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In this episode of the Mobility Tech & Connectivity Show we honor World Ranger Day and meet with DrivingSales Director of Operations and Media Bart Wilson for a preview of the 10th Annual DrivingSales Executive Summit scheduled this Fall. Ryan Gerardi and Bart talk about the keynote speakers slated for the summit, the new "Beast Mode" feature, and other activities including why fixed ops managers should be attending DSES and other industry events. View the original live stream on YouTube.

This week on the Mobility Tech & Connectivity Show it’s #PioneerDay. We honor the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 – the spacecraft that brought the first humans to the moon and back. We also welcome first-time special guest Sean Welsh, Host of '5 Minutes with Sean…Maybe 10' and the 'Car Biz Chronicles' to talk with us about the B2B Media Strategy for his company – Car Biz Done Better, and of course what is wrong and right with the car business. On the show we talk about CDK divesting its Digital Marketing business and the the value of auto industry conferences and events. View the original live stream on YouTube. 

How much of the used vehicle market will traditional auctions be left with after disruption? Is “after disruption” even a point in time? These are the primary questions we seek to discuss on this month’s Used Car Marketing Dealer Strategy Session. According to an Assessment & Analysis of the Current Used Vehicle Market by Edgewood Systems, this is the situation:

1. Auction Sales Volume Dropping as much as 40%
2. Finding the Cars Customers Want online
3. Auction Channel is Now migrating Online

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In this session, we welcome Atlanta Business Video Founder and Executive Producer Megan Roberge to talk with us about the four stages of video marketing success: 1) Pre-Production; 2) Video Capture; 3) Post-Production; 4) Video Marketing. Specifically we look at the Portfolio section of her company website and talk about the budgets that went into specific client projects.

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This week on the Mobility Tech & Connectivity Show it’s Don’t Step on a Bee Day. It’s also Nikola Tesla’s birthday. Happy Birthday Nikola! On the show we welcome Jason Unrau from AutomotiveCopyWriter.com and Katherine Swan from Intelichek which provides mystery shopping and expert analysts for Dealership Service Managers. We briefly discuss Team USA's FIFA Women World Cup Championship, Boeing partnering with Kitty Hawk to produce VOTL passenger drones, and Tesla's secret batter cell lab.

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Even as used-vehicle sales and revenue are on the rise, dealers are facing increased competition. The industry's most prominent new competitor in the used-vehicle market, online startup Carvana, debuts at No. 8 on Automotive News' list of the top 100 retailers based in the U.S. ranked by used-vehicle retail sales. Also in this episode, Black Book Index dips for 5th consecutive month, how rising depreciation will affect the used-vehicle market, and do features, options and packages impact which car you buy? View the original live stream on YouTube.

In this special edition of the Mobility Tech & Connectivity Show we open up by honoring American Automotive Icon Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca, best known for spearheading the development of Ford Mustang and Pinto cars, while at the Ford Motor Company in the 1960s, and then later for reviving the Chrysler Corporation as its CEO during the 1980s. Also on the show we talk about Amazon turning 25, GM's Robotaxi Fleet, and President Trump's historic visit with Little Rocket Man in North Korea. View the original live stream on YouTube.

In this episode we welcome first-time guest and Dealer SuperHero Shaun Raines for a conversation about auto retailers, the vendor community, and where it's all headed. News topics include: Walmart kickstarting a $1 Trillion Driverless Delivery Market; GM to introduce 20 all-electric vehicles by 2023, and more. View the original live stream on YouTube.

According to Autonomic CEO Gavin Sherry, our guest in this week's episode - "YES!" Cars are quickly becoming smarter and more interconnected than ever before. New V2X capabilities will not only innovate the driving experience but also help connect separate ecosystems in which the consumer operates daily. These separate ecosystems must begin to work in tandem, but an introduction to untapped V2X possibilities will help open the door for conversations across these individual players. View the original live stream on YouTube.

June 5th was #HotAirBalloonDay as your hosts Ryan & Terry open up with talk about a Ford-GM merger being rumored. The two also discuss Merrill-Lynch slashing its sales forecast for EVs over the next 10 years before talking about why being busy is a modern sickness and the importance of doing 'nothing' more often. View the original live stream recording on YouTube.