For dealers who couldn’t make it to Las Vegas for the national events orchestrated by the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers or the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association earlier this year, DealerSocket is going on a road trip to seven states to participate in more dealer events to showcase its soon-to-be released solutions.

DealerSocket is making this journey because the company is in the midst of its largest technology investment ever in the independent market along with sponsorships of several major state dealer associations and a lengthy lineup of convention appearances.

“DealerSocket’s dedication to independent dealers is unprecedented among tech companies in this space,” said Marylou Hastert, director of product marketing at DealerSocket. “We continue to increase our investment in independent product lines, including the release of an advanced new platform, called BlackBird, which will include a dealer management system (named iDMS) built specifically for independent dealers and a game-changing CRM.”

The company’s July appearances include the Georgia and Texas state IADA conferences.

• Georgia IADA Convention & Expo today through Saturday — Todd White, sales director, independent, at DealerSocket will present “Evolve at the Speed of Millennials,” pulling back the curtain on this fast-growing customer base as well as sharing new strategies and technologies to appeal to millennial buyers. Learn more at https://giadaconvention.org/speakers/todd-white.

• Texas IADA Conference & Expo on Sunday through Tuesday — For the first time ever, TIADA will open up the exhibit hall during select, non-exhibit hours for pre-scheduled demos. DealerSocket, a TIADA Business Partner, is now filling time slots on Monday between 2:30 and 5 p.m. for demos of products within its integrated technology platform tailored to independent dealers. Register for a demo at http://info.dealersocket.com/TIADA2016.html.

In addition to Georgia and Texas, DealerSocket will appear at IADA conventions for the Carolinas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware, along with NABD’s East Coast conference. The company will conduct live demos throughout each show highlighting its new integrated technology platform tailored to independent dealers, including DMS, CRM, inventory management software, data-mining tools, website offerings and digital marketing services.