Today I'm joined by Matt Leone, CEO at DriveCentric.
Matt breaks down why one dealer group ditched a $100,000 Salesforce contract they were barely using, why building your own software rarely pays off the way it promises, and why the next fight in the industry is over who actually owns the customer relationship.
Topics:
06:00 The Referee Analogy For Software.
11:50 Consolidation Isn't Happening.
18:30 You're Replacing 7 Vendors.
24:50 Why They Sell You A Car Post-Purchase.
35:10 Auto Is Still A Handshake Industry.
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