| Systems 2000 Dealership Software News / E-Blog |
By: Carl Sconnely, President of Systems 2000, Inc.Last week I had the
privilege of being able to present our software to a very knowledgeable
dealer 20 group. Within the allotted time, we tried to cover as much of
the important aspects of our software as possible. I enjoyed the
interaction with the dealers in the room, as their questions were
intelligent, insightful, and to the point. This group called the "RV
Profit Group" and moderated by Lee Berryman, contains some of the most
successful dealers in the country; but more importantly, all members in
attendance of the presentation are currently running on IDS. We made our
presentation on Monday and then IDS was invited to make their
presentation the following day.
What is so important about this meeting is that dealers were able to
look at both companies and make comparison between the two software
systems.. I have always been a big proponent of RVDA or RVIA doing a
side by side comparison of the systems available to the RV industry.
This would be an independent and un-biased comparison that dealers could
use to shorten the evaluation period when deciding on purchasing or
switching software systems.
Until that time, I can only suggest that more dealer groups follow
suit. It is helpful to have your peers in the room asking the
questions that one might not think of. It also allows the group to
discuss features and benefits as they might apply to their niche. And
in the end, they can probably negotiate a group rate with the company of
their choice.
At the end of the meeting, we were also asked how Independence RV was
doing. At the current moment, Ronnie and Julie Jordan are taking an
extended trip to the Winter Olympics in their new custom RV. As I have
written in the past, dealers using the right technology can be
productive from anywhere in the world, and Independence RV is no
exception. The dealership is completely up and running on the Systems
2000 software and things are flowing smoothly. Julie had asked for some
minor customizations, such as giving the cashier the ability to apply a
pay on account to multiple invoices. Currently the cashiers'
privileges only allow a payment to be applied to one invoice due. This
change is complete and we will install it for her as a welcome home
gift.
The next conversion that were are gearing up for is Don McNamara's Giant
Recreation World, a three location IDS dealer that is set to go live on
March 1st 2010. We are currently in the process of converting the
initial data for the appointed staff to review. We will keep everyone
posted on the progress. |
