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07-22-2011, 09:27 AM | #1 |
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New from So-Cal
Hi all.
I'm an Office Manager with a BMW dealership in Southern California. As far as unique qualities, I guess it's safe to say that I have more than my share of technical experience as I was a computer programmer for 10 yrs before coming to work here, though my chops are probably fading the more years I spend in the car biz. A lot of my effectiveness tends to be linked into my ability to use our DMS (Arkona/DealerTrack DMS), which we just switched over to. I'd be interested to see new forums devoted to each of the major systems if that suits the powers that be here. I still have a lot to learn but I feel like I've also got a lot I can contribute. Thanks!! bmw_controller |
07-22-2011, 09:41 AM | #2 |
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Welcome to the forum.....Jump right in!
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07-22-2011, 09:44 AM | #3 |
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Finally! Someone from my favorite brand. Welcome!
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07-22-2011, 02:18 PM | #4 |
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We just resigned with ADP. Close second was Dealer Track. We stayed with ADP because they dropped their price and there was no learning curve with a new DMS.
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07-22-2011, 03:11 PM | #5 | |
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The forum's still pretty small and it's been quiet lately but the best way to fix that is to post some new topics and let Google do the rest. I agree that it would be great to have more discussions about the various DMS systems and I'll be happy to add a section to the forum as the need develops. We have had some good threads about ADP and R&R's competitors - it seems like there are cheaper options that work great for smaller dealers. Concerning DealerTrack, the only thread I can remember on the forum is when they were having server problems which prevented their dealerships from working car deals. In fairness, that thread was probably a couple of years ago and I don't recall ever hearing about the problem again. Thanks for joining the forum and please feel free to jump-in and start a new thread or respond to an existing one. |
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07-22-2011, 03:13 PM | #6 |
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07-22-2011, 03:16 PM | #7 | |
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With so much talk about the "cloud" lately I really think DealerTrack is ahead of the game and there will be a day when we all look back and remember when dealers had to pay for their own hardware. (By "cloud" I'm referring to the streaming music programs offered by Google and Amazon and Apple's efforts with the iCloud.) |
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07-23-2011, 09:03 AM | #8 |
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Another big factor in staying with ADP is that they have electronic signature pads. We're going to use them to have signatures on file for RO's. This will allow us to stop storing paper RO's. We currently have about 12,000 pounds of them.
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