Automotive Content Professionals Network
To Educate, Inspire and Connect industry professionals who specialize in the management of automotive, heavy duty, equipment, agriculture, and/or powersports product related content.
The Automotive Content Professionals Network (ACPN), a community of the Auto Care Association, is a professional network with 400+ individual members employed in the aftermarket industry. It is the only community devoted exclusively to the education and professional development needs of the content professional.
ACPN serves as the leader in content management and related activities; promotes industry data standards; and provides a forum for discussing and promoting best practices within the aftermarket industry, all of which culminates in their annual Knowledge Exchange conference.
If you are a content professional in the aftermarket, no matter if you are in automotive, heavy duty, equipment, agriculture, and/or powersports, or just simply want to connect with great people, the ACPN community is the place for you.
Community Highlights
ACPN Content Excellence Awards Now Open!
The ACPN Content Excellence Awards recognize best in class examples of data standards (ACES and PIES) use and compliance as well as electronic cataloging and content in B2C and B2B platforms in the Aftermarket. Each year, committee members and ACPN community members volunteer their time to judge and select the best-in-class winners from dozens of entries, which are announced and recognized at the annual ACPN Knowledge Exchange Conference.
Deadline to apply is January 25, 2022
ACPN Launches the ACPN Pipeline!
The ACPN Pipeline is the ACPN community's direct connection to media content, including education and commentary from industry and community thought leaders, which supports ACPN's mission to Educate, Inspire and Connect.
The largest gathering of content professionals
- 2022 ACPN Knowledge Exchange Conference
May 15 - 18, 2022 | Orlando, Florida
The annual ACPN Knowledge Exchange conference is the largest gathering of content professionals and their vendors and solution partners.
Attended by most major manufacturers, distributors and parts experts in the automotive content space, the ACPN Knowledge Exchange Conference provides a focused and unique opportunity to learn, share best practices, network with peers, and interact with service providers in the content management space. At the ACPN Knowledge Exchange, content managers can learn how to develop more accurate content, gain insights on more efficient production processes and become aware of new technology and techniques, which will ultimately help them and their companies:
- Sell more products
- Reduce costs
- Increase efficiencies
What Members Are Saying
The conference boasts a strong array of educational sessions and discussions centered around content management and the data standards of ACES and PIES.
Ethan Love Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance, Inc.
The many educational sessions, vendor trade show, and multiple networking opportunities covered all my goals for attending.
Michael Hamari Husky Spring
It is great to see that there is a whole industry of people dealing with the same challenges as me and working together to solve them.
Ben Blevins DRiV, Inc.
The conference was an experience unlike any other. It was refreshing to connect with professionals across the industry.
Kasandra Dore Global Parts Distributors
news and activities
Press Release Automotive Content Professionals Network (ACPN) Now Accepting 2022 Scholarship Applications
Press Release Registration Open for 2021 Upholstery and Trim International Council Convention in San Antonio, Texas
Press Release Registration Open for Auto Care Association’s First-Ever ‘Auto Care Connect’ Unified Event Experience
Community Liaison
Tom Schiavo
Data Analyst