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Why You Need to Join the Mobile Chat Revolution

Written By Ted Rubin

“Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.” — Victor Hugo As the live chat industry grows, chat technology is getting better every day. New ideas are creating new chat features, and it’s important to know what options are out there that make tasks easier for your chat team and your online shopper’s chat experience more helpful. …

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7 Ways Live Chat Can Fail and How to Prevent Them

Written By AE Staff

Live chat isn’t always as easy as adding code to your website and watching the leads come into your CRM. If you don’t have the correct processes and practices in place before you start, there’s a very likely chance that your live chat service could fail. And terrible chat can be catastrophic to your dealership. 7 Ways to Avoid Live …

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How Timing Can Affect These 3 Elements on Your Dealership Website

Written By AE Staff

“You don’t have to swing hard to hit a home run. If you got the timing, it’ll go.” – Yogi Berra Three American League MVP awards, 10 championships, and 15 All-Star Games — Yogi Berra is arguably one of the best catchers in MLB history and knew a thing or two about the importance of timing. It got me thinking …

ActivEngage Mobile Chat App Now Includes Picture-Taking Capabilities

Written By AE Staff

October 21, 2014 (Orlando, FL) — ActivEngage, the most trusted brand in automotive live chat, has released their newly enhanced mobile chat app now available on both iOS and Android platforms for all ActivEngage chat customers. Among the many great features built into the updated iPhone app, dealership employees can now capture and send photos of vehicle inventory and vehicle …

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3 Live Chat Tips for Your Dealership’s In-House Team

Written By Carol Marshall

Investing in self-managed live chat can be a big, yet profitable step for your dealership. It saves you money and allows you to connect with your online shoppers in a way that builds trust and starts lasting relationships before they even reach your physical store. However, managing chat at the dealership can be quite a challenge. That’s why I’m sharing …

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Chat Representatives Are Your Website’s Shepherds

Written By Carol Marshall

Since the beginning of time, there have always been lot of lost sheep on websites. And, until a few years ago, there was no possible solution to help them find their way around your dealership’s digital showroom. Your shoppers were all alone to roam and be lost little sheep. But then dealership website chat was born, and live chat representatives …

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Why Your Dealership’s Live Chat Team Needs Emotional Intelligence

Written By Carol Marshall

Emotional intelligence is the ability to absorb emotional cues and use it to guide behavior. It’s essentially the combination of personal and social competence, and it affects how well we interact with others. When it comes to digital messaging (live chat, SMS, Messenger, etc.) in the age of customer experience, emotional intelligence (EI) can mean the difference between losing a …

Tips for Evaluating Your Live Chat Provider

How to Evaluate Your Live Chat Provider

Written By Ted Rubin

You signed up with a live chat provider because you believed it would be beneficial to your dealership’s business. So how often do you check to ensure they are delivering the results you were told to expect from the beginning? We recommend that you evaluate your live chat provider or your internal chat team every month. Below, are relevant benchmarks …

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Are These Excuses Keeping You From Test Chatting Live Chat Vendors?

Written By AE Staff

“My dog ate my homework.”For anyone who went through the United States’ public school system since the 1970s, this should be a very familiar excuse. And it may very well be the same excuse some dealers use to avoid doing their homework of test chatting their prospective chat providers before they buy a chat solution. Avoid these top 3 excuses …