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Volume 12
September/October/November 2006
Messenger
CollisionLink National Rollout
to GM Wholesale Dealers
General
Motors
now
recognize that CollisionLink
is the automated way to
online order processing to
achieve those results. In
its wholesale dealers and
addition,
we
hope
with
integration of GM’s ‘Bump
the Competition’ program
to your doorstep. Each of
into CollisionLink will even
GM’s
further streamline wholesalers'
five
up
regions
is
approaching the rollout differently. Some
regions are holding area meetings; some
equipment parts business.
the
OEConnection to bring it
teaming
professionals in the original
D2DLink Locates
from ADP DMS
recommends CollisionLink
is
A newsletter for
ability to sell more OE parts.”
GM
endorses
CollisionLink
as
a
regions are visiting each dealership
recommended best practice to its wholesale
individually. And OEConnection is there
dealers. This endorsement is based on
every step of the way to show you how
CollisionLink’s ability to streamline the
Now the power, speed, and accuracy of
CollisionLink is the most efficient and accurate
wholesale parts procurement process, offer
D2DLink that you’ve always loved are available
increased opportunities for add-on OE
right in your DMS! OEConnection has joined
“GM is committed to helping our
dealerships…sell more OE parts,
and we recognize that
CollisionLink is the automated
way to achieve those results.”
Eric Hylen, GM/OEConnection Liaison
way to process wholesale parts orders – online.
Eric Hylen, GM/OEConnection Liaison
said, “GM is committed to helping our
dealerships
be
more
efficient,
more
profitable and sell more OE parts, and we
sales and provide tools that enable
dealership parts departments to better
service collision wholesale customers.
Still getting fax orders that need part
verification, data entry and call backs?
While in an ADP DMS, press L —
and within one second, the D2DLink
dealer database presents users with
the ten closest stocking locations.
CollisionLink is your solution to help
with ADP to make D2DLink’s nationwide dealer
improve efficiency in your wholesale
parts inventory accessible from ADP’s w.e.b.SuiteTM
business
of DMS products, giving you the fastest and
with
online
ordering
and
automatic part verification.
most accurate OE part locating results.
Contact your GM DPM or GM Collision
Here’s how it works! While in an ADP
Specialist for more information. Or call
DMS, press L — and within one second, the
OEConnection at 888-776-5792, x3.
D2DLink dealer database presents users
with the ten closest stocking locations. For
D2DLink subscribers, there’s no more wasted
time minimizing and maximizing applications.
By reducing the time it takes to process each
Mazda Update
transaction, counterpeople can become
All 700+ Mazda dealer inventories are now
Now, each time a Mazda dealer searches
posted daily on OEConnection’s D2DLink
for needed parts, the PDC availability
additional selling opportunities. Call an
parts sourcing system. And last month,
automatically displays first. View, then just
OEConnection representative to learn more
Mazda PDC inventory was added to the
close the PDC window to see dealer
about upgrading your D2DLink subscription
program.
on-hand quantities.
so it’s integrated with your ADP DMS.
more
efficient
and
concentrate
on
888-776-5792, x3.
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In This Issue
Page
Topic
Letter From the Editor
1
CollisionLink National Rollout to
GM Wholesale Dealers
OEConnection has been busy and all our
1
D2DLink Locates from ADP DMS
activities revolve around our customers —
OEConnection now has six different
1
Mazda Update
you and your counter staff — creating and
dealerships processing fleet orders online
2
Letter From the Editor
improving products so you can work easier,
testing this solution. To learn more, call us
3
Attention CollisionLink Subscribers
faster, smarter, more efficiently and helping
at 888-776-5792, x 1881.
3
CollisionLink — VIN Decoding
you become more profitable. Here are just a
4
Tire Replenishment
few things that have kept our 140+
OEConnection parts department web
4-5
Tire FAQs
employees hopping.
sites — using D2D Plus – StoreFront.
5
Tire Distributors Who’s Who
• OEConnection’s
6
GM Key and Paint Lookup
which is FREE TO DEALERSHIPS — is
6
Let D2DLink Help You Sell More Parts!
now nationwide with authorized tire
7
LinkIQ — Reports Emailed Directly to
Your Desktop or One-Click Away
distributors posting tires on D2DLink. Now
8
Build a Website for Your Parts
Department
online. For step-by-step instructions, email
9
Dealer Profile
us at [email protected].
