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Chris Bond replied to Chris Bond's discussion 'This is costing us money!!!'
8:03 pm Central Time 1/27/12 In process of sending emails to customers tonight to inform folks of things going on for Saturday.  For every email I try to send - this is popping up:  Server Error in '/CarDashboard'…
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More New Classes for Virtual Training!!!

The Virtual Training team is happy to announce that we have added 2 new classes to our schedule. The Inventory Reports class will cover items specific to your inventory such as:  the Inventory List - which is a great help when taking your photos with the VinCamera and the Vehicle Hits Report - which will help you determine why vehicles aren’t selling within your estimated turn-time.The ILM/CRM Reporting class has been expanded to include more great reports.  We will cover the Active Leads with…See More
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Chris Bond replied to Chris Bond's discussion 'This is costing us money!!!'
This message has been popping up a LOT over the past few days....at least for an hour so far this morning alone - when trying to answer leads or pull up customer details:   Sorry, there was a problem trying to complete your last request. Please…
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sean lecheminant replied to ANTHONY BARTOLI's discussion 'Inventory photo editing'
Google just announced they are shutting down the Picnik service - what are the plans with that in mind?
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Preparing for Launch

  Close your eyes and imagine being strapped into your seat, back to the ground and eyes to the sky, listening in on your headset as the clock ticks down. “5, 4…” You feel your seat start to rumble. “3, 2…” Smoke billows in front of the windows. “1, launch….” The smoke clears, your seat stops shaking and very quickly you realize you are going nowhere. You immediately start looking for answers as to why you did not launch. You and your team, who are strapped to their seats just like you, start…See More
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Could you be mine...Would you be my customer?

Most people need January to come off their holiday high and review the next year ahead. Marketing in February is key to retain and excite your customers for the next few months. Plus, tax season is approaching which means that your customers are thinking about how to spend their money before they even get it. With that being said, you need to start branding and putting your name in front of them before everybody else does.  What are you doing to put your dealership in front of your current…See More
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More New Classes for Virtual Training!!!

The Virtual Training team is happy to announce that we have added 2 new classes to our schedule. The Inventory Reports class will cover items specific to your inventory such as:  the Inventory List - which is a great help when taking your photos with the VinCamera and the Vehicle Hits Report - which will help you determine why vehicles aren’t selling within your estimated turn-time.The ILM/CRM Reporting class has been expanded to include more great reports.  We will cover the Active Leads with…See More
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More New Classes for Virtual Training!!!

Started by Jennifer Merrick in VinTraining on Wednesday. 0 Replies

The Virtual Training team is happy to announce that we have added 2 new classes to our schedule. The Inventory Reports class will cover items specific to your inventory such as:  the Inventory List - which is a great help when taking your photos…Continue

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Joseph Little

Feed the Social Beast | The 411 on Facebook Contests | VinSocial from VinSolutions

Started by Joseph Little in Websites/SEO/SocialMedia Jan 19. 0 Replies

Did you know if your dealership breaches the rules surrounding…Continue

Joseph Little

Is your dealership like a bad first date when it comes to social media marketing? | VinSocial

Started by Joseph Little in Websites/SEO/SocialMedia. Last reply by Gregory Dean Williams Jan 9. 2 Replies

Most dealership fan pages on Facebook are a lot like really bad first dates,…Continue

mjzahabi

Are you stilling waiting on the guy to show up and take your pics?

Started by mjzahabi in Inventory Management Jan 18. 0 Replies

Are you really? Why would you? Wait, that is, to get that vehicle up and online right now… I know it sounds like a lot of extra work doing your own photos, but the benefits are worth it! An Integrated inventory solution, in my opinion, is an…Continue

Joseph Little

What were you doing before you worked in the auto industry?

Started by Joseph Little in VinSolutions News. Last reply by Bruce Hartz Dec 29, 2011. 32 Replies

Some of you have been in the auto industry so long that you…Continue

Matt Watson

Reporting Sold %

Started by Matt Watson in VinTelligent Marketing. Last reply by Byron Lyth Jan 9. 22 Replies

We commonly get asked to add a Sold % to our custom reporting module. But when you stop and think about how to actually calculate the percentage, we quickly find a lot of problems. The simplest way to calculate a Sold % is the number of leads sold…Continue

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Donny Stuteville

Desking and Form’s with VinSolutions

Posted by Donny Stuteville on January 13, 2012 at 8:44am 4 Comments

One of the great products available to our customers in MotoSnap is the Desking Tool. Our Desking Tool seamlessly integrates with our CRM/ILM. In comparing the ease of use and flexibility of our Desking Tool, it is easy to see how it makes the tools found in your standard DMS - like a glorified calculator.

 

Want to edit your customer information, appraise a trade, or desk multiple vehicles and scenarios - all from one screen? Yeah, we can do that. Does your current DMS or CRM?…

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Tom Seely

3 Dealerships with 1 BDC & Vinsolutions Easy, Hard?

Posted by Tom Seely on December 6, 2011 at 12:47pm 5 Comments

Ok everyone I need some insight I have 3 stores and will have 1 central BDC for all stores my question is:

 

  1. Will the BDC people need to be watching 3 versions of Vin running at the same time?

My next questions will depend on your answers, Thanks Tom

 

Ryan Rigdon

A New Year is Upon Us

Posted by Ryan Rigdon on November 28, 2011 at 10:53am 0 Comments

It’s that time of year again when we begin preparing next year’s product offering and getting what always seems to be an out-of-date publication - current.  We constantly refine and update our software and service offerings and, as a result, there is always printed word out there that is bound to be, well let’s just say, the “classic” version of the here and now. 

You’ve heard us say it before – VinSolutions is always adding new features, enhancing current ones and sometimes even…

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Andrea Weik

BI WEEKLY PAYMENTS

Posted by Andrea Weik on June 28, 2011 at 12:59pm 0 Comments

Any other Canadian dealers unable to desk deals for customers that want a bi-weekly payment? VinSolution doesn't offer bi-weekly payments and we quote this to our customers 80% of the time.

Travis

Bad Data In, Bad Data Out

Posted by Travis on March 29, 2011 at 9:30am 1 Comment

 

 

We have a saying at VinSolutions “Bad data in, bad data out,” meaning that even with all of the technology we have today, if your customer information is incomplete, it is not worth keeping.  One of the biggest challenges we have in setting up new accounts in…

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Tom Gorham

To-Dos, Tasks, and Reminders... or Opportunities?

Posted by Tom Gorham on March 23, 2011 at 9:37am 16 Comments

Today, another manager asked me, "What's Tommy up to today?" I looked up and said, "I'm working on my tasks." He replied with a sigh, "Yeah, they never go away, do they?"

I started to agree with him and then thought about it and told him, "They're not supposed to."

All CRM systems have what they call "To-Dos" or "Tasks" or "Reminders". They sound like such a chore. It's like my wife's to-do list or reminding me that I promised to clean the garage this weekend. I hear many…

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Things I enjoy when not at VIN: Even at home I enjoy researching SEO (search engine optimization) and trying to keep up every day with the constant changes in search engines. 

When at all possible, I try to get to the mountains...love hiking and skiing.



The best part of my job at VIN:  Getting to research SEO, and track how it can affect a website’s traffic and conversions.

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