January 28, 2021 In this segment, anchor Jim Fitzpatrick speaks with Frey about how online retailers, such as Vroom and Carvana, have mastered modern retailing in a seamless transition with consumers. WATCH THE VIDEO *Subscription required.
November 30, 2020 Francisco Partners is being advised by Portico Capital as its financial advisor, RL Frey Inc., and Paul Hastings LLP and Kirkland & Ellis as legal counsel. READ FULL ARTICLE
November 12, 2020 A much larger group of consumers wants a hybrid of digital and dealership experiences, Frey says. “You have to treat the virtual showroom the way you treat the real one. Customers start in self-service mode, but that turns into interactions with people when questions get complicated.” READ FULL ARTICLE
October 7, 2020 Ron Frey moderates panel at Virtual Digital Dealer 2020 READ FULL ARTICLE
July 8, 2020 Ron Frey, industry consultant and former CDK Global executive, discusses the adoption of digital retailing and the factors that could mean the difference between long-term success and failure for dealerships. READ FULL ARTICLE
April 1, 2020 Ron Frey and Jim Fitzpatrick talk about what dealers and industry supporters should focus on in these unprecedented times. WATCH THE VIDEO *Subscription required.
February 21, 2020 Creating a digital experience for the car buyer isn’t enough, says Ron Frey. READ FULL ARTICLE
February 16, 2020 Transacting vehicles online isn’t the future of auto retail — it’s the present, says Ron Frey READ FULL ARTICLE *Subscription required.
February 14, 2020 Frey: The real innovators in the retail space are starting to do things that add a different level of innovation: “These are not sexy innovations,” he said, but rather are behind-the scenes things such as leveraging data to give retailers actionable information. READ FULL ARTICLE
February 9, 2020 Some dealers who step into software are motivated by a need to improve a particular part of their business and can’t find an existing solution in the market. So they draw on their deep knowledge of auto retail to develop one, said Ron Frey, an industry veteran who now works as a…