10
PC Locking Up?
We’ll email you a copy. (Available for Ford
11
OEConnection Employee Profile
and GM franchises)
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D2D Plus Free Enhancements
Tire
Program –
dealerships can locate and replenish tires
• OEConnection wants your opinion.
If you receive email surveys about how
you run your dealership, it may be on
OEConnection’s behalf. We’d sure like
Contact Us
your help. Plus, we always offer gift card
opportunities to those who participate.
• Both Ford and General Motors are
4150 Highlander Parkway • Richfield, Ohio 44286
phone: 330-523-1800
fax: 330-523-1700
toll-free: 888-776-5792
[email protected]
www.OEConnection.com
For comments, feedback, or suggestions on this newsletter’s
content or value, and to submit product feature suggestions,
please contact the newsletter editor:
Janice Schenk, Product Marketing Manager
888-776-5792, ext. 1891
[email protected]
To subscribe to D2DLink, D2D Plus, D2D Express or
LinkIQ for your dealership, contact:
Kyle McChesney, Sales Manager
888-776-5792, ext. 1847
[email protected]
To subscribe to CollisionLink, contact:
Ike Herman, CollisionLink Implementation Manager
888-776-5792, ext.1842
[email protected]
For information about OEConnection products and services
for your auto manufacturer, contact:
James Rose, Jr., VP Sales & National Accounts
888-776-5792, ext. 1840
[email protected]
Submit address, email, telephone, fax number and parts
manager changes to: [email protected] or
call 888-776-5792, ext. 2
For product and technical questions,
call Customer Care at 888-776-5792, ext. 2
Lead Writer: Laura Jedacek
Contributing Writer: Beth Starling
OEConnection is a venture of DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company,
General Motors, and ProQuest.
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asking their wholesale dealers to
enroll in CollisionLink. OEConnection’s
CollisionLink team has joined with the
respective regional and corporate staffs of
these two automakers, and criss-crossed the
• Sell
• Over
parts
400
to
fleet
dealerships
locations?
now
Now more than ever, dealers are buying
and selling in large volumes to reduce
idle or reduce parts purchase costs.
• FADs and ADIs – take note: For
increased visibility to Ford dealers D2D
Plus – StoreFront is for you. Process orders for
one part or stock orders online! (See page 8)
• Want to help your counter staff be more
productive? Now you can access D2DLink
from your ADP DMS. See page 1 for the
full scoop.
See – we have been busy! I hope you have
a wonderful fall and holiday season. We
publish the OEConnection Messenger three
times each year – look for the next edition in
January, just before NADA 2007. And if you
or your dealer principal will be in Las Vegas
for the show, please stop by our booth to
say hello. We’d love to put a face with our
customers’ names.
country meeting face-to-face in support of
these efforts. If you’re not yet enrolled, you’re
missing out on a chance to see aftermarket
parts on orders, and an opportunity to
increase sales!
• LinkIQ is now easier than ever to
have
Janice Schenk
use. Just log in, and with one click, you can
Product Marketing
see how your dealership ranks in your areas.
Manager
Or see your missed sales opportunities.
888-776-5792, x1891
(See page 7 or call us to learn more)
[email protected]
CollisionLink • CollisionLink • CollisionLink
OEConnection Helps Dealers
Advertise CollisionLink to
Shop Customers
Do you have shops that you’d like to convert from
fax or phone-ordering to CollisionLink online ordering? Send
your logo (.tif, .jpg, or .gif) and contact information to
[email protected] and OEConnection will create
and send you electronic copies of dealership-personalized
marketing material: fax, email, letters, flyers and more.
Once approved, we’ll even send you 100 color shop invoice
stuffers to help you get started.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
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CollisionLink – VIN
Decoded Options
CollisionLink shows you and your shops VIN
details and decoded information. Paint codes,
gear ratios, bumper sensors and more.
Wow! Great information. If you’re a wholesale
dealer selling to collision
shops, and you’re not yet
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DEALERS SEE
enrolled in CollisionLink,
you’re missing out on a tool
that can help your shops
help you.
