Trends · Messaging
Messaging Trends
Where Messaging momentum is moving — monthly capability scoring, emerging features, and the vendors gaining and losing ground.
Avg score
58
Median
59
Vendors
109
Score trend
Mean and median score
109 vendors scored
Top features this period
lead qualification and appointment booking6Appointment booking automation4Sales and service inquiry handling4Multi-channel publishing to IMS, marketplaces, and social media4conversation intelligence and call analytics4integrated service financing options3payment processing integration3DMS and inventory data integration3multi-channel customer communication3virtual retailing with real-time lending decisions3
Top Messaging vendors

UpdatePromise
Small
AccountingBDCCRM

Affinitiv
Enterprise
Business IntelligenceCRMFixed Ops

VinSolutions
Enterprise
BDCBusiness IntelligenceCRM

MyKaarma
Large
AccountingBDCFinance and Insurance

DriveCentric
Medium
BDCCRMFinance and Insurance

ActivEngage
Large
BDCDigital RetailingMarketing

Kenect
Large
BDCCRMFinance and Insurance

Numa
Small
BDCCRMFixed Ops

FordDirect
Large
Business IntelligenceCRMDigital Retailing

Car Wars
Large
BDCCRMConsulting

CarNow
Large
BDCCRMDigital Retailing

Dixon Technologies
Small
BDCBusiness IntelligenceCRM
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