Your monthly roundup of the latest and greatest happenings from Auto/Mate and DealerSocket. Publications How to Keep Remote Customers Engaged F&I Showroom Magazine One of the biggest challenges for sales and F&I professionals when working remote deals is keeping customers engaged. In this article, Auto/Mate’s Anna Puzier shares tips for keeping remote customers captive through […]

by Ken Rock, Customer Care Manager Dealers, do you know how much of your dealership’s capital is tied up in parts inventory? Do you know how much of that inventory is obsolete? I have visited dealerships with hundreds of thousands of dollars in obsolete parts. Yes, hundreds of thousands of dollars. One of the biggest […]

This year’s User Summit may be virtual, but it’s as close as you can get to an in-person experience! Get ready for a series of live, interactive presentations designed to help you improve productivity and job performance, while getting the most out of your dealership management system. Auto/Mate’s Virtual User Summit will take place from […]

A quick summary of what’s happening at Auto/Mate and DealerSocket. Events Registration for the Virtual User Summit is Now Open Our 4-week-long Virtual User Summit takes place from Thursday, Oct. 22, to Wednesday, Nov. 11, and is jam packed with valuable insights, new enhancements and meet and greets from the Auto/Mate and DealerSocket team. Click here […]

Dealerships currently face many challenges, including deficient inventory, stunted sales and wary shoppers. Flexible, reliable and innovative technology is the key to ensuring that your dealership not only survives, but thrives. To help dealers operate more efficiently, Auto/Mate presents, “Work Smarter, Not Harder: How to Simplify Your Entire Operation.” In this exclusive Wards Auto webinar, Auto/Mate’s […]

Have you seen us in the news lately? Here’s a summary of the latest articles featuring Auto/Mate and DealerSocket. Publications Automotive News Beefing up competition in the DMS market It’s hard to believe that Mike Esposito is officially retired! In this article, reporter Lindsay Van Hulle interviews Mike about his career, the pandemic, his legacy […]

by Mike Esposito As published in the August issue of AutoSuccess magazine By the time you read this, I’ll be retired after working in the retail auto industry for more than 25 years. I started as a general manager at a large auto dealership in New York, then moved to Auto/Mate as a salesperson, and […]

UPDATE: This event has been cancelled. Stay tuned for details about 2021 Innovative Dealer Summit! Are you headed to the Innovative Dealer Summit September 3-4? This two day-event, hosted by the Colorado Auto Dealers Association, is being held at the beautiful Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs. “Best Practices to Improve the Fixed Ops Customer Experience.” […]

Have you heard the latest news from Auto/Mate and DealerSocket? Articles Albany Biz Review After the sale of Auto/Mate, Mike Esposito is ready to ride off into the sunset Auto/Mate’s longtime president recently announced his retirement. Learn more about Mike’s career and legacy in this article. Events WEBINAR: 5 Ways to Increase Customer Retention Studies […]

By Melissa Maldonado, Director of Customer Support Employee engagement is a top priority for 85% of executives, according to the Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends study. What’s the best way to engage your employees? Here are some practical strategies. Measure and Monitor Employee Engagement You’ve heard the saying “You can’t manage what you can’t measure.” […]

By Ken Rock Does your dealership have a purchase order (PO) system? Often when I ask this question in dealerships the answer is, “Sort of.” When I dig deeper, I discover this could mean that POs are opened but never really closed out, or they’re attached to things but nobody has verified them. The worst-case […]

An open letter to our ‘Ohana from Auto/Mate President & CEO Mike Esposito: I have been at Auto/Mate for over 21 years and the time has come, as they say in baseball, to “hang up my spikes.” I will be retiring as of August 31, 2020. It has been a great run. This is my […]

A monthly summary of the latest news from Auto/Mate and DealerSocket. Publications Ward’s Auto For Car Dealers, Digital Retailing’s Future Arrives Early An Indiana car dealership puts the right tools in place and understands where and how to drive online traffic, with the help of DealerSocket’s PrecisePrice. AutoSuccess, pg. 28 6 Strategies to Increase Employee […]

By Tracey Van Allen, Accounting Support Specialist Does your dealership still reconcile bank transactions at the end of every month, using paper bank statements and Excel spreadsheets? Recently I visited a dealership that still used paper ledger books and pencils to reconcile. I understand that old habits die hard, but in today’s digital age it’s […]

By Melissa Maldonado, Director of Customer Support During tough times, it can be difficult for employees to stay positive and motivated. But if your dealership has a team-oriented culture, employees will have the attitude, “We’re in it together.” As Steve Jobs once said, “Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done […]