SHOPS SEE
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D2DLink • D2DLink • D2DLink • D2DLink
Tire Replenishment – FREE to Dealers
The Tire Replenishment Tool (TRT) provides
Dealers
dealers with online tire replenishment from
several ways:
using
TRT
can
benefit
in
• Stock less and benefit from reduced
carrying costs
distributors. Choose your distributors, select
• One-time setup and modify as needed
• Helps maintain consistent stock levels
tires, and set minimum stocking levels so
• Choose auto or manual ordering
• Establish better relationships with tire
distributors.
orders are created every business morning.
AUTOMATIC ORDER REPLENISHMENT
STEP 1
Click Stocking
Guide
STEP 4
Edit fields
STEP 5
Check box to
automatically send
order to supplier
STEP 6
STEP 2
Check box to display replenishment
needs to distributor for better service
Click row
STEP 7
Click Save,
then Close
STEP 3
Click Edit
STEP 8
Repeat Steps 2-7 as needed, then click Close
Want to suggest your favorite tire distributor to start using TRT?
Call Steve True at 888.776.5792, ext. 1844. Or click on Tools and select Tire
Distributor Referral Wizard to suggest your preferred tire distributors.
Tire Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the monthly cost of the Tire
Replenishment Tool (TRT)?
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Q: What if I don’t want TRT to
automatically order my tires?
A: TRT and Tire Size Look-up are FREE
A: TRT is designed so orders can be
D2DLink enhancements. Locate tires by size
manual or automatic. In your Stocking
or part number, check authorized distributor
Guide, under Auto Order, select the check-
inventory and create a tire stocking guide
box if you want to automatically order the
to manually or automatically replenish your
tire when it falls below your target stocking
tire inventory.
level (See Step 5 above). To manually order,
Attn: Ford Dealers: Check out Ford’s new
Tire Recommended Stocking Guide on
FMCDealer.com. This easy-to-use web-based
tool can help you stock the most popular
tire sizes and the right items for your market,
customized to your traffic levels and desired
RO penetration. Make sure you have a look
and see why setting up a tire replenishment
guide in D2DLink just became easier.
do not check the Auto Order box. If your
inventory falls below your target stocking
level, the screen display for that tire line will
appear in BLACK, indicating the tire is ready
for manual ordering.
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D2DLink • D2DLink • D2DLink • D2DLink
Tire Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Why should I set up TRT for tire-
Q: Can I get TRT
ordering when I can just pick up
the phone to order?
instructions?
A: Yes, we offer a
A: TRT allows you to do more than order
4-page step-by-step
tires. By establishing optimal stocking
guide for TRT. Email us
levels
compares
at D2Dmarketing@
stocking levels to quantity on hand (QOH)
OEConnection.com
from your inventory (as published in
for an electronic
D2DLink). This comparison can be used
copy.
for
each
tire,
continued from page 4
TRT
to send an order to your preferred tire
distributor. Your inventory could then be
more current with less chance of missed
sales opportunities,with less time and effort.
Q: Can I use TRT if I’m trying to build
orders for quantity lot programs?
A: Yes. Use manual ordering to track your
See a WebEx computer-based training session at:
pending orders. Once your desired order
http://www.oeconnection.com/CustCare_Training.aspx
quantity is reached, just release the order.
Tire Distributors Who’s Who
Join the 50 state celebration! TRT is now available nationally! Hundreds
of tire distributor locations across America are now posting their
authorized tires on D2DLink, helping auto dealership parts departments
find, restock, and sell tires faster, easier and more efficiently.
Tire distributors posting tires on D2DLink:
AER
Albert Tire
American Tire Distributors
(Select Markets)
Am-Pac Tire Distributors
Blagg Tire
Capital Tire
C & L Tire (Coming Soon!)
C&R Tire (Coming Soon!)
Clay Dooley
Consumer Tire
Dapper Tire
Discount Tire Express (Coming Soon!)
Dobb’s Tire
Eastern States Tire (Coming Soon!)
Exxpress Tire (New!)
Flynn’s Tire
Friend Tire (New!)
Goodyear Wholesale Tire Centers
K&M Tire
Kauffman Tire
Kramer Tire (New!)
Levin Tire (Coming Soon!)
Macarthur-121 Tire
Martino Tire (Coming Soon!)
McGee Tire
Motostar
North Central Tire
NTB
O’Brien Tire Distributors
Parrish-McIntyre Tire
Pomp’s Tire
Premier Tire Terminal
Prestige Tire
Purcell Tires@Wholesale (New!)
Raben Tire
RHD Tire, Inc.
