Ristken Selected into NIADA National Member Benefit Program
The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA) has selected Ristken Software Services for their National Member Benefit Program.
Ristken will provide NIADA members preferred pricing for their web-based software solutions. Ristken's solutions will drive productivity and profitability improvements across their membership's sales and finance activities. With the industry's rapid adoption of technology driven productivity tools, Ristken's easy-to-implement, easy-to-use software solutions will serve NIADA members looking to stay competitive in their respective markets.
Through the new partnership, NIADA members will have access to Ristken's robust suite of software solutions including: MenuPro, the menu-selling solution enabling a systematic, engaging and more effective sales presentation for finance and insurance products and services; Pro Tracking, a comprehensive, customizable reporting tool providing actionable insights to improving the productivity and profitability of finance and sales activities; and EquityDriver™, a bi-weekly payment program delivering accelerated equity and shorter loan terms to customers.
Additionally, Ristken will offer NIADA members its set of eBusiness services, including eRating, eContracting and eRemittance to increase the speed and accuracy of the dealership's entire F&I process.
"We are very excited to be a select partner of such a highly respected and influential organization such as the NIADA, said Patrick DeMarco, President of Ristken. "With more and more independent dealerships utilizing technology to improve their operations, we see Ristken's web-based solutions as a great fit with the near term goals of the NIADA membership base."
Scott Lilja, VP of Member Services for NIADA stated, "As our members continue to look for new F&I services revenue, Ristken will be an integral NIADA member services partner in accomplishing that objective."
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