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    Service Customer Care Center

    Thought I would give this thread a bump and see how much things have changed in the past year or so.
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    Google confirms the algorithm change!

    64.233.179.104 pre-change google???
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    Personal facebook usage

    Farmville. Spoke with a friend today who works at http://www.bluenoodle.com/advertisers/ formerly neoedge. Some interesting numbers. Over 70% of casual gamers are female, aged 25-54. I learned a new word today, "GAMIFY", as in to gamify an ad, make it fun.
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    Cars at the Mall and SOCIAL MEDIA

    Get two large tvs 42+, 2 consoles of your choice, 2 comfy chairs a copy of FORZA (since gran turismo isnt out yet). You have a contest, a race with the car you're showing, or a car from that product line. Lets say you were showing Acura's , you would use the NSX. You can use the software in...
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    Free! 24/7 Live Dealer Chat Support, Staff, and Leads (Case Study 2 Months)

    Has anyone considered implementing a voice chat program? Most programs that I have used require both computers to have the software installed, but one would think they could come up with something to work in conjunction with their text chat programs. More and more people are using their...
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    Is there Egg on your FaceBook?

    The article on front page "carmax twitter" has some good examples of managing your rep using social media.
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    NADA?

    ...or Virginia Beach.
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    Is there Egg on your FaceBook?

    Ive been doing unscientific surveys of people and have yet to find someone who said they would visit a Facebook of a dealer to find info on a car purchase. The 20/30 somethings said they wouldn't "friend" a FB site because they dont want their page to get spammed with updates. The Facebook...
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    Chief Marketing Officer - MileOne Automotive

    I work for the company and can back Jeff up. Im only familiar with my GM and she is very open to new ideas and technology. Right now we are in the as Jeff said "put in motion" stage. ie. we've been told whats coming....it just isnt here yet. Other dealerships under the Mile One banner...
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    1994 Today Show - "What's the Internet?"

    I remember walking by Radio Shack and seeing the PRODIGY display. That was my first experience with the internets.
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    Brain Power Needed

    How about your NINJA (your website) having phones at the end of his nunchucks instead of sticks.
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    What Defines A Successful Automotive Social Media Strategy

    Join a large church, Masons, PTA, volunteer to run a Toys for Tots program.......be social. Thats what I think sells cars. To me Social Media is just top of mind awareness, branding, and does have value. You just have to keep it in perspective.
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    Electronic MPI - Are we ready?

    I came here to post, but you took most the words outta my mouth. Accountability. Everyone wants everyone else to be accountable. Could you please delve deeper, be more specific about what FO fears? thanks, John
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    You SUCK and it's your PROBLEM!!

    He must have watched Glengarry Glen Ross the night before this meeting.
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    courtesy internet and how to deal with smart-stupid people

    Wireless. Ours is way too restrictive, there may be reasons for this that I am not privy to, but not being able to access gmail seems a little extreme. My guess is that it is to avoid the liability associated with someone claiming that there password or info was stolen on our network or...
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    Toyota stop-sale order issued

    Call McNeil Pharmaceutical and ask them how they overcame the Tylenol debacle?:dunno:
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    Why arent manufacturers adjusting CSI expetations.

    Jerry, I hope you understand that I was making jokes more about the environment I find myself in and not directed at you. I have to laugh about it sometimes or Id go crazy. Maybe we can discuss it in a private chat format. On a good note, my CSI went up this week to 9.85. Thats what sucks...
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    Why arent manufacturers adjusting CSI expetations.

    You're more right than you know Alex. Team? :rofl: I would love to get down to brass tacks, but a public forum is probably not the best place for that discussion.
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    Why arent manufacturers adjusting CSI expetations.

    Not sure how the entire conversation would go but I think I know how it would start... "Pants on the ground, Pants on the ground...................."