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Car Dealership Guy Podcast

Car Dealership Guy Podcast

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#106 Rise of the A.I. employee in car dealerships, Hack to converting 99% of customers, Raising $420M for the future of A.I. | Eric Rea, CEO of Podium

#106 Rise of the A.I. employee in car dealerships, Hack to converting 99% of customers, Raising $420M for the future of A.I. | Eric Rea, CEO of Podium

2024-08-01
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Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Eric Rea, CEO of Podium where we discuss: The rise of the A.I. employee in car dealerships, Hack to converting 99% of customers, Raising $420M for the future of A.I. and much more.


This episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast is brought to you by:


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Topics:

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:00:43) - Eric’s background and career

(00:05:34) - What is the state of automotive technology today?

(00:11:01) - What are the real applications of AI that dealers are adopting?

(00:15:43) - Revenue mining

(00:16:37) - Is there any progress in AI on the service side of the industry?

(00:19:20) - Are text communications as effective for dealerships?

(00:23:49) - What should dealers expect how they will retail cars over the next few years?

(00:31:03) - What is the bottom line ROI for this technology?

(00:32:42) - What was it like selling to dealers in the early days?

(00:34:47) - What other ways are you working with dealerships?

(00:36:57) - Closing thoughts & the future of buying cars


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