Dealer video and TV ads do not normally stand out as highly creative or exceptional, and one Chicago-area dealer is setting out to change that. In this episode we talk with Gray Scott, VP of Marketing at a High Volume Dealership in Chicago Metro, who recently created a TV ad for the Honda Accord that is targeted directly at Millennials and that was designed to match the level of advertising we are accustomed to seeing at the OEM level.

Chris & Ryan are back for another monthly installment of opinions and analysis of key conversations and developments in the auto and tech industries. The bulk of this conversation is about video marketing and auto dealers. We talk at length about what it really takes for dealers to be effective with video in their marketing strategy.

The car-sharing start-up HyreCar announced in May they would be seeking to file an IPO for their company. Their goal was to sell up to 2 million shares at around $5 each, raising $9.4 million. This month, they beat expectations by more than $3M, selling more than 2.5M shares and raising $12.6M.

In this week's episode we welcome Automotive Journalist John McElroy from Autoline.TV. During the show we discuss the re-entry of PSA - parent company of Peugeot and Citroen - into the US markets with the mobility app Free2Move. We also talk about the disruptive changes affecting auto retailers.

In this episode Chris & Ryan are back for their monthly installment of opinions and analysis of key conversations we’ve been having here on AutoConverse recently, specifically around what classifies as disruption, Automotive Marketing Attribution.

This week ON AIR we welcome Lance Schafer, General Manager of Product and Technology at LotLinx. With more than two decades of experience as an Entrepreneur in digital media, business management, and start-ups, Lance’s passion for technology has been at play in senior leadership roles with various companies since the mid-90s. Lance joins us this week for a candid conversation about Artificial Intelligence and how he sees this affecting the car business, and mankind.

This podcast features Allan Cooper who appeared as a Special Guest on our Live Weekly Broadcast in June 2018. Allan is an automotive veteran who has played key leadership roles in automotive retail for more than two decades. Today, he is with Reviver Auto, creators of the first-ever digital license plate, implementing the marketing, sales, and business development strategies of this fast-growing tech company.

Soundbyte from last week's show with Allan Cooper from Reviver Auto about what lies ahead in automotive, introducing special guest Lance Schafer, General Manager of Product and Technology at LotLinx, digital advertising firm for auto dealers.

In this episode we get together with Jumpstart’s VP of Marketing and Strategic Insights Libby Murad-Patel on our live weekly broadcast to discuss at length some of the key statistics and trends in this year’s Insights book.

In this episode we welcome back Mike Phillips, video blogger and podcaster of "The Front" by Lead the Team who has appeared on our podcast multiple times, and we also welcome very special guest Robb Holman, Global Leadership Coach and Author of the new book Lead the Way, Inside Out Leadership Principles for Business Owners and Leaders. During our conversation, we explore the idea of inside out leadership and personal vision.