{"id":3889,"date":"2023-06-02T08:45:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T13:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/?p=3889"},"modified":"2023-06-02T10:15:42","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T15:15:42","slug":"nicholas-wins-drawing-for-free-suite-at-wynn-at-niada-accelerate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/nicholas-wins-drawing-for-free-suite-at-wynn-at-niada-accelerate\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicholas wins drawing for free suite at Wynn at NIADA Accelerate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Shortly after starting his own independent car dealership, Friendly Auto Gallery, in Cumming, Ga., Paul Nicholas attended the NIADA Convention looking for tips to boost his business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a new dealer, I\u2019d go for the education. That\u2019s where I learned about 20 Groups,\u201d Nicholas recalled. \u201cI connected with new companies and vendors. It helped me find the tools to be successful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eager to learn and network with fellow automobile dealers, Nicholas is heading to Las Vegas June 19-22 for the NIADA Accelerate 2023 Convention and Expo at the Wynn. This year, Nicholas will be enjoying upgraded accommodations after winning NIADA\u2019s third drawing for three free nights in a suite during the convention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s exciting. My wife was extremely happy,\u201d Nicholas said about winning the suite drawing May 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicholas joins Elizabeth Sifen of Auto Connection in Virginia and Jeffrey Myers of All Wheel Drive in Denver, Colo., as winners of the suites courtesy of NIADA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicholas has been in the industry for more than 20 years and has operated is own dealership since 2015. He always looks forward to the convention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Friendly-Auto-Gallery-25-of-243-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Friendly-Auto-Gallery-25-of-243-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Friendly-Auto-Gallery-25-of-243-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Friendly-Auto-Gallery-25-of-243-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Friendly-Auto-Gallery-25-of-243-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Friendly-Auto-Gallery-25-of-243-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Friendly-Auto-Gallery-25-of-243-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Friendly-Auto-Gallery-25-of-243-1160x774.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Friendly-Auto-Gallery-25-of-243.jpg 1360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI go to see what\u2019s the newest information on the market and see the newest technology. It\u2019s great for the camaraderie with the other dealers. The breakout sessions always have good information. It\u2019s good to see what the future is holding.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>Paul Nicholas, Friendly Auto Gallery in Cumming, Ga.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI go to see what\u2019s the newest information on the market and see the newest technology,\u201d Nicholas said. \u201cIt\u2019s great for the camaraderie with the other dealers. The breakout sessions always have good information. It\u2019s good to see what the future is holding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the four days of the largest convention for the independent dealer, there are 77 education sessions to help with multiple areas of operations at the dealership. There are also more than 200 providers in the exhibit hall to assist with solutions at your dealership. Also lenders will be on hand to visit with during the finance fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicholas, who is the treasurer for the GIADA, said, with the current market, dealers could benefit from attending the convention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith the market, it\u2019s more important to make sure you have the right partners and vendors to maximize profits on each deal,\u201d Nicholas said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Register for the NIADA Accelerate 2023 Convention and Expo at niada.com\/convention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shortly after starting his own independent car dealership, Friendly Auto Gallery, in Cumming, Ga., Paul Nicholas attended the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_appearance_grid":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[28,3,8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3889","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-independent","8":"category-industry","9":"category-niada-news","10":"cs-entry","11":"cs-video-wrap"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3889"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3889\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}