Automotive Cliff-hanger: The End of Dealerships?
April 24, 2018
Hosted by Bonnie D. Graham
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The buzz: “Roughly 500,000 cars are traded on eBay Motors’ Web site every year….More than one-third of customers would consider buying a car online” (McKinsey). Reality check for today’s car dealers! The good news: A majority of automotive retail customers – 85% – still use dealer touch points in their car buying journey. Not-so-good news: 1 in 4 report dissatisfaction with their experiences. The implications for dealer franchises: It’s imperative to redefine your role in this transformation by using advanced technology to ensure efficiency across every business process. The experts speak. Hagen Radowski, MHP Americas: “You have to be present to win” (Las Vegas sign). Ellen Sasson, SAP: “Business only has two functions: Marketing and Innovation” (Milan Kundera). Andreas Klaschka, SAP: “I'd like to do a song of great social and political importance it goes like this: Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz?” (Janis Joplin). Join us for Automotive Cliff-hanger: The End of Dealerships?
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Bonnie D. Graham
Bonnie D. Graham produced and hosted her first live talk radio show in 1998 on AM1240–WGBB, Long Island, NY’s oldest terrestrial radio station. A few years later, she moved from terrestrial to Internet radio with her author interview show, “Up Close and Personal.” In 2011, working at the enterprise software leader SAP, she developed the concept for a weekly live global business thought leadership roundtable series on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel – and launched “Coffee Break with Game-Changers” on October 5, 2011. Over the next nine years, Bonnie D. created, produced and hosted 46 additional SAP series on the Business Channel, attracting millions of listeners around the world. Since becoming an independent broadcaster in 2019, she has developed and hosted live radio and podcast series on the Business Channel for eight additional organizations, as well as her own weekly series, “Read My Lips: Cool Conversations with Creatives with akaRadioRed,” on the Empowerment Channel. In 2023, her live-streaming “Technology Revolution: The Future of Now” series was ranked No. 6 on FeedSpot’s Top 70 Technology Podcasts to Listen to in 2023. What powers Bonnie D.’s passion for radio? She “loves speaking with smart people!”
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