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Impel Acquires Automotive Customer Engagement Platform Outsell
in $100M+ Deal, Expanding to 8,000 Dealerships, 51 Countries. | Details

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Impel Acquires Automotive Customer Engagement Platform Outsell
in $100M+ Deal, Expanding to 8,000 Dealerships, 51 Countries. | Details

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Impel Receives Multiple Stevie Awards for AI Technology Excellence, including AI Company of the year

Syracuse, NY – August 26, 2024 – Impel, the global leader in AI Sales and Marketing automation for the automotive industry, recently received multiple Stevie® Awards for Technology Excellence in AI.  Recognition for the company included a Gold award for AI Company of the Year and Silver awards for AI Technology Breakthrough of the Year and AI Technology Team of the Year. 

Founded in 2002, the highly selective Stevie Awards recognize the achievements and positive contributions of organizations and professionals worldwide across all industries and sectors. Stevie Award judges include many of the world’s most respected executives, entrepreneurs, innovators, and business educators. More than 1,000 professionals worldwide participate in the Stevie Award judging process each year.  

Impel’s AI-powered customer lifecycle management platform has become the industry standard for enterprise-grade automotive AI. Unlike generalized Large Language Models (LLMs), Impel’s verticalized AI platform was designed specifically for automotive retailing. Powered by state-of-the-art generative conversational AI technology paired with a mix of proprietary models, industry-specific training data and first-party consumer insights, Impel offers the auto industry’s most powerful end-to-end unified AI platform. The award follows the company’s recent acquisition of Outsell.

More than 12,000 nominations from organizations across 75 nations and territories are submitted each year for consideration in a wide range of categories. This year’s award recipients in the Technology Excellence category included Google, Adobe, IBM, Amazon Web Services, and Databricks, Inc. 

“We are honored to be recognized once again by the Stevie Awards for our leadership and innovation in AI technology for the fourth year in a row,” said Devin Daly, Impel CEO and Co-Founder. “Our vision at Impel is to set the industry standard for enterprise-grade Automotive AI, by delivering world-class solutions for retailers and manufacturers around the globe. I’m incredibly grateful that our team’s efforts and dedication continues to be formally recognized with these prestigious awards.” 

About Impel

Impel offers automotive dealers, OEMs, and third-party marketplaces the industry’s most advanced AI-powered customer lifecycle management platform. The company’s end-to-end omnichannel solution leverages proprietary shopper behavioral data and generative conversational AI technology to deliver hyper-personalized experiences at every touchpoint. Impel’s fully integrated platform works seamlessly with all major website, CRM, and DMS platforms. To date, the company has delivered 23 billion shopper interactions, influencing more than $6 billion in Sales and Service revenue across 51 countries.

About the Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in nine programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 nations and territories. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at http://www.StevieAwards.com.