Articles for Technology / Data Management Features

How Dealers Can Harness the Power of Data

Monday, August 22, 2011
Data analysis yields valuable information about online auto shoppers that can be used in the development and functioning of a dealership’s sales department. When applied to the decision-making process, dealers can use this data to their advantage both online and offline.

The Big Move: Changing Dealership Management Systems

Thursday, August 12, 2010
Kimberly Long - If a dealership were a living organism, it’s safe to say the dealership management system (DMS) could be considered the creature’s central nervous system. There isn’t an area of the dealership the DMS does not touch; it holds huge amounts of the data necessary for the dealership to function—customer data, parts and vehicle inventory information, service history, financial data and much more.

Three Hot Technology Questions: It’s Not Always Black and White

Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Harlene Doane - For some technology issues, the answers are black and white. There is a right way and a wrong way to approach them. For other issues, there can be a great divide in opinions—even among those who work in the industry. This month, three questions asked by dealers warranted a closer look ...

The Quiet Giant Of Technology: Dominion Enterprises

Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Harlene Doane - Dominion Enterprises is an organization that provides marketing services to key verticals. Those verticals are automotive, specialty vehicles (such as cycle, RV and commercial trucks), real estate, apartments and employment.

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