S&S Tire
S.D.A. Tire
Scher Tire
Schierl Tire
Sullivan Tire
Summit Tire (TDW)
Thompson Tire (Coming Soon!)
Tire Kingdom/NTB
Tire Partners
Terry’s Tire Town
Thompson Tire (Coming Soon!)
Tire Distributors Inc. (New!)
Tire Distributor Warehouse (Coming Soon!)
Tire Source (New!)
Tire Tracks (PR Walker)
Tireman USA
Tire Wholesalers, Inc. (Comimg Soon!)
U.S. Tire and Exhaust
Waukegan Tire
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D2DLink • D2DLink • D2DLink • D2DLink
Let D2DLink Help You Sell More Parts!
Ever get calls from D2DLink-searching
(GM/ACDelco or Ford/Motorcraft) parts
dealers and you can’t find the part in your
and most DMSs don’t.
DMS? The reason could be because
D2DLink combines the OE and OEM Alias
So the next time your DMS indicates none
on-hand, look the part up on D2DLink!
Attention
GM Dealers
Did you know k e y
code
cut
s e q u e n c e and p a i n t c o d e p a r t
OEM Alias (OEM)
n u m b e r l o o k u p s are in D2DLink?
These features are included in
D2DLink at no charge, and can be
found on the Tools menu. For help
in using these features, press F1
from within D2DLink.
D2DLink also shows all OEM/
OEM Alias parts. Here’s how:
Step 1: Click on Tools and
select Inventory
Information
Step 2: Click on
download icon for
current inventory
Step 3: View Part Number and OEM Alias
Part Numbers
NOTE: You may only know this part by
the Genuine “OE” Part Number and
not the OEM Alias Part Number.
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LinkIQ • LinkIQ • LinkIQ • LinkIQ • LinkIQ
Reports Emailed Directly to Your
Desktop or One-Click Away
LinkIQ’s newest FREE enhancement provides
To learn more about LinkIQ and new product
parts managers with their favorite reports
enhancements, contact an OEConnection
and parts movement information delivered
representative at 888.776.5792, ext. 3.
right to their desktop or just one-click away.
It saves time and it’s easy!
• Identify parts to phase-in or phase-out
• See D2DLink missed opportunities
• Identify places where your idle
inventory is selling
• Rank your dealership’s sales, stocking
levels, idle and more
• Optimize OEM-sponsored stocking
programs
Preconfigured reports
automatically appear
Click Schedule to have
reports emailed to you
Click to
run reports
immediately
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D2D Plus • D2D Plus • D2D Plus • D2D Plus
Build a Website for Your Parts Department!
Get noticed by customers and let your parts
department shine with a personalized
StoreFront website! OEConnection’s D2DPlus –
StoreFront expands a dealership’s web-based
advertising by showcasing their parts
department to other D2DLink subscribers.
StoreFront can help you create add-on sales
and sell more parts while increasing
customer retention and satisfaction.
Join the hundreds of dealers nationwide
subscribing to StoreFront. Enroll online
at www.OEConnection.com or contact
an
OEConnection
representative
at
888.776.5792, ext. 2.
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Dealer Profile
Hubler Chevrolet, Indianapolis, Indiana
Kasey Dillman, Parts Manager (left), Rick Bell, Assistant Parts Manager
A Conversation with Kasey Dillman:
D2DLink
CollisionLink
LinkIQ
“D2DLink is easy to use and it’s fast!
“CollisionLink is great. Part numbers are
“LinkIQ helps me determine which parts I
D2DLink saves me a lot of time because it
already verified as soon as our guys open
should add to our inventory because it gives
locates parts faster and more efficiently than
the order.
me area parts sales information.
any other locator we’ve ever used!”
check every part number on every order.’
simple tool helping me stock the right parts
But
in
so I don’t miss sales opportunities. With
after
The rule used to be ‘double
months
of
doing
that
It’s a
D2D Plus
CollisionLink,
verified,
LinkIQ, I now make better stocking
“Mid-day updates with D2D Plus - Inventory
green-checked parts to be all accurate. So
decisions and sell more parts because I
Updating help keep our inventory even
now we only look at the parts that have
stock the parts customers want!”
more current on our D2DLink parts locator.
alternates available or are flagged as
And that improves efficiency because
wrong for the vehicle. Orders are processed
mid-day updating reduces the number of
faster and easier. CollisionLink definitely
requests and phone calls for parts that were
makes us more productive, improves order
already sold and helps us sell morning
accuracy and has stepped up production.
receipts.”
