We’ve had so much fun with this Vendor Ratings Contest.  Not just because we get to hand out cool prizes, but because it brought us closer to our true goal, which is to increase the Vendor Rating database – a collection of ratings and reviews that helps dealers make informed decisions about their operational investments and equally pushes the industry’s vendors to better serve the dealers.  Thank you to everyone who not only participated in the contest, but also those who rated and reviewed their vendors all year long. 

Congratulations to Aaron Holland, Larry Whitson, and Jeff Collins for winning the weekly contest drawing and receiving a $100 Amazon gift card each!  And for the first time, we’d like to announce the winner of the MacBook Air:  Congratulations to Michael Baker from Antioch Auto Center! 

Mike has already received a brand new, straight from the store, 11-inch MacBook Air.  When we spoke with Mike on the phone while verifying his review (as we do with all of our reviews), Mike was thrilled.  And we were thrilled to learn that our Vendor Ratings system is getting at its intended purpose.  Mike revealed “I have totally used your Vendor Ratings to look up other vendors and products that we might want to use, so I agree with you on the importance of it."

The prizes and contests are one thing, but that we are able to provide a platform for dealers to access verified, honest feedback about industry professional services and products to inform profit-making decisions – that’s what we’re here for.  And we can’t do it without you.  Thank you to all the dealers for sharing in the vendor ratings system and contributing your valuable experience and expertise.  And remember, you can rate your vendors all year long – once per quarter for each vendor.  Each review makes the database more robust and better informs dealer decisions.

Again, congratulations to Mike Baker as the grand prize winner of a brand new MacBook Air! 

Happy Rating!

We’ve had so much fun with this Vendor Ratings Contest.  Not just because we get to hand out cool prizes, but because it brought us closer to our true goal, which is to increase the Vendor Rating database – a collection of ratings and reviews that helps dealers make informed decisions about their operational investments and equally pushes the industry’s vendors to better serve the dealers.  Thank you to everyone who not only participated in the contest, but also those who rated and reviewed their vendors all year long. 

Congratulations to Aaron Holland, Larry Whitson, and Jeff Collins for winning the weekly contest drawing and receiving a $100 Amazon gift card each!  And for the first time, we’d like to announce the winner of the MacBook Air:  Congratulations to Michael Baker from Antioch Auto Center! 

Mike has already received a brand new, straight from the store, 11-inch MacBook Air.  When we spoke with Mike on the phone while verifying his review (as we do with all of our reviews), Mike was thrilled.  And we were thrilled to learn that our Vendor Ratings system is getting at its intended purpose.  Mike revealed “I have totally used your Vendor Ratings to look up other vendors and products that we might want to use, so I agree with you on the importance of it."

The prizes and contests are one thing, but that we are able to provide a platform for dealers to access verified, honest feedback about industry professional services and products to inform profit-making decisions – that’s what we’re here for.  And we can’t do it without you.  Thank you to all the dealers for sharing in the vendor ratings system and contributing your valuable experience and expertise.  And remember, you can rate your vendors all year long – once per quarter for each vendor.  Each review makes the database more robust and better informs dealer decisions.

Again, congratulations to Mike Baker as the grand prize winner of a brand new MacBook Air! 

Happy Rating!

The DrivingSales Vendor Ratings are now more robust than ever.  Thanks to dealers like you, the retail automotive industry has access to verified, honest feedback about industry professional services and products to inform profit-making decisions.  But the year isn’t over.  Be sure to rate your vendors to contribute to the thousands of ratings and reviews already collected.  The more dealers we get to anonymously share their opinions, the more accurate a picture the industry gets of the vendor landscape. Inform and be informed.

http://www.drivingsales.com/surveys/vr/customer-management

And hurry!  There is only one week left to enter into our DrivingSales Vendor Ratings Contest.  We feel so strongly about dealers having access to unbiased ratings and reviews that we’re giving away a $100 gift card to Amazon each week all throughout December to a dealer who rated a vendor.  Time files when you’re having fun and now there’s only one week left!  Rate your vendors for a chance to win: www.drivingsales.com/surveys/vr/customer-management

And that’s not all – Once the year is over, we'll do one final grand prize drawing from every dealer who submitted a review during 2011 and randomly select one lucky winner to receive a brand new MacBook Air!  The more ratings you provide, the more you're entered to win!  Log on to www.drivingsales.com/rate/contest for more information or start rating your vendors NOW.

Good luck and happy rating! 

