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  "description": "Blinker provides a connected workflow platform for call centers to manage the entire sales process of protection plans, from quoting and e-signature to payment collection, recurring billing, real-time agreement delivery, and post-sale tracking. It aims to eliminate disconnected systems, ensure PCI compliance, and improve billing visibility for managers.",
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  "category": "F&I and Protection Program Management Software",
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  "updatedAt": "2026-09-19T11:28:41.925Z",
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    "website": "https://blinker.com",
    "category": "Protection Plan Sales and Workflow Software",
    "what_it_does": "Blinker provides a connected workflow platform designed to streamline the entire process of selling protection plans, particularly vehicle service contracts, within call centers. It integrates quoting, payment collection, recurring billing, e-signature capture, real-time agreement delivery, and activation into a single system. The platform offers visibility into billing statuses, including declines, chargebacks, and funding, and helps ensure PCI compliance by enabling customer-initiated payment entry on their own devices. Additionally, Blinker includes features to help customers afford plans through auto insurance savings and vehicle refinance options, and provides tools for managers, administrators, and agents, including an integrated CRM, reporting, and analytics.",
    "primary_audience": "Call centers that sell vehicle service contracts and other protection plans.",
    "core_product": "A unified platform that integrates CRM, payment processing, e-signature, agreement delivery, billing visibility, and tools for affordability (auto insurance savings and vehicle refinance) into a single workflow for protection plan sales.",
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      "Inline",
      "Moxy",
      "GoForté"
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