Customer Relationships

Build a Lifetime of Customers With Warranty Programs
I’ve been asked to explain why lifetime warranty programs are so important to an auto dealership. We’ve already talked about how this type of program...

5 Techniques to Fine-Tune Your Dealership CRM
Ask a handful of people in various roles at a typical dealership what customer relationship management (CRM) means to them, and you’ll get a variety...

4 Ways Dealers Can Benefit From Blockchain Technology
I know what you’re probably thinking. Blockchain is another one of those topics technology vendors throw around to show how smart they are, and to...

3 Ways to Modify Your F&I Process in the Age of the Customer
One in three Americans would rather go to the DMV, do their taxes, or sit in the middle airplane seat than go through the process of buying a...

Focus on Your Customer's Satisfaction Instead of Low Price
Success in the car business depends on a combination of important factors. One factor is profit, and profit is dependent on moving the focus of the...

How to Prove Your Campaigns Are Converting High-Lifetime Value Customers
The automotive industry has long been a leader in terms of advertising spend. By one estimate, automotive advertisers spent more than $16 billion...

3 Reasons Why Dealerships Should Shift to a Single View of the Customer
Big changes are happening in our industry. New technologies are injecting incredible insight and efficiency into our everyday workflow. Customers now...

There's No Such Thing as Giving Too Much Information to Prospective Buyers
As an industry, we’re finally getting it. We’re realizing that when it comes to selling cars, there’s no such thing as too much information....

Toyota, Subaru, Honda Score Highest Brand Loyalty, Edmunds Report Reveals
Santa Monica, CA — March 6, 2018 — Automakers that leverage emotional design, offer a wide array of SUVs, and have a solid history of reliability...

Increase Profits By Enhancing Your Culture Instead of Lowering Your Prices
By now, most dealerships have their 13-month financial statement in the books, and many dealer principals and GMs are saying, “We sold a lot of...

Digital Marketing: Don't Count Your Clicks Before They Hatch
The world consumes media, entertainment, information, news, and advertising messages very differently than just a few years ago. Our changing...

Reviver Auto Closes $11.1 Million Finance Round to Expand Footprint of World’s First Digital License Plate
Foster City, CA — January 10, 2018 — Reviver Auto, creator of the RPlate™, the world’s first digital license plate, has closed an $11.1 million...