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taking video's 4 Replies
Started by terry click in Best Practices. Last reply by terry click 4 hours ago.
Any other E-Commerce Directors, Internet Sales Managers, SEO's or Marketing Gurus also using Google Wave? 9 Replies
Started by John Bowman in Best Practices. Last reply by Daniel Shafer 3 hours ago.
Is Canada on your radar? 2 Replies
Started by Samantha Brutto in General Marketing. Last reply by Zak Stahlsmith 1 hour ago.
What's Your Biggest Frustration With Social Networking? 7 Replies
Started by William Bryant in Best Practices. Last reply by Timothy Martell 3 hours ago.
Non-responsive Customers. 14 Replies
Started by marc mattingly in Best Practices. Last reply by Shellie Pierce Nov 6.
Please let me know your thoughts on these CRM's 5 Replies
Started by Mitchell Brenner in Technology. Last reply by Shellie Pierce Nov 6.
CRM Providers 28 Replies
Started by Kathleen Spurrier in Technology. Last reply by Matt Watson 42 minutes ago.
Trade Appraisal Tools 12 Replies
Started by Kevin A Lepine in Technology. Last reply by Chris Fousek Nov 5.
How does your parts website work? 8 Replies
Started by Samantha Brutto in Websites. Last reply by Mike DeCecco Nov 4.
Help! 2 Replies
Started by marc mattingly in Best Practices. Last reply by marc mattingly Nov 3.
Email marketing at its worst 9 Replies
Started by Erica Sietsma in General Marketing. Last reply by Larry Bruce 1 day ago.
anyone using a company named "WM Carnet Targeted Marketing? aka yourhotleads.com 3 Replies
Started by Mike McErlean in Lead Sources. Last reply by Suzanne Brief Nov 5.
3rd Party Leads 101 5 Replies
Started by Steve Frischer in Lead Sources. Last reply by William Bryant Nov 3.
Please upload a photo of your dealership or workplace so we can see where you work! Just use the easy Photo Uploader feature 26 Replies
Started by David Kain in General Interest. Last reply by Daniel Shafer 3 hours ago.
Computers at each work station necessary for CRM? 17 Replies
Started by Zak Stahlsmith in Technology. Last reply by Richard Keck Nov 2.
Wholesale 1 Reply
Started by Adam Rumschlag in Other. Last reply by Larry Bruce Oct 28.
Back To CRM's 7 Replies
Started by Mitchell Brenner in Technology. Last reply by Mitchell Brenner Oct 28.
Autotrader 9 Replies
Started by Lee Maynor in Lead Sources. Last reply by Michael 1 day ago.
JD Power 2009 Appeal Study
Started by David Kain in General Interest Oct 25.
Interesting eBook for you to review about Facebook for Auto Dealers 3 Replies
Started by David Kain in General Marketing. Last reply by Scott Rainville Oct 27.
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5 Take Aways from Digital Dealer 7
It’s easy to come away from a conference like this with information overload and a sense of being overwhelmed and asking yourself where do I start? Keep it simple. This was certainly the underlying message at many of the most recent sessions. Stay focused. Remember to Crawl, Walk, Run (thanks VJ). Stop Chasing Shiny Objects (thank you Mr. Stauning) get the basics under control first. Don’t go it alone. Remember your team mates within your dealership… Continue
Posted by Chris Fousek on November 9, 2009 at 9:31am
Traditional media still has a place in my budget…WHY??
I must have heard this 100 times at DD7 by many dealers I talked with. I even found myself agreeing…I remember saying sure it does. Today as I was recapping what I was exposed to this year at Digital Dealer I thought about this and it occurred to me…WHY?
What exactly does traditional media do for a dealership? I f… Continue
Posted by Larry Bruce on November 6, 2009 at 12:34am — 1 Comment
YOUR BABY IS UGLY - PT 1
The baby above is a metaphor for something that I believe vexes the Internet-based retail car business. It certainly does me. It is this: as an industry (retail automobile sales) that suffers from a somewhat low regard by the populi, a regard that we all want to see improve, it behooves us to put on our most professional public face. And now that… Continue
Posted by Trace Ordiway on November 2, 2009 at 11:00am
YOUR BABY IS UGLY - PT 2
One of the great things about the car business is that anybody can get into it. Walk through enough dealership doors and eventually you will get hired. What you make of it after that is up to you. It’s rock n’ roll, baby! Anybody can… Continue
Posted by Trace Ordiway on November 2, 2009 at 10:59am — 2 Comments
Miley Cyrus Quits Twitter; Will Your Dealership Be Next?
My reaction is a mixture of sadness and joy. Sadness because I can no longer read tweets from Miley telling me she’s “heading out with friends” or “sitting in the makeup chair” or “running to Nobu for sushi.” (How will I and her 2 million other followers ever live without these 140-character, micro-blogging update… Continue
Posted by Steve Stauning on October 22, 2009 at 8:15am — 5 Comments
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