The DrivingSales Vendor Ratings are now more robust than ever.  Thanks to dealers like you, the retail automotive industry has access to verified, honest feedback about industry professional services and products to inform profit-making decisions.  But the year isn’t over.  Be sure to rate your vendors to contribute to the thousands of ratings and reviews already collected.  The more dealers we get to anonymously share their opinions, the more accurate a picture the industry gets of the vendor landscape. Inform and be informed.

http://www.drivingsales.com/surveys/vr/customer-management

And hurry!  There is only one week left to enter into our DrivingSales Vendor Ratings Contest.  We feel so strongly about dealers having access to unbiased ratings and reviews that we’re giving away a $100 gift card to Amazon each week all throughout December to a dealer who rated a vendor.  Time files when you’re having fun and now there’s only one week left!  Rate your vendors for a chance to win: www.drivingsales.com/surveys/vr/customer-management

And that’s not all – Once the year is over, we'll do one final grand prize drawing from every dealer who submitted a review during 2011 and randomly select one lucky winner to receive a brand new MacBook Air!  The more ratings you provide, the more you're entered to win!  Log on to www.drivingsales.com/rate/contest for more information or start rating your vendors NOW.

Good luck and happy rating! 

The DrivingSales team would like to extend a big thank you to everyone who made it out to the DrivingSales Executive Summit in Las Vegas earlier this week.  The progressive dealers and auto industry professionals who attended helped make this event the premier event in the industry.  From the outstanding research Dealer.com presented regarding the impact of social media in the automotive world to Gary Vaynerchuk’s f-bomb laden inspirational keynote, the material was top of the line from beginning to end.  Our completely sold out event (and then some) left us scrambling for more chairs and ordering extra breakfast on the fly, but being able to share industry-shifting information with the high-level, decision-making group that was there is what is going to make our industry – and your stores – better.

Thank you to the DrivingSales community, to the #DSES attendees, and to all of our sponsors for making the 2011 DrivingSales Executive Summit a huge success.  Hope to see you all next year!

The DrivingSales team would like to extend a big thank you to everyone who made it out to the DrivingSales Executive Summit in Las Vegas earlier this week.  The progressive dealers and auto industry professionals who attended helped make this event the premier event in the industry.  From the outstanding research Dealer.com presented regarding the impact of social media in the automotive world to Gary Vaynerchuk’s f-bomb laden inspirational keynote, the material was top of the line from beginning to end.  Our completely sold out event (and then some) left us scrambling for more chairs and ordering extra breakfast on the fly, but being able to share industry-shifting information with the high-level, decision-making group that was there is what is going to make our industry – and your stores – better.

Thank you to the DrivingSales community, to the #DSES attendees, and to all of our sponsors for making the 2011 DrivingSales Executive Summit a huge success.  Hope to see you all next year!

We are so pumped for the DrivingSales Executive Summit in Las Vegas and can’t believe it’s just around the corner!  The line-up is packed with amazing keynotes from Gary Vaynerchuk, Aaron Strout, Jason Falls, Rob Siefker from Zappos.com, and Google.  We will also be releasing some amazing auto industry-specific research exclusively at DSES.

The attendees at DSES are high-level decision makers from around the globe, who are eager to push the boundaries of innovation to make their stores more profitable.  And each day, we have more and more of those dealers signing up.  At this point, we’ve reach capacity at the Bellagio and are sold out for the event. 

There are a few seats remaining.  If you’ve previously purchased tickets, your seats are yours.  If you’ve purchased tickets that come with extra dealer passes, we’re saving your seats as well.  But be sure to sign your dealers up this week before we give those last few seats away.

If you’ve registered for the event, we can’t wait to see you there and we’re confident you will leave the event having had a thought-provoking, hands-on networking experience that will take your business to the next level.  If you weren’t able to grab your ticket to the event, be sure to follow along via the live Twitter feed (#DSES), participate in the discussions with the live blogging on DrivingSales, and watch the keynote presentations in real-time on DrivingSalesTV.  It’s not quite the same as being in Vegas for DSES, but we’ll do our best to get you the information you need.

The DrivingSales Executive Summit is clearly set to the automotive event of the year.   Vegas, here we come!

We are so pumped for the DrivingSales Executive Summit in Las Vegas and can’t believe it’s just around the corner!  The line-up is packed with amazing keynotes from Gary Vaynerchuk, Aaron Strout, Jason Falls, Rob Siefker from Zappos.com, and Google.  We will also be releasing some amazing auto industry-specific research exclusively at DSES.

The attendees at DSES are high-level decision makers from around the globe, who are eager to push the boundaries of innovation to make their stores more profitable.  And each day, we have more and more of those dealers signing up.  At this point, we’ve reach capacity at the Bellagio and are sold out for the event. 

