Podium vs DriveCentric

Podium® is a communications and marketing platform that helps small local businesses manage all customer communications in one easy-to-use inbox, from collecting payments to managing your online reputation and reviews. Podium is changing the way local business gets done everywhere. More than 100,000 businesses rely on Podium to grow and do more as a team. Key features include: - Inbox: Bring every customer conversation from every channel into a single, easy-to-use inbox. See and respond to every chat, review, text, social media message, and phone call in a single thread. - Reviews: Double your monthly review volume in less than 60 days and increase website and foot traffic to your business by sending review invitations via text through Podium. - Bulk Messaging: With a 98% open rate, Podium’s text marketing software allows you to send tailored messages to your customer base that turn into customer sales in minutes. - Phones: Don't let missed calls fall through the cracks, with a singular business number for calls and texting you can keep all communications in one place and avoid everyone give out their personal number to customers. - Payments: Get paid with just a text. Payments through Podium gather more reviews, generate higher quality leads, and centralize your customer data to communicate and market in a more targeted way.

DriveCentric is the world’s first Augmented Intelligence CRM platform purpose-built for the automotive industry. We fuse advanced AI with intuitive design to help any dealership engage more customers, schedule more appointments, and sell more cars—faster and with less friction. From new leads to final delivery, DriveCentric keeps the entire sales process connected and in motion. Shoot personalized videos, reply to leads instantly, track every conversation, and capture the perfect delivery photo—without ever needing to open a laptop. With DriveCentric, you can: • Manage your sales pipeline in real time • Respond to leads instantly via text, email, or video • Capture and send personalized walkarounds • Schedule and confirm appointments • Add notes and create follow-up tasks • Check customers in and out of the showroom • Scan VINs and driver’s licenses • Snap and share that perfect delivery photo (Facebook integrated) DriveCentric is certified by major OEMs and integrates with all leading DMS providers. We’re proud to support and be trusted by thousands of the most forward-thinking dealerships in the United States and Canada.