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98% customer retention rate
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Garth Bromley,Owner
Rond’s Marine
Canadian 5-star Dealer
„In 1986 we bought a software called RV Soft. It was later acquired by
IDS and I believe we were the second dealer to make the transition
from RV Soft to IDS. At the time, I told my dad he was nuts because it
cost a decent amount of money. In hindsight, it was the best decision
we’ve ever made. The software has continued to grow with us. We
were able to easily implement IDS into our second store and we
haven’t missed a beat.
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Darrin Abel, GeneralManager
RV General Store
„When I joined RV General Store in 2009, there really was no DMS.
There was an older, un-supported system and the accounting was
done on QuickBooks. The IDS Astra G2 has simplified our work flow,
which has made us more efficient. The IDS DMS is not a system we
are going to outgrow. It is a system that grows with us.
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„IDS Astra G2 is light years ahead of Systems 2000. The product is
backed by good tech support that listens to our needs and helps keep
our dealership running at a high level of efficiency.
Scott Jewell,President
Jim’sRV
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Wayne Stokes, Director ofOperations
Tracker Marine Boat Center
Multi-location dealer
„We’ve been using IDS since 1993. With the ever changing demands of
our business, they’ve been great in updating the product to suit our
needs and we highly value the partnership we’ve been able to
establish through the years.
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Bob Smith, ServiceManager
RV World of Yuma
„G2 has been evolving very positively. The delivery calendar, job
scheduler, and customer reports have made a huge impact in our day-
to-day operations. With the mobile app, we have the ability to access
work orders, add warranty photos, and take digital customer
signatures. We are very excited to see what the future holds as this
system evolves and more features are added.
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„A major reason we looked at IDS was due to the volume of transactions
and the interaction between sales, service and parts. We didn’t feel
our current provider could handle the level we needed.
Matt Leffingwell, GeneralManager
RV Solutions
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Tailored to industry-specific best practices
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30 years of dedication to the RV & Marine industry
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Tom Stoate,President
The Hitch House
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It’s an excellent system to handle our Motorhome business. We find
that IDS is very comprehensive and meets the needs of our full-
service dealership: sales, parts, service, body shop and the business
office.
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Top 50 Blue Ribbon RV Dealer
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The integration and the fact that IDS really is an expert in the RV
business made our decision. They understand our language and
needs.
Tim Veurink,President
Veurink’s RV Center
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Roger Sellers,Owner
Tennessee RV
Top 50 Blue Ribbon RV Dealer
„The reporting capabilities and DMS help us review every department
activity and track our process throughout the dealership. For our
industry, the software is all encompassing and the only system we
need to run our business.
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Multi-location dealer
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It’s a fully integrated and quality product for the Marine industry. IDS
keeps updating with new abilities as technology changes.
Ron Wilson,Owner
Wilson Marine
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Pete Beauregard, Sr.President
Colony Marine
Multi-location dealer
„Before using IDS, we had one system in Accounting, and another for
Parts and Service that were not tied together at all. We were spending
too much time taking information that was in one database and
entering it into the other. Our systems consolidated nicely with IDS,
which eliminated inconsistencies we used to have by running two
different databases.
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RVDA Canada Dealer of theYear
„We belong to two Spader 20 groups and I recommend IDS all the time
because it’s just so integrated. I’ve watched a lot of dealers stumble
with various software systems and waste a lot of time and money to
fight battles. Once you take the first couple months to get going on
IDS, there are minimal hassles after that. You don’t need anything
else.
Garth Bromley,Owner
TransconaTrailers
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Chad Goedken,Owner
Sun & Fun RV
„A lot of double entries have been eliminated in all departments. When
we receive service calls, we can pull up existing customer
information to put on the work order and also track all work orders
based on the customer number. There’s no more digging through file
cabinets or boxes for previous work orders. It’s great being able to
keep the whole sales process in one system from quote to a finalized
deal. The parts processing has been great. Being able to go through
the whole process from receiving the part to the integration between
the service and the parts department for the parts associated with ROs
saves time.
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„IDS Astra software has literally shown us how much time and money
we wasted trying to reconcile different departments. We have actually
freed-up two employees to do other things. You just can’t know how
much waste is in your company operations until you have a tool that
points it out. It was kind of shocking, but that kind of detail is what we
needed in order to grow.
J.B. Strassweg,President
Basden’s American RV
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Jeremy Ketelsen, VicePresident
Ketelsen RV
„By having a customer footprint throughout the entire dealership, our
sales staff gains an immediate advantage. If someone brings their RV
in for repair and decides it’s not worth fixing, sales has that visibility
and can assist them. It really brings all areas of our dealership
together and drives our success.
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Top 50 RV Dealer
„The program is so robust and covers such a wide scope of my business
that it’s hard to pin it down to any one area. Certainly the inventory
management, turns in the parts department, and being able to have a
good measurement in the service department are key. I really like
how the dashboard gives me a glance of what we’re doing. It’s a
wealth of information. The reason I’m still with IDS is because it
includes so many good tools that enable my business to succeed.
Kyle Redmond, GeneralManager
Bucars RV
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James Bradley, GeneralManager
Summit RV
„I love that the reports in G2 give you the ability to see what’s going on
throughout the entire dealership. Everything from all departments is
right there in front of you. With those reports, you can find
opportunities to increase income. You can also compare history. As a
dealer, you feel like you have a pretty good idea of what’s going on in
your dealership, but G2’s reports spell out for you exactly what’s going
on.
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„Astra G2’s dashboard really helps me manage my company. I can log
in to my computer and look at sales, service, parts, and have
snapshot of how the dealership is performing on daily, weekly,
monthly basis without using multiple menus and keystrokes. I have all
of the important KPIs on my dashboard that I look at every day and use
to manage the company.
