DMEautomotive honored in the “Innovation” category for cutting-edge mobile app Driver Connect ^TM

Daytona Beach, FL  – October 22, 2013 – DMEautomotive received the 2013 BizTech Innovation Award® in the “Innovation” category for the company’s Driver Connect ^TM - a smart and engaging mobile app, which helps auto dealers to connect with their customers where they are most, on their mobile…

“Market Beyond the Ordinary with Accessories” presented by auto industry veteran and expert Sidney Haider provides new strategies for leveraging accessories as a retention lure while honing social media strategies

San Francisco, CA – October 21, 2013 –Sidney Haider, president of AddOnAuto (AOA), has been selected by the National Automobile Dealer Association (NADA) to present a…

“Appointment Boarding Pass” from Robert Karbaum E-Commerce Manager, Weins Canada Inc./Don Valley North Lexus wins the 2013 Dealer Best Idea Award; PureCars’ Smart Advertising wins 2013 Innovation Cup Award; presented at 2013 DrivingSales Executive Summit

Salt Lake City, Utah – October 17, 2013 – DrivingSales today announced the winners of the 2013…

Patent-pending technology enables dealership websites to accurately predict visitor preferences and then matches in-stock vehicles, ramping up conversion -- all while helping move aged inventory

West Palm Beach, FL – October 16, 2013 – Gubagoo Inc. today announced the launch of Vehicle Matching^sm (VM), a patent-pending predictive technology that makes dealership websites more intelligent and able to increase…

Auto industry’s first direct-linking technology eliminates lead form barrier, returns shopping traffic flow directly to dealers, increases conversion and engagement

• Coalition of 125+ leading 3^rd party sites, reaching 6.5 million consumers monthly
• Saves dealerships up to 85%, versus SEM shoppers & 3rd-party leads

San Francisco, CA – October 14, 2013 –…

Advanced platform offers certification curriculum for individual dealership professionals, including Online Marketing Certified Professional (OMCP)

Salt Lake City, Utah –October 14, 2013 – DrivingSales today announced a major upgrade to DrivingSales University (DSU), the industry leader in online training and performance coaching.  The new DSU platform further revolutionizes industry…

Led by advertising veteran and creative innovator Chris Zobel, CreativeLab uses creative design and execution to energize the science behind the marketing; Zobel selected to speak at J.D. Power Automotive Marketing Roundtable in Las Vegas on October 17th

Daytona Beach, FL  – October 10, 2013 – DMEautomotive today announced the formation of a new creative team: the DMEa CreativeLab.   The CreativeLab accelerates the company’s creative services to…

DMEautomotive’s Driver Connect ^SM 2.0 wins in Best New Product or Service category

Daytona Beach, FL  – September 30, 2013 – DMEautomotive’s Driver Connect 2.0 is a Silver Stevie® Award honoree in the “Best New Product or Service – Software Mobile On-Demand Application” category, in the 11^th Annual American Business Awards.

The American Business Awards are the nation’s premier business awards program. All organizations…

The following is a true story…

I was recently told my by one of my dealers that a “consultant” informed him, “mobile apps don’t work…no one gets downloads.”

Now I’m sure he is a good consultant and that he has probably done a good job for this dealer….because the dealer “trusts” his judgment.

But my first thoughts were…how can he say that! Mobile apps are predicted to be a…

Digital Automotive Marketing Veteran Joins Rapidly Growing Company

West Palm Beach, FL – September 25, 2013 – Gubagoo Inc., a revolutionary new platform for dealership websites, today announced that Wendy Woodard, a veteran of digital automotive marketing and operations, has been named its Chief Operating Officer.  Woodard previously held leadership positions at eLead, DMEautomotive, Paradigm…

Strong Truck Sales, Extended Vehicle Life Cycles Impacting Sales; Dealership Accessories Sales Revenue Increases 10% Year-over-Year*

San Francisco, CA – September 23, 2013  – AOA today released its 2013 Accessories Trend Midyear Report which demonstrates that the macro trends that impacted 2012 accessories sales, and consumer preferences in vehicle add-ons, are continuing and…

Adopted already by over 700 dealerships, Gubagoo’s “B.E.A.S.T.” technology turns a dealership’s website into a tracking, scoring, engaging and sales converting environment; majority of dealerships report their Gubagoo-powered sites are driving at least 200 additional leads a month - with 1 in 7 converting to sales

West Palm Beach, FL – September 16, 2013 – Gubagoo Inc., a revolutionary new platform for dealership…

Award recognizes the most innovative auto dealership strategies of 2013; finalists are Megan Barto of Ciocca Honda, Mark Brady of Fisher Honda-Kia Zack Freed of McCombs Automotive Team, Robert Karbaum of Weins Canada Inc. / Don Valley North Lexus and Jason Sturn of LaFontaine Automotive Group

Salt Lake City, Utah – September 10, 2013 – DrivingSales today announced that five…

Data-powered, automated marketing platform offers five key breakthrough ‘total retention’ weapons: Direct Behavioral Targeting, Mid-Interval Communications, Loyalty, Pre-paid Maintenance, and Mobile; offers new era marketing directed at today’s service realities

Daytona Beach, FL – September 10, 2013 – DMEautomotive (DMEa), the science-inspired, results-based automotive marketing leader,…

Average service cycle expands from 140 to 145 days as Americans keep longer-lasting vehicles for more years than ever before; dealers must now market to the owner, not the vehicle

Daytona Beach, FL – September 4, 2013 – DMEautomotive (DMEa), the science-inspired, results-based automotive marketing leader, today released new findings[1] from DMEInsights,…

Designed by DMEautomotive Strategy and Analytics team, DMEInsights revolutionizes customer loyalty with a fresh new perspective for managing customer lifetime value

Daytona Beach, FL– September 3, 2013 – DMEautomotive (DMEa), the science-inspired, results-based automotive marketing leader, today launched DMEinsights, an innovative customer loyalty analytics system designed to…

Free webinar on Thursday, September 12 at 2 p.m. EDT is designed to prevent wasteful spending on ineffective outdated service marketing and offers new tactics that can dramatically increase service revenue, call and service appointment success, and customer retention

Daytona Beach, FL– August 29, 2013 – DMEautomotive (DMEa), the science-inspired, results-based automotive marketing leader, announces the seventh…

Digital Automotive Veteran Joins Consumer Auto Finance Innovator

Mission Viejo, CA–August 28, 2013–DealerCentric, the pioneer and leader in interactive online auto credit applications, today announced that digital automotive veteran Roger Hilterbrandt has been appointed Executive Vice President of Sales and Strategy. Hilterbrandt joins DealerCentric as the company prepares to launch a next generation eLending solution to the…

Yelp Director of National Marketing Presents “Local, Social, Mobile: Leveraging Converging Trends to Drive More Car Shoppers Into your Dealership;” joins keynote line-up that includes Danny Sullivan of Search Engine Land, former U.S. Navy SEAL Officer Leif Babin, and The Walt Disney Company^®

Salt Lake City, UT – August 19, 2013 – DrivingSales today…

Award recognizes the most innovative dealership solutions of 2013; finalists to compete and present their solutions at the 2013 DrivingSales Executive Summit; Early Bird Registration Ends August 15^th

Salt Lake City, UT – August 14, 2013  - DrivingSales today announced that finalists have been selected for the fourth annual DrivingSales Innovation…