Stephen Cottrell Email & Phone Number

La Crosse, Wi, Us

La Crosse, Wi, Us

Authenticom is the leading source of Dealer Management System Integration and Data Services in the automotive industry. The company serves as an end-to-end solution for leading-edge companies—integrating with over 75 Dealer Management Systems and serving 11,000 dealerships in North America.Authenticom is the only remaining independent provider of DMS Polling and Push Back Services that supports the data needs of auto dealership service providers. Additionally, we are the leading provider of Email, Phone, and Address data services—processing several billion records annually. Our client base consists of automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), marketing firms, customer relationship management companies (CRMs), large auto dealer groups, and other dealership service providers. We support most automotive industry service providers that are certified with Dealer Management Systems (DMS) like ADP, Reynolds & Reynolds, or DealerTrack. Authenticom also has DMS certifications with most major system providers.Resistant to numerous buyout offers from big-box corporations, Steve continues to be a staunch supporter of independent companies in the automotive industry.

Steve was Executive Vice President of Sales at AutoWeb.com where he and his team increased revenues from $15 to $23 million in less than 2 years and reduced expenses by over $4 million per year from 2000-2002. During that period, Steve was recognized within the industry as the originator of online lead scrubbing and verification processes for commercial production systems.

For nearly 10 years, Steve was the North American Marketing Manager and Senior Consultant in the automotive training and process improvement fields with Half A Car, a privately-held global company. During this time he spearheaded eight new start-up and e-business offerings.Additionally, Steve has 15 years of experience in retail automotive business in the highly competitive Northern California markets.