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  • Chip Grueter
    As a car buyer, a listing without photos won't get a view from me. I don't know if it has to do with not getting my hopes up, or that I...
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    Michael Rodriguez (blog) replied to the thread When do you release your dealers inventory?.
    Our inventory also gets pulled by Homenet out of our DMS. There are MANY times when I get a call on a car that I am not even aware of...
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    Our inventory gets pulled by Homenet out of our DMS and then distributed to the various third party sites we use. I like to get the...
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    Brian T in Etown replied to the thread When do you release your dealers inventory?.
    My dilemma would be this: 1) Send the inventory as quickly as possible and place a icon such as ”Coming soon” Benefits of this strategy...
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    Eric Miltsch (blog) replied to the thread When do you release your dealers inventory?.
    We automate as much as possible. - Vehicles booked in DMS using proper status codes (service, in-stock, transit, etc) - In-stock...
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    Brian in Etown replied to the thread When do you release your dealers inventory?.
    @Robin Like the tire pictures! I would ask how you do that but Joe Pistol might yell at me :) How much time do you all spend on prepping...
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    Edward Shaffer replied to the thread When do you release your dealers inventory?.
    We post every vehicle ASAP when it hits the inventory. We do not use the DMS feed to populate, choosing to manually input the vehicles...
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    Robin Frey replied to the thread When do you release your dealers inventory?.
    We recently started using HomeNet to poll from our DMS. I have it set up so that it does not export the vehicles until I upload the...
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    Brian in Etown replied to the thread When do you release your dealers inventory?.
    would also like to hear from some atc and cars reps on this as well!
  • Alex Snyder
    Brian Tucker (Internet Director at Swope Toyota) and I (Alex Snyder) had a long conversation about this the other evening and we wanted...
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    Stacy Gentile replied to the thread Happy 3 to DealerRefresh!!.
    Jeff...fantastic job man...keep it up.
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    Lao Shi replied to the thread Happy 3 to DealerRefresh!!.
    A common mistake that most bloggers do is that they tend to become too preachy and too technical. Let the blog be the forum to allow...
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    Brian in Etown replied to the thread Happy 3 to DealerRefresh!!.
    Great work Jeff! Joe I have been hearing about that new site, can't wait to check it out!
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Happy 3 to DealerRefresh!!.
    Happy Birthday DR! Jeff has got to be a proud parent - thanks for keeping up the hard work.
  • Alex Jefferson
    I am a new member and I must say that over that last few months I have acquired more usable knowledge from this one site, than I did in...
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread Happy 3 to DealerRefresh!!.
    Congrats to JK and ALSO to our growing community! Welcome aboard newbies! And remember, there are no dumb questions... er... unless, it...
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    Kevin Frye replied to the thread Happy 3 to DealerRefresh!!.
    Dealer Refresh is in the top 3 sites I review every morning! Always great info, and I still use this site as a resource (by going...
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    Eric Miltsch (blog) replied to the thread Happy 3 to DealerRefresh!!.
    Jeff - Congratulations on your efforts; you've created a much-needed haven for those in the business who are looking to "get it."...
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    Richard (blog) replied to the thread Happy 3 to DealerRefresh!!.
    DR has come along way in 3 years. I can't remember when I first found the site but it has to be at least 2 years ago when I was looking...
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    Tommy Justice replied to the thread Happy 3 to DealerRefresh!!.
    Jeff, Awesome site! I found your site a few days ago and am really impressed at the amount of useful information that you have...
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    Wayne Anderson replied to the thread Happy 3 to DealerRefresh!!.
    Good job Jeff. I remember those early days when you would post to the sounds of crickets - only getting 1 or 2 comments. You deserve...
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    umer.autojini replied to the thread Happy 3 to DealerRefresh!!.
    Jeff, congrats on 3 years!
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    Stan Sher (blog) replied to the thread Special Internet Pricing?.
    Do not lower the new car inventory price on the site. Special pricing is for internet customers only. If a customer does not submit a...
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    Acura does not allow us to list prices below MSRP on any advertising platform, which includes our website and get this, email blasts. In...
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    Brian D Ferris replied to the thread Special Internet Pricing?.
    Great Question, endless dilemma, read this: Maintaining optimal pricing manually is a losing battle. Cars are volatile commodities...
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