{"podcast":{"title":"Car Dealership Guy Podcast","slug":"car-dealership-guy-podcast-6241497","podcast_index_feed_id":6241497,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/CREUR4523040176","website_url":"https://dealershipguy.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/d389154e-056d-11ee-aed4-531a4368a26c/image/a7b72d00e1ebf7b180be8d98efeff9fb.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Car Dealership Guy","episode_count":570,"summary":"The Car Dealership Guy Podcast Network is your front-row seat to the people, companies, and trends shaping the future of automotive retail—delivered across three focused formats: The Car Dealership Guy Podcast (Tuesdays & Thursdays) Hosted by Yossi Levi, these deep-dive interviews feature top dealers, operators, and innovators driving the industry forward. Daily Dealer Live (Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays) Our live-streamed show, also released here in audio format, brings real-time news, sharp takes, and high-impact guests—think CNBC for car dealers. Industry Spotlight Hosted by Sam D’Arc, this segment highlights standout dealerships and vendors with tactical insights and stories from the front lines. Follow us on X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube for highlights and behind-the-scenes content from every episode.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-22T18:17:08.288337+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/car-dealership-guy-podcast-6241497"},"episode":{"title":"Why CSI Is Broken and What's Replacing It | Cuyler Owens, CEO of Widewail","slug":"why-csi-is-broken-and-what-s-replacing-it-cuyler-owens-ceo-of-widewail","published_at":"2026-09-10T14:39:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/car-dealership-guy-podcast-6241497/why-csi-is-broken-and-what-s-replacing-it-cuyler-owens-ceo-of-widewail","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/car-dealership-guy-podcast-6241497","url":"https://chrt.fm/track/C6AG88/traffic.megaphone.fm/CREUR2706347276.mp3","audio_url":"https://chrt.fm/track/C6AG88/traffic.megaphone.fm/CREUR2706347276.mp3","summary":"Cuyler Owens is the CEO of Widewail, a customer reputation and review intelligence company that works with thousands of dealership rooftops across the country. He built software companies before coming into automotive, and now works alongside a market advisory board of dealer principals to turn millions of customer reviews into staff coaching, training, and revenue decisions. Topics: 00:20 Incentives Ruin Survey Data. 02:30 Reviews Are A Free Focus Group. 06:50 AEO Values Recency And Volume. 08:40 ChatGPT Found A Low-Pressure Dealer. 16:05 38% Of Bad Reviews Hit F&I. 18:15 Incentivized Surveys Are Biased. 38:10 Communication Boosts Average RO. This episode is brought to you by: 1. Digital Dealer - Join us September 22–23 in Detroit and register today at DigitalDealer.com. Use code CDG25OFF at checkout and bring your team for a generous discount. Visit @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more info. 2. Widewail - Leading dealerships aren’t choosing between profit and customer experience. They’re learning to balance both. Read the full report here @ here. Check out Car Dealership Guy’s stuff: For dealers: CDG Circles ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cdgcircles.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Industry job board ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://jobs.dealershipguy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dealership recruiting ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.cdgrecruiting.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Fix your dealership’s social media ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.trynomad.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…","meta_description":"Cuyler Owens is the CEO of Widewail, a customer reputation and review intelligence company that works with thousands of dealership rooftops across the cou…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2326,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/car-dealership-guy-podcast-6241497/episodes/why-csi-is-broken-and-what-s-replacing-it-cuyler-owens-ceo-of-widewail/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/car-dealership-guy-podcast-6241497/why-csi-is-broken-and-what-s-replacing-it-cuyler-owens-ceo-of-widewail.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}