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NewsJanuary 13, 2009

GM Selects Auto/Mate to Provide Integrated Dealer Management System (IDMS) to Auto Dealers

Auto/Mate Dealership Systems, a leading dealership management system provider (DMS), today announced it has been selected by General Motors Corporation to provide GM’s Integrated Dealer Management System (IDMS) to the auto manufacturer’s North American dealer base.

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Articlesby Tom HeraldJanuary 13, 2009

One Team - One Fight

Tom Herald - It takes leadership to formulate a plan, bring it to life, unify the team, and “make it happen.” Strong leaders focus their teams and make them believe victory is within their grasp. Strong leaders cultivate, teach and mentor their troops. Strong leaders also put their fist down from time to time to solidify the unity of the team. Strong leaders develop a culture that expects to win.

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Articlesby Jim JacksonJanuary 6, 2009

Choosing Your Comfort Zone

Jim Jackson - We all want comfort and safety, but sometimes that comfort zone can actually hold us back. If we look at our lives and make a choice to change something, it involves stepping out of our comfort zone. Changing things will take us out of that familiar place, into something new. That’s a little scary. Depending on what it is, that might be very scary.

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Articlesby Kimberly LongJanuary 1, 2009

Ideal Auto Renews Commitment

As anyone who has dealt with special finance knows, getting a special finance department successfully off the ground can be a daunting task. Throughout 2009, Special Finance Insider will follow one dealership’s attempt to do just that.

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Articlesby Raul VazquezJanuary 1, 2009

Online Video - Here it Comes

Raul Vazquez - Online video is here! ComScore measures more than 11.5 billion online videos that are being viewed each month.

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Articlesby Brett BoatwrightJanuary 1, 2009

Why Your Advertising Isn't Working

Brett Boatwright - With today’s troubled economy negatively impacting almost every dealership across the country and the ink on monthly financial statements turning from black to blood-red, why do most owners and upper management teams advertise the same way they did five, 10 and even 25 years ago?

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ArticlesJanuary 1, 2009

Focus Inc - Dedicated to the Dealer

While the credit markets have tightened, it’s important that consumers realize they can still get approved for an auto loan. Focus can help improve consumer confidence with its direct-response marketing campaigns broadcast via infomercials.

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Articlesby Marla BelsonJanuary 1, 2009

Here's to Fresh Beginnings

Marla Belson - Clank—I could hear the heavy sound of the dead bolt locking the front door after the last customer of 2008 drove off. As the handful of us sat watching the taillights cross the curb, I thought the showroom windows would fog up from everyone letting out a collective sigh of relief.

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NewsDecember 19, 2008

Dealer.com Wins Top International Emerging Media Award

Dealer.com, the leading provider of online marketing solutions for the automotive industry, is a Leader Award winner in the 2008 Summit Emerging Media Award (Summit EMA) competition for their work with Checkered Flag Motor Car Corporation.

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