On selling more OE parts? CollisionLink
we
found
the
shows us aftermarket parts, and for 25% of
D2D Express
our shops, they buy OE when we offer them
“D2D Express is a great tool for our dealership
at competitive prices. Shops know the value
and it’s easy to use. Parts orders are right
of OE. For orders that come through
on the screen so it’s easy to accept and
CollisionLink, as opposed to the phone or
commit to orders. D2D Express is helping us
fax, two people can do the work of three.
grow our business because we’re experiencing
That’s a third saving in manpower and
additional parts sales.”
efficiency. Any dealership parts department
CollisionLink
professional
person
CollisionLink.”kIQ
should
want
About Hubler Automotive
The Hubler family has been selling and servicing
new and used automobiles for almost 50 years
throughout Indiana. This family business has nine
locations as well as Internet shopping. The parts
departments are also managed by a family —
Jim Dillman, Parts Director for Hubler Group,
and Kasey Dillman, Parts Manager for Hubler
Chevrolet. This father/son team has over 45
employees in their parts departments, and uses
most OEConnection products to enhance their
business, including CollisionLink for their captive
body shop – to send parts orders to the dealership
counters. Hubler has the largest GM inventory in
Indiana and 14 delivery trucks on the road. The
management team and staff embrace technology
to help them improve and more efficiently run their
business. Hubler Automotive Group franchises
include Chevrolet, Ford, Dodge, Mazda, Nissan,
Lincoln, Cadillac, Pontiac, Buick and Acura.
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OEConnection • OEConnection • OEConnection
How To Ensure Smooth PC Activity
OEConnection Customer Care can help
ensure your PCs work properly when
accessing OEConnection applications, and
if lockups occur, how to correct the problem.
Steps to Determine and Isolate PC Lockup Issues:
1. Go to www.yahoo.com, www.msn.com or www.google.com to see how
responsive these sites are.
2. Log in to OEConnection products to see how responsive the site is.
3. Repeat steps 1 & 2 on other PCs to determine if 1 or more PCs are having
the lockup problem.
4. Determine if OEConnection's site is responding differently than sites in step 1.
5. If all sites are responding the same – your PC, network or Internet connection
may need a health check.
6. If the sites are responding differently, your dealership's proxy server and/or
content filter may be caching (trying to access previously stored information)
or blocking incorrectly. Here's what can help alleviate these problems.
7. Regarding Proxy Servers:
a. Configure your proxy to not cache login.OEConnection.com. OR
b. Allow your dealership's PCs to bypass (go around) the proxy when they
connect to login.OEConnection.com. Do set proxy so PCs can go through
the proxy for other websites.
8. Regarding Content Filters:
a. Configure content filter to not block (whitelist) items from
Call OEConnection Customer Care at
888-776-5792, ext. 2 for assistance.
login.OEConnection.com. OR
b. Allow your dealership's PC to bypass (go around) the content filter when
connecting to login.OEConnection.com. Do apply your content filter to
other Internet activities.
Typically, when proxy servers or content filters are configured as steps 7 & 8 describe, PC lockups
can be eliminated. For help in optimizing your PC for use with our products, please contact your
IT department or OEConnection Customer Care at 888.776.5792, ext 2.
Tuesdays with OEConnection
On the second Tuesday of every month, at
2pm EST, OEConnection offers dealership
staff 30-minute FREE virtual training. On
training day, sit at your computer, listen on
your telephone, and see how you can use
OEConnection’s online products.
For additional information, contact
OEConnection
Customer
Care
at
888-776-5792, ext. 2.
Tuesdays, 2 pm EST
Date
Topic
November 14, 2006
Are you using D2DLink just for locating parts? This session will
teach you D2DLink bells and whistles. Set favorite dealers to
appear at the top of searches, create an advertising message,
search for parts that are discounted, search for tires by size,
get discount part offers from selling dealers, and more.
December 12, 2006
Want to improve your wholesale business efficiency and
increase sales? Learn how CollisionLink helps wholesalers
accept orders online — no more faxes! See aftermarket
parts on orders to help sell more OE parts.