There are a few seats remaining.  If you’ve previously purchased tickets, your seats are yours.  If you’ve purchased tickets that come with extra dealer passes, we’re saving your seats as well.  But be sure to sign your dealers up this week before we give those last few seats away.

If you’ve registered for the event, we can’t wait to see you there and we’re confident you will leave the event having had a thought-provoking, hands-on networking experience that will take your business to the next level.  If you weren’t able to grab your ticket to the event, be sure to follow along via the live Twitter feed (#DSES), participate in the discussions with the live blogging on DrivingSales, and watch the keynote presentations in real-time on DrivingSalesTV.  It’s not quite the same as being in Vegas for DSES, but we’ll do our best to get you the information you need.

The DrivingSales Executive Summit is clearly set to the automotive event of the year.   Vegas, here we come!

The DrivingSales Executive Summit is less than a month away! The third annual DSES event will bring together the most progressive dealers in the country, along with world-renowned speakers like Gary Vaynerchuk, Jason Falls, Aaron Strout, and Rob Siefker -- all focused on pushing the auto industry’s ‘innovation boundaries’ and translating the latest trends and business realities into solid 2012 action plans for every dealership department.  You’ve registered already, right?! There are only a few spots left, so there’s no time to waste.  Visit our registration page and sign up NOW!

Unlike other automotive industry events, the DrivingSales Executive Summit is 100% dealer driven and designed specifically for the most advanced dealer principals and dealership executives in the industry. The exclusive event has a vendor-neutral policy, meaning no vendor influence on presentation selection and adherence to a strict dealer-to-vendor ratio.  This focus makes DSES the most worthwhile auto event to attend.  Register now using the code DS11 to receive $100 off the current registration price.

In addition to world-renowned speakers and thought provoking workshops, DSES also holds the 2011 DrivingSales Dealer Best Idea Contest. This contest, sponsored by ADP |Cobalt, brings attention to the original and creative ideas that are driving results in dealerships across the country. The award recognizes the most innovative dealership strategies of 2011.

Five auto dealer finalists will have a chance to win over $10,000 in cash and prizes, and the opportunity to present their ‘best idea’ at DSES in October.

All dealership employees are invited to apply.  Applications are reviewed by a dealer panel, which selects five finalists to be invited onstage at DSES to present their ‘best idea’ in competition for over $10,000 in cash and prizes and the award for 2011’s Best Idea.

Apply now via the DSES Awards Page.  There is no charge to apply.  The application deadline for the DrivingSales Dealer Best Idea Award is midnight PST, September 14, 2011, so hurry. Time is running out!

Register for DSES.

Apply for the Dealer Best Idea Award.

Congratulate yourself on taking steps to becoming a better dealer.

The DrivingSales Executive Summit is less than a month away! The third annual DSES event will bring together the most progressive dealers in the country, along with world-renowned speakers like Gary Vaynerchuk, Jason Falls, Aaron Strout, and Rob Siefker -- all focused on pushing the auto industry’s ‘innovation boundaries’ and translating the latest trends and business realities into solid 2012 action plans for every dealership department.  You’ve registered already, right?! There are only a few spots left, so there’s no time to waste.  Visit our registration page and sign up NOW!

Unlike other automotive industry events, the DrivingSales Executive Summit is 100% dealer driven and designed specifically for the most advanced dealer principals and dealership executives in the industry. The exclusive event has a vendor-neutral policy, meaning no vendor influence on presentation selection and adherence to a strict dealer-to-vendor ratio.  This focus makes DSES the most worthwhile auto event to attend.  Register now using the code DS11 to receive $100 off the current registration price.

In addition to world-renowned speakers and thought provoking workshops, DSES also holds the 2011 DrivingSales Dealer Best Idea Contest. This contest, sponsored by ADP |Cobalt, brings attention to the original and creative ideas that are driving results in dealerships across the country. The award recognizes the most innovative dealership strategies of 2011.

Five auto dealer finalists will have a chance to win over $10,000 in cash and prizes, and the opportunity to present their ‘best idea’ at DSES in October.

All dealership employees are invited to apply.  Applications are reviewed by a dealer panel, which selects five finalists to be invited onstage at DSES to present their ‘best idea’ in competition for over $10,000 in cash and prizes and the award for 2011’s Best Idea.

Apply now via the DSES Awards Page.  There is no charge to apply.  The application deadline for the DrivingSales Dealer Best Idea Award is midnight PST, September 14, 2011, so hurry. Time is running out!

Register for DSES.

Apply for the Dealer Best Idea Award.

Congratulate yourself on taking steps to becoming a better dealer.