Brad Scott,CEO
Scott Motor Coach
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Chris Clarke, SalesManager
Traveland RV Group
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The functionality of G2’s integrated parts and service has given us
more advanced reporting options that provide us with a better
overview of our entire dealership.
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Multi-location dealerTop 50 RV Dealer
„The concept of checking-in a unit using a mobile app is truly ground-
breaking. Any service we can provide to our customers right on the
spot, without having to go back and forth to a computer, is a huge
plus. One of the features we like best with the mobile app is the
ability to take pictures of RVs, engines, and parts and attach them to
specific jobs and warranty claims. In our business, it’s important to
have an ongoing visual history of the unit or part when it enters your
dealership. It avoids a lot of headaches down the road.
Dave Pearo,Co-owner
Hilltop Trailer
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Multi-location dealer
„IDS Astra G2 with CRM is the best product out there, and I say that
with confidence. Having everything in one system has been the
biggest benefit for us. When a lead comes in, it’s automatically
searching your system to see if that customer has already been at
your store and if you’ve previously given pricing out. It’s also
searching your inventory to see if what they are looking for is in stock
and readily available. You don’t have to double-input all of a
customer’s information. Everything is already right there in front of
you and that was huge for us.
Grant Baidas,Owner
General RV Center
Top 50 RV Dealer
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Multi-location dealerTop 50 RV Dealer
„IDS CRM takes away a lot of double-entry. When we were working with
a separate system, we’d have somedata in one system and somedata
in another. Now everything is in one system. Since we’ve been on IDS
CRM we found that our email list has grown quickly and much better
than it did when we were operating with two separate systems. I’d
say it’s doubled in the last two years.
Mike Pearo, Parts and Service Director
Hilltop Trailer
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Multi-location dealer
„IDS has allowed for our growth. We just expanded to another location
this past year and we were able to do that pretty smoothly with the
software that we have. Each location has visibility of other locations’
inventory, I can go in to each location and manage their revenue
categories… They’re definitely always thinking in the right direction.
Dave Commander,President
Russell Marine
Top 10 MarineDealer
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Garth Bromley,Owner
TransconaTrailers
RVDA Canada Dealer of theYear
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Managing two nationally-recognized businesses (Rond’s Marine and
Transcona Trailers) is not easy, but IDS seems to have all the right
reports and it really helps us track performance in each dealership.
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Multi-location dealer
„We had Lightspeed prior and we were using our parts inventory to
manage the slips. It was tough to keep track of who was in what slip.
The IDS system definitely helps us better manage the marina. I really
like the marina map because I can see my availability at a glance.
Also, it’s fairly easy to use and anyone who can use a PC can learn to
use IDS.
Fred Walshak, MarinaManager
MarineMax
Top 100 MarineDealer
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Multi-location dealer
„For 10 years, I worked as a director of a large multi-location marine
dealership using your competitor’s platform. Needless to say I became
familiar with it, but never enjoyed using it. I found it to be cumbersome,
tedious, non-intuitive and it was generally aimed at the back office
more than the front lines. While it has taken me some time to fully
adopt some of the nuances of IDS, I will say that throughout the
process, your team has been fantastic and the level and speed of the
development is fantastic. It’s easily the most powerful and useable DMS
system I have ever used. It helps us drive profits and I look forward to
seeing what comes next.
Jeff Barnes, GeneralManager
Old Mill Marina
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Chad Goedken,Owner
Sun & Fun RV
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Having a web-based solution reduced the cost of implementing a
powerful tool like IDS. For a small business, it’s a good way to control
your upfront costs and expenses.
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Multi-location dealerTop 100 MarineDealer
„The team at IDS has been above and beyond what our initial
expectations were. One of the bigger motivating factors for us
choosing IDS was their implementation team and business practices.
Now that we’re with them, I can say everything they told us they were
going to do has been done and they all have been extremely helpful.
Kyle Kelly,Co-Owner
Kelly’s Port Marine
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World Class Support
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94.8% in overall customer
satisfaction with IDS supportservices
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Dana Hinkemeyer,Accountant
Miller Marine
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We’ve been with them since 2006 and I can’t give enough accolades to
support and training at IDS. Every time I have a need they go all out to
help me get it resolved.
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Carly Poole, MarketingManager
Buckeye Marine
Top 20 MarineDealer
„One thing I’m big on is what type of customer service is available. I
can personally say that I have been very fortunate to work with some
really great people at IDS. Whether it’s a question about not
understanding how to use the system, or a question about something
I don’t think is functioning properly, they have been quick to resolve
my issue.
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Multi-location dealer
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Debbie Fournier,Accountant
RV Traders
The program works wonderfully, and customer service is top notch.
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I recommend them all the time. They have excellent customer
support, and it’s a very efficient program.
Bob Smith, ServiceManager
RV World
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Don Rogers,Owner
Niel’s RV
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They’ve been a good business partner since 1994. Their support is
outstanding, and the whole crew is helpful and knowledgeable.
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They’re very good at helping us out. They’re quick and
knowledgeable. They’re quick enough that I don’t have to get
involved.
Ed Leach,Owner
Leach Camper Sales
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Our clients have grown & found success with IDS.
We think you will too.
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About IDS
With over 30 years of experience, we’ve incorporated the industry’s best
business practices to ensure that IDS Astra G2 works like a dealership
operates on a day-to-day basis.
Today, the design of Astra G2 platform is inspired by feedback of over 300 of
North America’s most prominent dealers, all of whom we are proud to call
out clients.
60% of the Top 10 Marine
dealers relyon IDS to manage their business.
50% of theTop50 RV dealers
trust IDS to run their business.