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Adopting Mobile Technologies Inside Your Dealership. Evan Davis. 23 years in retail 14 years of Web and software development 10 year marine industry veteran Marketing Director for 20+ location dealership Consultant to OEMs and Dealers since 2004
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Evan Davis • 23 years in retail • 14 years of Web and software development • 10 year marine industry veteran • Marketing Director for 20+ location dealership • Consultant to OEMs and Dealers since 2004 • Designed the marine industry’s first mobile app for on-line inventory management Adopting Mobile Technologies Inside Your Dealership
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Heightened Customer Expectations Adopting Mobile Technologies Inside Your Dealership
How can we do more with less? • Examine what we do and why • Work smarter = Be intentional • New tools to help: • Free us from our laptops and PC’s • Multi-task • Deliver superior service toexceed heightenedcustomer expectations Adopting Mobile Technologies Inside Your Dealership
How Mobile Fits In Your Dealership • Sales and Sales Management • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) • On-line Inventory Management • Add, edit, and distribute inventory on-line • Service • Remote access to service records • Customer communications Adopting Mobile Technologies Inside Your Dealership
2 Types of Mobile Technologies • Native Apps • Self-contained on the device • Web Apps (Mobile-optimized interface) • Accessed through the mobile Web browser Adopting Mobile Technologies Inside Your Dealership
Native Apps • Designed for specific device/operating system • Google Android: 16+ device manufacturers(36%*) • Apple iOS: iPhone/iPad(26%*) • RIM: Blackberry (23%*) • Superior performance • Commonly support off-line use Adopting Mobile Technologies Inside Your Dealership * Smartphone Market Share: Nielsen Mobile Insights, National Feb-Apr 2011
Web Apps • Mobile-optimized Website • Accessed through the device’s Web browser • Compatible across Web-enabled devices • Rely on Internet connectivity Adopting Mobile Technologies Inside Your Dealership
Selecting the Right Approach • What types of devices need to be supported? • Does it need to support working off-line? • How critical is performance? Adopting Mobile Technologies Inside Your Dealership
Mobile Benefits for Your Dealership • Exceed heightened customer expectations • Productivity and efficiency • Freedom! Adopting Mobile Technologies Inside Your Dealership
Evan Davis Adopting Mobile Technologies Inside Your Dealership O: 813.498.1974 x10037 C: 704.526.9969 evan.davis@nukleus.com