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		<title>When &#8220;gut&#8221; meets &#8220;intelligence&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Combining the power of &#8220;instinct&#8221; and &#8220;knowledge&#8221; 
by Al Hess, General Manager &#8211; Field Operations &#38; Sales 
I remember when I purchased my first car. My sister had a friend who worked in the loan department of a bank. This friend had access to two books, a ‘black book’ and a ‘blue book’.  I had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.dealerspecialties.com/2010/05/when-gut-meets-intelligence/</link>
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		<title>Digital Dealer 8 Recap</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Digital Dealer (#DD8), Orlando Florida &#8211; Recap
by Al Hess, General Manager &#8211; Field Sales &#38; Operations
This was my fourth Digital Dealer conference (DD8) and the fourth with distinct personality and content. Apart from other industry events, DDC is well worth the time and money investment.  Digital Dealer reports that the Spring 2010 conference dealer attendance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.dealerspecialties.com/2010/05/digital-dealer-8-recap/</link>
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		<title>Did you say &#8220;Foursquare&#8221;?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did You Say “Foursquare”?
by Vicki O’Neill, Marketing Manager

Have you heard the Foursquare buzz?  Well, you probably have and that’s what’s brought you here – curiosity, interest, opportunities perhaps?  I’m following the #DD8 twitter feed for the 8th Digital Dealer conference in Orlando this week and it’s interesting to see the tweets and comments about Foursquare.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.dealerspecialties.com/2010/04/did-you-say-foursquare/</link>
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		<title>Mobile and the Point! Part 3 of 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mobile Marketing: The pie is getting bigger!
by Al Hess, General Manager
As auto retailers watch mobile commerce evolve, car dealers will need to begin developing a plan that incorporates this new consumer engagement channel. Stats point to consumer’s preference for going direct to a dealer’s inventory in search for the ‘product they want, and are ready [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.dealerspecialties.com/2010/03/mobile-part-3-of-3/</link>
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		<title>Mobile and The Point! Part 2 of 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mobile Marketing: Generating customers (part 2 of 3)
by Al Hess, General Manager
What was the last purchase you made on your mobile device? Really? 
Industry stats and trends fluctuate and are only as credible as their source. Yet, it would be a wasted effort to argue the point that there are several core trends developing and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.dealerspecialties.com/2010/03/mobile-and-the-point-2/</link>
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		<title>Mobile and The Point! Part 1 of 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mobile Phones: Not just for talking! (Part 1 of 3)
by Al Hess, General Manager
What was the last thing you did with your phone? I bet it wasn’t making a phone call.


You can’t go anywhere anymore and be immune from mobile technology. It’s not just the lives of who we know that are impacted. People are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.dealerspecialties.com/2010/02/mobile-and-the-point/</link>
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		<title>NADA Recapitulation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Glen Garvin, Dealer Specialties
Why a recapitulation?  It sounds so much better than a “recap”… more professional… more important…
I think this was one of the best NADA conventions I’ve ever attended.  Dealer attendance was up from last year, but still significantly down from years past, it’s not all about quantity.  The quality of engagement, conversation, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.dealerspecialties.com/2010/02/dealer-specialties-nada-recap/</link>
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		<title>Maximizing time at NADA</title>
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What will you make of NADA this year?
by Glen Garvin, Dealer Specialties
I’ve been attending NADA for quite a number of years now and in that period of time I’ve changed my outlook on the conference considerably.  Fair warning:  I’ve never attended as a dealer, always as an Allied Industry or Exhibitor and this year as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.dealerspecialties.com/2010/02/maximizing-time-at-nada/</link>
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		<title>One-Click Vehicle Posts to Twitter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Glen Garvin, Group General Manager

If you could let your Twitter followers know what vehicles you have in stock, would you?
It is an exciting time at Dealer Specialties for many reasons and the most tangible reason is the release of our new Inventory Management Software, IVM 3.0. With an incredible amount of new tools enhanced [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.dealerspecialties.com/2010/01/one-click-vehicle-posts-to-twitter/</link>
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		<title>New Dealer Specialties Site is Now Live!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the new Dealer Specialties website!  Launched June 30, 2009, the site creates a more comprehensive user experience and displays a complete representation of products and services offered.
Take a look and let us know what you think.  Were you able to quickly and easily find answers to your questions?  Is the information valuable?  What&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.dealerspecialties.com/2009/07/new-dealer-specialties-site-is-now-live/</link>
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