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    Greg replied to the thread I met my future BDC agent.
    My first ‘comment’ addresses a number of the products currently ‘off the shelf.’ Now, what products will be off the shelf in the...
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    esietsma replied to the thread I met my future BDC agent.
    This is so fascinating! I am dying to hear example of ABBY handling calls. I went to both websites (Get ABBY and the Alice site) and...
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    Ashley Antonio replied to the thread I met my future BDC agent.
    It was great speaking to you too, Alex. I'd love to meet you on your next visit to NYC. I am off to Digital Dealer/AAISP thing in...
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread I met my future BDC agent.
    There ya go Jeff - if she ever talks back, just reprogram her. No need to ever lose another argument again! The ladies could program...
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    Internet Jeff replied to the thread I met my future BDC agent.
    As well for ladies, excuse me.
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    Internet Jeff replied to the thread I met my future BDC agent.
    Do they have an Abby we could program as a girlfriend?
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    Ashley Antonio replied to the thread I met my future BDC agent.
    From what I have heard from customers and staff, Abby is a real time saver. She is able to give customers relevant information such as...
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    Greg replied to the thread I met my future BDC agent.
    as I mentioned to Alex: FYI - Abby is not 'keyword' based, but rather grammatically based - since she breaks apart each sentence into...
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    Greg replied to the thread I met my future BDC agent.
    I've had a good bit of experience with Abby technology – all of it very positive. Abby is currently helping dealerships: - follow up...
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    CS replied to the thread I met my future BDC agent.
    "We have been using Abby for a little over a month in our stores." Have you surveyed your customers and staff members to see if it...
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    Ashley Antonio replied to the thread I met my future BDC agent.
    We have been using Abby for a little over a month in our stores. Not only is it groundbreaking technology that is already being...
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread I met my future BDC agent.
    I am getting the impression this article is being taken as me advocating GetAbby (Eidoserve), and that was not my intention. I just...
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    bhoecht replied to the thread I met my future BDC agent.
    Thanks for asking the question Greg. I am the founder of Ai-Dealer. Ai-Dealer's product that we are in the market with is a shopping...
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    Greg Keeton replied to the thread I met my future BDC agent.
    I heard about this from some of the people who were at the same demonstration as Alex. These people aren't people who get excited too...
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    bhoecht replied to the thread I met my future BDC agent.
    Abby is from a company called Eidoserve. They use an Artificial Intelligence routine based upon the open source Artificial Intelligence...
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread I met my future BDC agent.
    Joe, It is unbelievable at first, but I'm confident this technology is going to improve and will be a viable solution in the future. I...
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread I met my future BDC agent.
    Hello Alex, You're looking well today... Alex, Do you remember the year 2000? When computers began to mis-behave? After reading this...
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    She is pretty young, but a sponge for learning.  I think she said she was born in 1991.  As young as she is, she is already attending...
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    BubbaBubbas replied to the thread Death to the Dot-coms? It's Starting to Look Like That.
    WOW it's 2012 and dot coms are stronger than ever.  Dealers are quaking in the shoes over Zag, Truecar, Edmunds, etc.  
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    Nice post, Jeff. Reading this article today made me laugh. The factories might continue to shrink the new vehicles sales field, but...
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    Selling vehicles online is a funnel process. You advertise the vehicle online, the customer searches for their vehicle, your listing is...
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    I miss Pete Perrota. I think he left automotive. I knew him from the Auto Retailing On the Web (AROW) conferences that he ran. I even...
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    This is a great article and looking back allows us at times a clearer image of where we are going. Many manufacturers selling products...
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    That's definitely an interesting article to bring back. As I was reading it (and I skipped over how the article was written in 2000), I...
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    Great idea on the post Jeff... Personally, I was not yet in this space 8 years ago but have done my best to catch up on the industry...
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