After AIS 2019, we received a lot of constructive and positive feedback from our over 230 attendees. Out of that feedback, I want to focus on one response vocalized from numerous AIS 2019 attendees in terms of the content that mattered the most to their businesses.
The dealer panel. The dealer panel. And … did we mention the North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association (NCADA) panel? That’s right. The 2019 NCADA-organized panel was led by association President Bob Glaser, and included auto-retail leaders like Chris Vester, COO, Hubert Vester Auto Group; Erick Kirks, Marketing Director, Johnson Automotive; and Eric Flow, President of Management Services, Flow Automotive. And it was a big hit.
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The team at AIS directs our content every year toward what’s top of mind for our attendees. Consequently, AIS 2020 attendees will once again be privy to a spirited discussion between veteran auto dealers, on some of the key topics impacting auto retail today.
Denise Branch, Corporate Counsel, Crossroads Auto Group
Some of the same faces, plus other leaders in the North Carolina auto dealer elite, will be back for AIS 2020, come April 14-16.
Led once again by NCADA President Glaser, the 2020 dealer panel at AIS will explore “Today’s Auto Dealerships: Managing Disruption, Innovation and the Digital Marketplace.”
Already confirmed for this timely session, with potentially more auto-retail experts to join are:
- Denise Branch, Corporate Counsel, Crossroads Automotive Group
- Aaron Hudson, VP of Marketing and Technology, Anderson Automotive Group
- Eric Kirks, Marketing Director, Johnson Automotive
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In 2019, a group of top dealers at AIS discussed what the onset of digital retail means for the auto dealership, how stores are evolving to suit consumer desires in this respect, and delved into how dealerships are using fintech and AI to improve their customers experience inside and outside of the physical dealership.
Bob Glaser, President, North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association (NCADA)
This year, NCADA leadership and top-selling dealers will gather to tackle the challenges and opportunities of a new decade. The panel members will cut through the noise, and hone in on the biggest disruptive and/or innovative tech, solutions and changes in auto retail.
Attend the Auto Dealer keynote panel at AIS, scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15th, to explore what’s next for the auto digital marketplace.
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Next month’s Automotive Intelligence Summit will have at least three of North Carolina’s most well-known and digitally savvy dealership groups on hand for a panel on “Auto Dealerships & The Digital Revolution: What’s Next?”
The session, moderated by North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association president Bob Glaser, will include:
- Eric Flow, President of Management Services, Flow Automotive Companies
- Erick Kirks, Marketing Director, Johnson Automotive
- Chris Vester, COO, Hubert Vester Auto Group
- Potentially more
The session will delve into the digital revolution in the auto industry and what it means for dealerships.
It will examine how dealers are evolving to address the digital retailing needs of their customers, while also focusing on how dealerships are using fintech to improve their customers experience inside and outside of the physical dealership.
The panel is set for 1:45 p.m. (ET) on July 24.
It was announced last month that NCADA had joined the Auto Intel Summit as an industry partner.
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“The Automotive Intelligence Summit will cover the most important emerging issues facing our industry today,” Glaser, the NCADA president, said. “Therefore, we are excited to support it and offer our members a chance to interact with and learn from the some of the most notable names in the industry.”
The association said the partnership with the Auto Intel Summit is a reflection of its commitment to offering members the most current educational and professional development opportunities available in the industry.
Bob Glaser, President, North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association (NCADA)
Amid the onset of digital retailing, a plethora of new fintech tools available and the potential for machine learning and AI to automate processes within their business, there is plenty for dealers to consider. In fact, one of the focuses of AIS 2019 is the evolution of digital retailing.
The agenda will also include various other angles on the evolution of digital retail presented during the three days of the second annual AIS. See a snapshot below:
- Separating the Facts from Fiction: Andrew Tai, CEO at MotoIsight, says his goal during his keynote “is to help dealers better understand the wave of change that is already upon us, but also navigate how to take advantage of it.”
- The Future of the Automotive Experience — How Unification of Technology Drives the Right Customer Journey; Craig Sims, VP, Automotive Solutions, Equifax: This session will help attendees see how today’s digital retailing tools are helping to create unification in an effort to drive the most successful customer journey.
Craig Sims, VP, Automotive Solutions, Equifax
- DR: Your Direction Determines Your Destination: The big buzzwords in automotive right now are “digital retailing”. OEMs and dealers alike are trying to navigate this new world. Tim Cox, Co-Founder at CarNow, shares a clear road map of what is working in some of the most successful dealerships in the country.
- PeteMacInnis, Founder and CEO, eLEND Solutions, will tackle the following question: Is Digital Retailing Promising More Than It Can Deliver?
- Digital Retailing and the role of FinTech; Tarry Shebesta, CEO, truPayments: Dealers, OEMs, lenders, credit bureaus, and technology providers are all jockeying for a winning position. Place your bets, and get ready for a spirited interactive discussion from session attendees.
See full descriptions for sessions and the AIS 2019 agenda here.
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Auto Remarketing editor Joe Overby contributed to this blog post.
The content for the 2019 Auto Intel Summit is designed to be fresh, relevant and crucial to your business. And who better to hear from on water-cooler topics like digital retailing than from those on the front lines? In this case, that’s car dealers.
One of the most exciting things for the team organizing AIS has been the connection and collaboration with local dealers.
Cherokee Media Group, the presenters of AIS, has been headquartered in the Triangle region of North Carolina (Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill), since parent company S&A Cherokee’s inception in the early 1980s. And one of the neatest things about holding AIS from our home base has been connecting with local players in the auto industry — and big ones at that.
This year, AIS has added another significant partnership to its roster: The The North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association(NCADA) is an official industry partner of the Auto Intel Summit, which will take place in Raleigh from July 23-25.
Robert Glaser, President and CEO, NCADA, commented on the partnership, saying, “The Automotive Intelligence Summit will cover the most important emerging issues facing our industry today.
“Therefore, we are excited to support it and offer our members a chance to interact with and learn from the some of the most notable names in the industry.”
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The association said the partnership with AIS is a reflection of its committed to offering members the most current educational and professional development opportunities available in the industry.
NCADA will be organizing a panel at AIS that will address “what’s next for dealerships?” Amid the onset of digital retailing, a plethora of new fintech tools available and the potential for machine learning and AI to automate processes within their business, there is plenty for dealers to consider.
In fact, one of the focuses of AIS 2019 is the evolution of digital retailing.
In taking a look at our agenda, there will be a variety of angles on the evolution of digital retail presented during the three days of the second annual AIS. Here is a snapshot of some of these takes on next gen vehicle sales from the 2019 AIS agenda:
- Andrew Tai, CEO, Motoinsight: “Digital Retailing: Separating the Facts from Fiction”
- Craig Sims, VP, Automotive Solutions, Equifax:”The Future of the Automotive Experience: How Unification of Technology Drives The Right Customer Journey”
See full descriptions for sessions, and a full AIS 2019 agenda.
- Tim Cox, Founder, CarNow: “DR: Your Direction Determines Your Destination”
- Jason McCarter, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland, “Legal Issues of Selling Online”
- Tarry Shebesta, CEO, truPayments,“Digital Retailing and the role of FinTech:Credit First vs Credit Last”
- PeteMacInnis, Founder and CEO, eLEND Solutions,“Is Digital Retailing Promising More Than It Can Deliver”
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