If you haven’t been before, you’re not alone. There are more than new attendees than you think. When you hear about the NADA conference, you hear anything from how much you can learn and take your dealership to the next level to seeing how big the auto industry really is. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, you go to a conference like that and it opens your eyes to a whole new world.

If you think it sounds to overwhelming, don’t worry. NADA has created an app to make your trip a better experience and help you manage your time. They have created a map so you know when you are and where you want to go. You can tag the companies you like and write notes so when you get back you can remember what you’ve experienced at the booth you visited. Not to mention the people you talked to. Nothing is worse than when you can remember something or someone you wanted to get back in touch with.

Here are a few more things you can look forward to.

1. Opportunity to learn from Peers

2.Attend workshops and educational trends

3. Identify Changes and challenges on the horizon

4.Free Marketing and consulting from social experts.

5.New trends In automotive.

Remember why you’re going. You are going to grow your business and help your most important asset, your people! I’d love to meet you at booth 7253W. See you there.

The worst parts of car purchasing are going by the wayside. Everyone is shopping online for everything these days, and it’s about time we make car buying just as easy. Right? Right.

Phil Kandera, owner and founder of Carzuz, has been quietly working on automotive software that provides a way for customers to have online car buying options through their local dealership’s website. A San Antonio native, Phil has been in the automotive industry since the 1990s. He has always wanted to give his San Antonio community the best experience and worked hard to remove redundant systems within the dealerships he was affiliated with. However, there is only so much one can accomplish when working for someone else.

“The landscape for consumers has evolved into a digital realm,” says Phil “and the auto industry is one of the last to jump aboard. Carzuz offers an option for the traditional retail dealership to provide an online process.” Thank goodness for the forward thinking of Brittney Dupaul, Chris Olguin, Ceaser Kondo, and Blake George, at Red McCombs Toyota, who share the same values. With their implicit help, Carzuz eagerly collaborated to produce exemplary results. With the launch of the "Simple Sale Module," hosted on both desktop and mobile apps, plus showroom kiosks, San Antonio will soon enjoy the benefits of this innovative shopping platform.