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Sales & Lead Follow-UpWebsite & Digital Retail · Publishes pricing

Podium sells messaging, review management, and AI agents to local businesses including dealerships. Its automotive leadership has been vocal that dealers should adopt AI now rather than wait for perfect tools.

What to ask in the Sales & Lead Follow-Up demo

  1. Show me the agent answering a direct out-the-door price question on a live store. Not a slide, the actual reply.
  2. Does it read live inventory and incentives, or a nightly copy?
  3. How does it decide when to stop following up, and can I tune it?
  4. Does it write full conversation history to my CRM, or a summary?
  5. What percentage of appointments it books actually show? Measured how?

Coverage in the Daily Brief

August 1, 2026

13495/ - The "AI-Powered CRM" Pitch Keeps Evolving — Podium's playbook argues AI adoption alone isn't a competitive edge anymore, and dealers need to understand what it actually takes to win beyond just having AI.

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July 21, 2026

ai/ 📊 Stat of the Day According to a February 5, 2026 NADA recap of Podium’s Ross Tinkham, 25% of dealerships in the United States now use Jerry , Podium’s AI employee product.

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June 14, 2026

com/blog/uncategorized/year-of-the-human-at-asotu-con-2026 (~2 weeks ago) Podium's Tinkham: Speed-to-Lead Gaps Are Still Costing Dealers.

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June 8, 2026

com/newsletters/daily-5/an-daily-5-ai-chatgpt-car-dealers-customer-negotiation-0603/ Podium Exec: Speed-to-Lead Gap Is Widening and It's Getting Dangerous.

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June 5, 2026

🔥 Top Story Podium's Ross Tinkham to dealers: AI now converts leads 40% better than the average BDC rep — and the gap is widening In a June 3 sit-down with CBT News, Podium's VP of Automotive Ross Tinkham said dealers who still take hours to respond to a lead

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