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Enterprise-grade tools, independent-sized budgets.

Independent stores wear every hat and answer to no OEM. You need marketing and technology that punch above their price — flexible, a-la-carte, and backed by a team that actually picks up the phone.

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The challenge

The independent dealer's reality.

01

No OEM support behind you

There's no factory co-op or corporate marketing team. Every tool has to earn its keep and deliver ROI you can see, or it's gone.

02

You're wearing every hat

Owner, marketer, desk manager, BDC. A partner that takes marketing and communication off your plate gives you back your day.

03

All-or-nothing vendors don't fit

Most platforms sell one rigid package. You need to buy only what moves the needle for your store — and change it as you grow.

How we help

The products that move the needle here.

Each layers onto what you already run — start with one, add more when you're ready.

Why independent dealers choose Vicimus

The gap is integration, not tools.

Most independent stores already own a DMS, a CRM and a website. The research says the systems do not talk to each other and nobody is actively mining the data — which is a different problem from needing another tool, and it is the one that costs you repeat business.

Most independent stores
Tier 2 — tool-rich, under-integrated
  • ×Customer data unified across DMS, CRM and OEM portal
  • ×Purchase intent mined from that data, not guessed
  • Automated lifecycle campaigns that run without someone remembering
  • Email, SMS and direct mail from one place
  • ×Call tracking tied back to the campaign that caused the call
  • Website and lead capture connected to the same customer record
  • ×Reporting that attributes revenue to a specific campaign
  • ×Somebody accountable for the numbers every month
Vicimus
Rented Tier 4 capability
  • Customer data unified across DMS, CRM and OEM portal
  • Purchase intent mined from that data, not guessed
  • Automated lifecycle campaigns that run without someone remembering
  • Email, SMS and direct mail from one place
  • Call tracking tied back to the campaign that caused the call
  • Website and lead capture connected to the same customer record
  • Reporting that attributes revenue to a specific campaign
  • Somebody accountable for the numbers every month
Build it in-house
Tools plus staff time
  • Customer data unified across DMS, CRM and OEM portal
  • Purchase intent mined from that data, not guessed
  • Automated lifecycle campaigns that run without someone remembering
  • Email, SMS and direct mail from one place
  • Call tracking tied back to the campaign that caused the call
  • Website and lead capture connected to the same customer record
  • Reporting that attributes revenue to a specific campaign
  • ×Somebody accountable for the numbers every month

Baseline figures come from DealerSignals’ Tech Adoption Index, a May 2026 scan of 1,760 US dealership websites, which found the average dealer running 3.8 of 15 core retail-technology categories — with CRM, DMS and F&I appearing far less often than customer-facing storefront technology. Marks in the first column describe that measured baseline and the maturity tiers it supports, not any particular dealership and not any named vendor. “Build it in-house” describes assembling the same capability from separate tools plus internal staff time. Every store differs; if this does not describe yours, that is worth a conversation rather than a correction.

What good looks like

Outcomes dealers see.

A-la-carte
bundles — pay only for what you need
No
long-term contracts to get locked into
1:1
dedicated support, regardless of store size

In their words

Dealers who made the switch.

“Maria and the team at Vicimus are one of the best and most reliable vendors I have ever worked with. The level of customer service has been first class — better than most vendor relationships I have experienced in over 20 years.”

Julia Shauf

“Bumper has got it right — the right message to the right people at the right times.”

Kristi Alguire

Ready to start?

Let's talk about your store.

A 20-minute conversation is enough to see whether we're a fit. No long-term contracts, no tools to rip out.

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