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Three Steps to Incident Readiness

Three Steps to Incident Readiness

Improve cybersecurity outcomes by preparing your dealership ­ IT Security team to respond quickly and effectively.
1 Min ReadJul 5CDK Global
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1 Min ReadJun 23CDK Global
Growing and Keeping Your Technician Team

Growing and Keeping Your Technician Team

The “great resignation” didn’t just impact restaurants and boutiques. Many dealership Service departments are feeling the impact of staffing shortages more than ever before.
4 Min ReadJun 14Jeff Beals
Auto Shows Deliver a Vital Hands-On Shopping Experience

Auto Shows Deliver a Vital Hands-On Shopping Experience

Inventory shortages and pandemic closures have kept car shoppers from experiencing the product. The return of auto shows is a critical opportunity to keep shoppers in their car-buying journey.
4 Min ReadJun 2Barb Edson
Get What You Want From Your Next Automotive CRM With This Checklist

Get What You Want From Your Next Automotive CRM With This Checklist

Most dealers are painfully aware of what part of their current system they are unhappy with, but far fewer have considered exactly what they want or need.
3 Min ReadMay 31CDK Global
Now Is the Time to Learn and Lead With AI

Now Is the Time to Learn and Lead With AI

For the past two years as an industry, we’ve been expecting things to get back to normal when it comes...
4 Min ReadMay 11CDK Global
Advanced Vehicle Lookup API Leaves Outdated  VIN Decoders Behind

Advanced Vehicle Lookup API Leaves Outdated VIN Decoders Behind

As today’s digital-savvy shoppers do more of their new and used vehicle shopping online, they need access to quick and accurate vehicle information.
3 Min ReadMay 5CDK Global
Five Factors to Consider Before Every Technology Investment

Five Factors to Consider Before Every Technology Investment

They’re the considerations that help determine the success of every dealership solution and supplier relationship. But all too often, they get buried beneath a landslide of technical info.
1 Min ReadApr 25CDK Global
4 Outbound Customer Retention Strategies for Sales and Service

4 Outbound Customer Retention Strategies for Sales and Service

Successful dealers are pivoting towards repeat customers as the focus of outbound sales and service campaigns.
6 Min ReadApr 14CDK Global
Notable Trends at NADA 2022

Notable Trends at NADA 2022

NADA 2022 conversations we were able to have with colleagues in person were more informative and even more exciting than we expected.
4 Min ReadApr 4CDK Global
Look to Your Vendors for Sales Training

Look to Your Vendors for Sales Training

Today's automotive sales training often delivers a poor experience, simply because the programs were not designed with modern retailing in...
2 Min ReadMar 28CDK Global
When It Comes to Customer Satisfaction and Productivity, Lacombe Ford Leads the Way

When It Comes to Customer Satisfaction and Productivity, Lacombe Ford Leads the Way

Read how this family-owned dealership in Alberta, Canada raised its dollars per RO, racked up an astonishing 107% customer retention rate, and earned the coveted President’s Award 15 times in a row. Hint: they rely on Ford Service Lane Technology.
1 Min ReadMar 28CDK Global