now oversee the company’s sales, training, …
Brand loyalty reaches decade high
Paying attention to customer satisfaction is paying off in the U.S. market. Customer loyalty to automotive brands reached a 10-year high at 52.8 per cent during the first quarter of 2015, found IHS Automotive. Tom Libby, manager of automotive loyalty …
Millennials scared of other drivers
Millennials and Generation Z have come out about their biggest fears — and dangerous drivers is number one. Independent research company Penn Schoen Berland conducted a poll on behalf of Ford Motor Company, and found 88 per cent of the …
Selly launches new tools for dealers
Selly Automotive has released a new, free mobile CRM sales app to help dealers prospect customers. Called Selly for the Salesperson, this freemium mobile CRM sales app functions like a CRM by managing prospect information, inventory and schedule. It can …
Stop forcing, start responding
Jared Hamilton, CEO and Founder of DrivingSales, doesn’t beat around the bush. “Our industry is filled with a lot of crappy insight,” said Hamilton in his keynote presentation at the inaugural Canadian Dealer Forum held on June 22-23 in Calgary, …
New documents boost F&I efficiency
Nova Scotia F&I managers will soon be armed to better handle F&I transactions. A new and exclusive partnership between the Nova Scotia Automobile Dealers Association and Reynolds and Reynolds, a provider of automobile dealership software, services and forms, will enable …
AMVIC cracks down on curbers
The Alberta Motor Vehicle Industry Council is actively hunting down curbers selling vehicles to car buyers. A team of investigators tracked down curbers, or unlicensed, illegal automotive retailers, recently in Lethbridge and Taber, Alta. and in surrounding areas. The investigators …
