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      • Easycare: The importance of benchmarking your reinsurance performance
      • Effectv: Why “Customer Lifetime Value” Should Be the Auto Advertising Buzz Word for 2023
      • Experian, GroundfTruth and Spectrum Reach: Dealership marketing: Navigating automotive advertising in a post-pandemic world
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      • Haig: Buy-Sell Q&A: What is the value of an M&A advisor?
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      • OEC: How to understand what customers are saying when they’re not saying it
      • PACE: Electrification Technology: Once the supply chain gets over the shock, EVs offer opportunities
      • Pace Program Navigating advanced driver-assistance systems
      • Phone Ninjas: 5 Reasons you need to use phone scripts for your dealership
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      • REYNOLDS AND REYNOLDS: Are you ready for the FTC Safeguard Rule changes? Take this quiz to find out
      • Rey and Rey: Automation and the future of automotive retail
      • Siemens: The impact of vehicle electrification and connectivity on electrical system design
      • Spectrum Reach: Playing to win: How automotive dealers can capitalize on sports marketing
      • Swiss Re: Insurers and car manufacturers: how to unlock the potential of true collaboration
      • Text2Drive: Digital retailing meets the service department
      • Trimble: The future of autonomous vehicles speeds ahead
      • Truist: Capitalize on the changing structure of auto retailing
      • Truist: Prepare now for the next era of automotive retailing
      • Urban Science: Promoting dealer-consumer alignment across continued industry evolution
      • Walbridge: Video | Walbridge Chairman on how automotive companies are navigating the electrification boom
      • Western Digital: To Meet Consumer Demand, Automakers Must Double Down on Agile Development
      • Wipro: How to address safety and security for software-defined vehicles
      • Wipro: How today’s tech decisions drive tomorrow’s sales
      • Wipro: Software Helps Address the Affordability Challenge
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      • Wipro: Video | Wipro CTO on how OEM's are leveraging software-defined vehicle technology
      • Notarize: What to expect for the future of auto sales
      • Seagate: Unlocking value from connected-car data
      • Amazon Web Services: AI-powered supply chain decision-making
      • Epic Games: Five ways in-car designs will change in the next five years
      • Haig Partners: How are dealerships being valued today?
      • Haig Partners: Dealership consolidation trends
      • Haig Partners: Dealership valuation trends
      • Haig Partners: Dealership succession planning
      • Ally: Navigating the future of automotive retailing
      • Google: How a century-old brand is transforming the auto industry
      • Car Wars: Is a Rise in Service Leading to Poor Customer Satisfaction?
      • Solera | DealerSocket: Four real-time integrations that can save your dealership time
      • Solera | DealerSocket: Time for a new pre-owned pricing tactic
      • Kerrigan Advisors: Blue Sky Update Q4 2021
      • Qualcomm: Trading multi-year design cycles for on-demand features and experiences
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