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  1. MichaelJ

    Reynolds CRM?

    We just made the switch from ReyRey to DS and I would second your comment!
  2. MichaelJ

    Coolest Lead Response Tools

    Could you elaborate on the Conversica / PCG connection please? But what about "shied away from Conversica with their connection to PCG"
  3. MichaelJ

    Reynolds CRM?

    Any new developments with Auto/Mate that we should know about? Meeting with them this week in consideration of replacing Rey Rey for both DMS and CRM.
  4. MichaelJ

    Leaving Dealer.com in 2018....where did you go next?

    Dealer.com is the only website provider the dealer I am now at ever used. So that must be 20 years! This year we switched to Dealer Inspire and they have been great. When I notified some long term contacts there every one of them knew what company I was switching to before I finished telling...
  5. MichaelJ

    Looking to open Independent Dealership

    Hello Alex, I found your comment " I used to white label Vendasta (great company) and pitch to dealers" to be very interesting as I was considering the same thing. Could you offer some feed back on why you stopped offering those services? Thank you in advance ;-)
  6. MichaelJ

    Google Review Success Tips?

    You got it Ben. An automated email goes out to every delivered vehicle. The only thing we do is respond to reviews and ask them to change the review sites from time to time.
  7. MichaelJ

    New Internet Manager looking for resources

    Mystery shop a large, successful Chevy dealer by submitting an Internet inquiry then do the same for Subaru. Shop your local competitors on prices and pick & choose the processes you think will work best in your market. You've already found one of the best resources available in this forum, but...
  8. MichaelJ

    Google Review Success Tips?

    The best thing we've found is an automated and inexpensive review generator that costs $129 / mo. We didn't believe it when they sold it as "Set it and Forget it" but it turned out to be true. We've been using EasyToDoReviews for almost 2 years, our reviews are stellar and if you asked one of...
  9. MichaelJ

    Online Shopping to Online Buying

    Safe to assume that you've solved the online grocery issue?
  10. MichaelJ

    Online Shopping to Online Buying

    Great post @Ed Brooks, thanks for sharing. "Dealers who shift their online strategies to become more transactional will be in the best position to attract and serve customers who want the ease and convenience these emerging online experiences offer" really makes sense. So the goal needn't...
  11. MichaelJ

    Automated SEM Companies

    Does anyone have any experience with drivematic, an automated automotive PPC company? Apparently they run automated ads across text, display, video pre-roll and even Facebook with no long term contract. And does the concept of automating such ads make sense?
  12. MichaelJ

    Lead Sources currently looking for a good one

    So almost a year later and no real answer to the LotLinx debate? I've had just 2 months experience with LotLinx and also experience high bounce and comparatively short time on site. Is there anyone out there (other than those with a vested interest) that use it in a dealership and swear by it...
  13. MichaelJ

    Online Shopping to Online Buying

    I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Roadster.com in this thread. They offer an alternative approach by using dealerships as their "chain of stores like Radio Shack," and I predict that much like TrueCar, Roadster will be very well received when they go national in 2016. TrueCar is an ever...