How to Be a Specialized BDC Car Dealership

How to Be a Specialized BDC Car Dealership

Written By Carol Marshall

While your sales and service teams may do a fantastic job greeting customers and creating that initial relationship in the dealership, the follow-up after may be lacking.  Also, those shoppers that have not yet made the decision to visit you require timely, tailored attention. Digital natives, like Gen Z, are more comfortable navigating online. This is where a quality BDC …

Executive Spotlight x ActivEngage CEO Ted Rubin Interview

Executive Spotlight x ActivEngage CEO Ted Rubin Interview

Written By Ted Rubin

Brian Ankney: Welcome to the Autosuccess Executive Spotlight.  I’m your host,  Brian Ankney.  Today my guest is Ted Rubin.  He’s the President and CEO of Active Engage.  Welcome Ted! Ted Rubin: Hey,  thanks.  I’m glad to be here! Brian Ankney: Cool,  well let’s talk about the trends that you’re seeing right now.  What trends are you seeing in dealer to …

Dealerships: Focus on Great Customer Conversations

Dealerships: Focus on Great Customer Conversations

Written By Carol Marshall

In an era of cost-cutting automation, don’t lose sight of customer conversations. It can be easy to be tempted by possible savings when faced with the option to use a bot/AI. The reality is: You may be compromising earnings, both in the short and long term, by ignoring the great customer satisfaction that comes from having meaningful conversations that encourage …

How to Increase Service Lane Profits

How to Increase Service Lane Profits

Written By Carol Marshall

To non-dealership folks and those not well acquainted with the automotive industry, selling cars might seem like the most significant revenue generator and the most profitable part of the whole operation. After all, the lots are lined with tons of cars (well, at least they used to be). But while it does make up a large percentage of dealership profit, …

Why Dealers Must Have Robust Digital Communication Tools to Engage Car Buyers

Why Dealers Must Have Robust Digital Communication Tools to Engage Car Buyers

Written By Ted Rubin

Narrator: You’re watching Inside Automotive with Jim Fitzpatrick. Jim Fitzpatrick: Hey everyone I’m Jim Fitzpatrick thanks so much for joining us on another edition of Inside Automotive right here at the CBT Automotive Network.  Today we’re happy to have with us in the studio Mr. Ted Rubin who’s the Chief Executive Officer of ActivEngage a people-powered web-based live chat and …

Chat Integration with Car Dealer Website Providers Matters

Chat Integration with Car Dealer Website Providers Matters

Written By AE Staff

I don’t know about you, but a car dealership website definitely has an effect on my decision to buy from a car dealer. Just like any other digital retailing or online shopping experience, customers value a professional looking website, up-to-date aesthetics, and a responsive design. If a car dealer website lacks one or more of the above-mentioned criteria, my faith …

Why Car Dealers Love ActivEngage

Why Car Dealers Love ActivEngage

Written By Carol Marshall

We know what you’re thinking.  “That title is a little on the nose.”  Maybe you aren’t thinking that. But if you are:  You might be right! This is less of a blog and more of a “tooting our own horn” opportunity. Well, less tooting our own horn and more showing some of our great dealership partners tooting our horn. (On …

5 Tips for Car Dealerships Starting Out With Live Chat

5 Tips for Starting Out with Car Dealer Live Chat

Written By AE Staff

Working in a dealership and automotive industry, you know that it takes special conversational and people skills to earn customer trust. Customers and potential buyers don’t want to be seen as just another sale; they are people (just like you) that have vehicle needs for different reasons in each of their unique lives.  Given the nature of technology and communication …

What to Look For When Opting For Automotive Chat Services

What to Look For When Opting For Automotive Chat Services

Written By Ted Rubin

In any relationship, communication is key.  Romantic relationships, friendships, business partnerships, and even sales transactions; all of these require communication to initiate, sustain, and maintain. Misunderstandings, assumptions, presumptions, and any other relational mishaps you can think of, almost always come from a place of uneven or poor communication.  In an increasingly digital world, where consumers start and sometimes end their …