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  • ryan.leslie
    Phew, glad you have the internal resource to manage this @Rick Buffkin, it would be expensive to farm that work out. (I'll see myself out.)
  • Alex Snyder
    Mine is from a vendor/technologist perspective. Would love to hear how dealers are replacing things, or if they are yet. We initially...
  • Alex Snyder
    He may be the Sausage King of Chicago, but he's always been the Troller of Bots!
  • Alex Snyder
    That intel is gold and makes tons of sense! Sounds like the natural evolution of AI. I look forward to a vocal shift in the flow...
  • joe.pistell
    AI power users know this, the code base of some of Anthropic's next release was leaked. AI insiders I follow are calling this a 'step...
  • joe.pistell
    joe.pistell replied to the thread AI = Awesome Intelligence.
    An AI moment from Main Street. April 2026. Got a complex project stuck? Too many experts talking past each other? I just built an AI...
  • Alex Snyder
    Alex Snyder replied to the thread Acquisition campaigns.
    My company does this with your past sold and service customers.
  • Zhendrix
    Please keep us updated, specifically with the goats. @Rick Buffkin
  • Brad Burlingham
    Brad Burlingham replied to the thread Acquisition campaigns.
    just some of our existing ad agencies. i'm hoping to find someone that specializes in acquisition campaigns,
  • Brad Burlingham
    Brad Burlingham replied to the thread Acquisition campaigns.
    we are starting a buying center, so i'm looking for an agency that specializes in generating leads for people that want to sell their...
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    ollieheart replied to the thread AI Image Generating Tools?.
    If you’re just generating car images… yeah, these tools are fine to play around with. But even when you start with a real car, a lot of...
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    ollieheart replied to the thread Feedback on new AI tool for dealer photography?.
    I’ve been in this space a while and honestly this looks solid from a speed and ops point of view. Anything that helps dealers get cars...
  • jscole86
    haha I love it - Chrome extension is a great idea!
  • Mitch Gallant
    Joe, this is pretty amazing! Tons of runway for something like this to run and a great prompt. Thanks man!!
  • Trent
    Trent replied to the thread Dealership Deception.
    @DealerInt @joe.pistell @DjSec SRPs are NOT the problem. Your legacy vendor is. The reality we have to face is that OEMs and legacy...
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  • joe.pistell
    joe.pistell replied to the thread Dealership Deception.
    #Respect
  • joe.pistell
    Got it, this could be great for indie dealers in the US.
  • joe.pistell
    Dude, the DMS in the dealership is the 800lb gorilla that no one can get out of the building. Tekion, a multi-billion $ startup, run by...
  • joe.pistell
    oh oh... :oops:. MS + Free Trial =:popcorn:
  • Matt Kelley
    Matt Kelley replied to the thread AI SEO or GEO building ideas.
    One thing I've done to adapt to 2026 SEO and LLMs is to consider each page (other than the SRP) as a Landing Page. Google's AI overview...
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