Ketelsen began as small RV business in 1962 on the family farm when Johnny Ketelsen wanted a camper.  In order to get one at the right price he had to buy several. Johnny turned around and sold the remaining campers to his buddies and the business was born.  Now it’s one of Iowa’s largest RV […]

IDS is glad to welcome back long-time employee Kurt Vajgrt. Kurt previously worked 10 years with IDS and rejoined the team in January as a Customer Advocate in the professional services department. His primary job responsibilities include taking new clients live on the IDS software, upgrading current customers to Astra G2 and supporting new customers through the […]

Celebrating its first year in business, Legacy RV Center includes everything you would expect from a full-scale RV dealer. The Salt Lake City dealership is  locally owned and backed by over 30 years of experience in the RV industry. Co-owner Troy Bradley knows first-hand what people want from an RV dealership – quality and value. […]

The Service Writer has one of the most important roles in your dealership. They are the face of your service department and no one interacts with more customers. To put it in perspective, if your Service Writer, on average, makes 20 touches per day, that’s 5,120 touches per year! In comparison, your sales rep may […]

Sun & Fun has come a long way to develop into the thriving RV business it is today. In 1972 Don Goedken was 21 and a poor college student trying to support a family, so he began working for Hawkeye Tent and Awning in Iowa City, IA.  The gentleman who owned the awning shop wanted […]

With Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (CASL) going into effect on July 1, 2014, it’s important that you start planning now to be compliant. If your dealership uses email marketing, the biggest change is that implied consent is no longer acceptable as long-term permission.  CASL allows implied consent for a two-year period and during that time, marketers […]

We’d like to invite all IDS customers who are attending the Priority RV Annual Meeting in Henderson, NV, to the Modena Room 1-2-3 on Thursday, April 10th at 11:50 a.m. IDS Director of Dealer Development, Grant Farrer, will give a 10-minute presentation focusing on the integration of IDS CRM into the Astra G2 product. Grant will discuss how the […]

You may have been hearing a lot lately about Microsoft discontinuing the support of the Windows XP operating system. If you are currently running your Astra software on Windows XP, here’s what it means to you: After April 8, 2014, Microsoft will no longer be supporting the Windows XP operating system, and Windows Server 2003 […]

The Service Writer has one of the most important roles in your dealership.  They are the face of your service department and no one interacts with more customers.  In filling such a vital business role, you need to ensure your Service Writer has the tools and skills necessary to reach their full potential in both […]

Recognized as a Top 50 Dealer by RV Business Magazine, Hilltop Trailer Sales has used 62 years of business expertise to build a loyal customer base in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. In order to maintain a loyal customer base, Hilltop has added new technology to the business by upgrading from the original IDS Astra to G2 […]