IM@CS Participates With Other Top Industry Speakers At Successful Innovative Dealer Summit In Colorado

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IM@CS Participates With Other Top Industry Speakers At Successful Innovative Dealer Summit In Colorado

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(DENVER, CO) - Tim Jackson and the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) hosted an amazing event at the Marriott Denver South September 8, bringing in the industry's preeminent speakers, consultants and vendors. The first Innovative Dealer Summit (IDS) was emceed by Mike Marshall from 21st Century Leadership Institute who works with GM dealers in the Midwest. Gary May from Interactive Marketing and Consulting Services helped kick off the general sessions Wednesday morning with a packed room eager to understand the critical shift happening with dealership branding and customer engagement.

With six simultaneous tracks in addition to breakfast, lunch and dinner keynotes, an unbelievable thirty six hours of information was provided in a jam-packed 8am to 8pm agenda. Industry luminaries including Jared Hamilton of DrivingSales.com, Jonathan Ord of DealerSocket, Dale Pollak of vAuto, Chip Perry of AutoTrader and Grant Cardone of Cardone Training Technologies. One of the most eagerly anticipated speakers of the evening was Joe Orr of Dick Hannah Honda, outlining a very comprehensive success story around reputation management and social media impact that is top of mind for car dealerships today.

Throughout the day, well-sought speakers enlightened attendees with real-time, compelling information and action items regarding online marketing, fixed operations, legal and compliance, profitability and up-to-the-minuet sales strategies. Dealers heard from the likes of Brian Pasch of PCG Digital Marketing, Joe Webb of DealerKnows Consulting, Todd Smith of ActivEngage, Larry Bruce of MicrositesByU, David Greene of e-Pro Automotive Group, Rob Hagen of Next Generation Dealer Services, JD Rucker of TK CarSites and Jody DeVere of AskPatty.

Organized in just a few months, The CADA has shown a strong commitment to bring change to the dealers of Colorado and an impressive level of leadership. Hundreds of dealer principals and management actively participated in one of the most progressive conferences in the industry, focusing on the critical elements of moving forward and the information needed to do so immediately rather than a review of past data or slick sales pitches.

"We're extremely excited about the way IDS went. The speaker lineup was stellar and very timely. We also thought we had a good turn out with strong interest from the dealer body" stated Tim Jackson, President and CEO of the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association. "There are more dealers that need the information and we are supporting their attendance at Digital Dealer and the DrivingSales Executive Summit. IDS will continue to evolve to better meet the needs of our dealers and have ideas on how to improve on the model we have" he added.

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About Interactive Marketing and Consulting Services - IM@CS was formed in September 2007 to assist car dealerships, manufacturers, service providers and automotive portals in leveraging best practices to grow their businesses. With over ten years' experience in the automotive online space, IM@CS continues to lead with innovative and creative solutions tailored to each client's needs. Specialties include business management consulting, eCommerce setup, branding, social media, business development, group/forum speaking and sales coaching.

IM@CS works with some of the most progressive dealers in the US and Canada in addition to running and supporting OEM/dealer education/certification programs.

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