January 9, 2007
Take a tour of all OEConnection products. Whether you’re
already enrolled — or just want to browse our product
assortment, learn how these online tools can help your
department achieve greater efficiency and profitability.
Free Web Training
To register
Visit OEConnection’s Virtual Training
web page
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http://www.OEConnection.com/
CustCare_Training.aspx
OEConnection • OEConnection • OEConnection
OEConnection Products
Fast, easy, and accurate online fulfillment of collision shop
wholesale parts orders.
Fast, easy, and accurate online parts locating and
fulfillment to help dealerships buy and sell more
original equipment parts.
• Rapid Parts Search – locates from within a DMS.
Internet-based data analysis tools to help dealerships and
auto manufacturers drive increased sales.
Dealership inventories help fill a manufacturer’s
emergency-needed backordered parts.
Fast, easy, and accurate online fulfillment of fleet parts orders.
Products and services to enhance D2DLink.
• Idle & Reporting: Online tools to help reduce idle inventory.
• Parts Matching: Sellers and buyers find bulk parts at a discount.
• Advanced Selling: Daily, automatic idle inventory
sales offers to potential shoppers.
• StoreFront: Dealership-customizable web page
showcasing complete parts inventory.
• Inventory Updating: Mid-day and Saturday updating.
• Bin Labels: Receive bin labels monthly for D2DLink parts.
OEConnection Employee Profile
Prior to joining OEConnection: Manager
Personal accomplishment of which I’m
for a healthcare staffing company.
most proud: President’s Club for sales
First job ever: Pumping gas at a
performance two years in a row.
full-service gas station.
Would
A moment I’d rather forget: Ernest
customers: Thank you for your continued
Byner’s 1987 AFC football championship
business and we have some new and
game fumble and Michael Jordan’s 1989
exciting products coming your way soon!
like
to
tell
OEConnection
NBA game-winning shot over Craig Ehlo.
Passionate about: Food and dining, sales,
Vince Barr
Territory Development Representative
and Ohio sports teams.
Two words that describe me: Persistent and
At OEConnection since: March 2004
outgoing.
Job responsibilities: Support customers in
One long-term goal: To have a house on
the education, enrollment, and usage of
the
OEConnection products.
fishing boat.
Favorite part of the job: Helping dealer-
Favorite way to spend a day: Anything
ships use our solutions to effectively
outside with friends or family.
improve their business.
The most perfect day: The day the
Qualities
that
make
a
person
beach
somewhere
with
a
huge
Cleveland Cavaliers or Browns win a
successful in this position: Experienced,
championship!
friendly, honest, and confident.
A brush with a famous person: Played 5
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Kent State.
dollar slots beside Dr. J in Las Vegas.
About the Direct Sales Force:
OEConnection has dedicated salespeople
directly contact dealerships and collision
shops to inform customers about new
technology as it is introduced. These
OEConnection staff members are up-to-date
on all the newest OEConnection products,
features and benefits, and visit dealers and
shops across the country on a regular
basis. Salespeople are available Monday
through Friday, 8am-8pm (EST). Call them
at 888.776.5792, ext 3 to learn how
OEConnection’s technology can help
benefit and advance your business!
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D2D Plus FREE Enhancements Help
Make Smarter Stocking Decisions
Ever shop for discounted parts on D2DLink,
but didn’t know if you should buy? Or how
many you sold? Is it a fast-mover? Is it obsolete
or has it been recalled? Now you can get all the
• Through a StoreFront parts
search (all D2DLink dealers)
• By clicking on Downloads
(all D2DLink dealers)
information you need right at your fingertips with
• Through Shopping Match
D2D Plus enhancements — no need to
Reports (Parts Matching
review each part in your DMS! OEConnection
has simplified the buying process for our
customers by providing relevant information
to help make smart stocking decisions.
Access this enhancement each time you
see the information
icon.
subscribers)
• Through Bundles (Idle &
Reporting subscribers)
For more information, contact
OEConnection Customer Care at
888-776-5792, ext. 2.
• Through Offers In tab (all D2DLink dealers)
most
recent
Upward trend shows
increased demand
for part during most
recent months.
See average
number of parts
sold per month.
Sales History
shows recent
increased demand.
Read this newsletter? Send us an email at [email protected]
to let us know what you like or what other information would be helpful to you and your team.
The first 50 parts managers or counterpeople to reply will get a $5 Starbucks gift card.
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