A modern approach to better car-buying with digital retail [webinar recap]
In this Upstart Auto Retail webinar with Driving Sales, Community Auto Sales Consultant Delaney Guzman discusses how to modernize your approach to selling cars. She draws on her showroom experience and psychology background to explain how in-store digital retail tools help her sell more, better, and faster. “I don’t have some secret sauce—I just really […]
Inventory shortages make digital retailing more important than ever
Digital retail can be your dealership’s saving grace during this inventory shortage. In an interview with Automotive News, Toyota Motor North America’s Head of Sales Jack Hollis expects another year of inventory shortages. But he points to digital retail for keeping sales flowing as customers become more comfortable ordering in-transit or pre-production vehicles. Hollis also […]
Buzzword or business plan? Metaverse car sales are digital retail to the extreme
Back in March 2022, after successfully completing the first car deal in the metaverse, Brian Kramer (via LinkedIn) posited: “The Metaverse will definitely be the biggest tipping point auto retail has ever experienced in the coming years, but it’s also just the next evolution of what many now call ‘Digital Retail’.” Likely, the metaverse will […]
How connected retailing boosts customers, employees, and profits [Infographic: Real results]
Everyone wins with connected automotive retail — customers, employees, and dealers When your dealer digitizes the online and in-store retail experience, you’ll meet your customers when, where, and how they want to buy a car. Plus, you’ll give sales teams intuitive digital tools to make their jobs easier while closing more deals, more quickly, and […]
Millennials demand a modern car-buying experience
Today’s consumers want choice and flexibility in everything they do—and that includes car buying. Gone are the days when people preferred to come into the dealership to purchase a car. Nowadays, most car buyers start the process online and expect an Amazon-like experience across their online and in-store interactions.
How single point of contact (SPOC) creates a modern car-buying experience
In an age full of choices, customer experience is key. And technology is the catalyst for creating the types of experiences today’s consumers have come to expect. New technologies—from mobile, tablets, and other smart devices—have permanently transformed how, when, and where people buy. Not to mention that Amazon and other tech-savvy e-commerce companies have fundamentally […]
The dealer’s inventory shortage playbook
Cars might be selling for record numbers and padding dealer profits, but it’s harder than ever to restock inventory and keep customers happy. That’s why we created this playbook for navigating the inventory shortage. You’ll learn how to make the most profits on lean stocks and avoid turning away customers. Beyond that, there’s crucial advice […]
Upstart Auto Retail – A New Age of Digital Retail Is Here!
Introducing Upstart Auto Retail
Digital Retail is Your New Showroom Strategy
