Discover New Solutions for Your Dealership(s) at Digital Dealer Tech Tank!
Tech Tank (modeled after the popular show "Shark Tank") will take place on the Digital Dealer 24 Keynote Stage. Tech Tank will feature product presentations from contestants with new and innovative products for dealers to succeed in 2018. Each contestant will have just three minutes to convince the dealer audience why their product is the "most innovative." Each contestant's presentation will be followed by an intense round of Q&A with a dealer panel of "sharks," including Erich K. Gail (Cardinale Automotive Group), Josh Mitchell (Paul Miller Auto Group), Matt Gregg (Four Seasons Ford), and Toni Anne Fardette (Atlantic Automotive Group).
Once all of the contestants have presented, the attention will be turned over to the audience who will cast their vote for the product they believe to be most innovative. The votes will display in real-time, and at the conclusion of the voting period, the Tech Tank winner will be announced and awarded with the official Tech Tank trophy!
CONTESTANTS:
Honcker
Honcker has created a platform for dealers to manage their inventory, set and adjust prices, personalize their account to fit their needs -all while directly connecting them to the retail customer. In just three easy steps to place an order, our app prompts customers to upload all their information necessary for a dealer to process a lease. Honcker is not a lead generator, rather we deliver completed lease transactions for dealers to process in less than 10 minutes.
Nathan Hecht is the mastermind behind Honcker. His past projects and roles include Founder and CEO of Dstrux. The acclaimed platform that enables you to control the stuff you share on the web, by allowing you to set self-destruct timers on anything. He was also Founder and CEO of Components Intl & CI Lumen Industries, the LCD integration company to effectively deploy large-scale airport and mall digital signage systems. Nathan enjoys spending his limited free time with his family
Broadly
Broadly’s Reviews Platform enables dealerships to gain real-time customer feedback, get more online reviews, and attract more customers. Broadly follows up with a dealership’s customers via a branded email or text, automatically routing them to the platform they are most likely to use, including Google, Yelp, TripAdvisor, Facebook, Nextdoor, and others. Broadly automatically publishes reviews natively to dealership websites, improving SEO and maximizing the benefit of great reviews.
Kim Olson is an expert on reputation management and digital marketing, and has collaborated with local businesses for several years in her career as a marketing consultant. She is currently with Broadly.com, which helps local businesses improve their online presence and grow word-of-mouth through customer feedback. Kim earned a Bachelors from Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego with a degree in Communications.
Carma Car
Carma is car subscription platform. The Carma subscription platform helps dealers launch a profitable car subscription business with branded apps, integrated insurance, reservation, billing and logistics management. Car subscriptions are emerging to be a popular alternative to ownership, and Carma gives dealers a complete solution to launch their own subscription program in a matter of weeks. Are you ready to embrace the future of car ownership?
Azarias Reda, PhD is the CEO of Carma, a Techstars 2017 company building a platform for vehicle subscriptions. His experience spans data science, connected cars, fleet management and engineering leadership. Azarias earned his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Michigan, and has been named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for his previous role as the first-ever Chief Data Officer of the Republican Party of the United States.
11Sight LLC
11Sight LLC is a comprehensive conversation platform with 1-click video.
Aleks Gollu is a serial entrepreneur. 11Sight is his 3rd venture. His first company was SMS applications for wireless handsets back when startac flip-phone was the most advanced device. His second company is in supply chain and logistics management where Mercedes, Daimler, Freightliner are among the customers. He is a System Engineer by training from MIT and UC Berkeley.
1-2-1 Mobile
1-2-1 Mobile is a marketing activation platform designed to harness the power of the mobile phone transforming online and offline marketing campaigns into interactive mobile engagement tools. It uniquely tracks each customer’s journey from initial impression through in-store redemption with an interactive image-based mobile coupon providing unprecedented marketing intelligence.
Ido Shatzky is the Co-Founder and VP Sales at 1-2-1 Mobile and has more than 20 years’ experience in the mobile industry. In his last position as the VP of sales in Comverse, the largest provider of voice mail an texting platform in the world, Ido worked with all the top-tier mobile carriers in the states and amongst others was also the account manager for Verizon Wireless. During that time he was expose to some of the “growth pains” of mobile marketing and started 1-2-1 Mobile as a Marketing Activation Mobile Platform based on this knowledge
Texting Base, Inc.
Texting Base, Inc. automates personalized communications for car dealerships for both of the sales and service side.
Eric Beans is ths CEO of Texting Base, Inc., out of Orlando, Florida. Texting Base is a marketing automation platform which allows businesses to personalize group text messages. Prior to Texting Base, Eric was the first US employee of TechSpan which became Headstrong. Headstrong sold for $550M to GenPact. With a group of partners in 2005, Eric started Premier Mortgage Capital, Inc., a nationwide state charted Mortgage Company that grew to over 1B/Year in originations. Eric is the author of "Changing The World Through Texting Software.” Eric is a speaker, inventor, patent holder, chef, writer for LA Style Magazine, producer and author.
Quik Video
Quik Video provides a quick and simple way to make and send a video to your customers from both service and sales department. In service you provide your customer with complete transparency. Your customers now understand the additional repairs your recommending result Customer experience enhanced, because they understand what you are recommending they can make an informed purchasing decision. Quik Video the answer to all your needs.
Jack Gardiner studied automotive engineering at Bolton college of technology. He entered the auto industry as a technician and became a service manager. In 1987, he moved to sales and remained in the sales department untill 1997 holding positions as group finance director and General manager. He then started Quik Video in 2013 and designed and oversaw the construction and implementation. Quik Video is now in 38 U.S. states, along with Brazil, Dubai, Europe, and South Africa.
1HUDDLE
Today, companies spend huge amounts of time & money on training that is outdated, boring and quickly forgotten by employees. With our game-based training platform companies convert boring training material into quick-burst mobile games that are proven to increase employee engagement & performance. It’s fun. It’s competitive. It’s effective. It’s the fastest way to prepare your team.
Sam Caucci is the Founder & CEO of 1HUDDLE, a workforce training company that uses game technology to transform the way organizations develop their people. Sam has led training for thousands of sales & service reps, with clients including ESPN, Madison Square Garden, Audible, Loews Hotels and more. He has been featured on CNN, Fox News, Fox Business, The Wall Street Journal and ESPN.