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    StephenCooksey replied to the thread 8 Automotive Marketing Predictions For 2020.
    Nice Information! Eric. Voice Search is the most trending in the digital marketing field that helps Content Marketers in their marketing...
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    Marc Lavoie (blog) replied to the thread 8 Automotive Marketing Predictions For 2020.
    I see salespeople using it, but few with structure. The best is yet to come. Here are a few hashtags related to our industry & their...
  • George Nenni
    Solid list @Eric Miltsch ! Here’s one: “Dealers will be reluctant to dedicate resources to Google My Business, until ROI reporting...
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread 8 Automotive Marketing Predictions For 2020.
    #9 technology startups will begin to shake up the stagnant innovation of the last decade
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Giving Too Much Away.
    Well said Bill!
  • ryan.leslie
    ryan.leslie replied to the thread Giving Too Much Away.
    Thought provoking and challenging piece @BillPlayford. Nice Job.
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    Alexander Lau (blog) replied to the thread Uncovered More Black Hat SEO.....
    Once upon a time, not that long ago, I uncovered duplicate front page, about us, financial app, etc. content on about 500+ Automotive...
  • craigh
    craigh replied to the thread Uncovered More Black Hat SEO.....
    In 2020, I would argue that almost all of SEO is simply best practices. Google has become so good that the best way to succeed is to...
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    Marc Lavoie (blog) replied to the thread Uncovered More Black Hat SEO.....
    Respectfully, I don't agree with the Never Buy SEO from Website Provider part. Some can do targeted content that can help. The best are...
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    Rather than creating a new thread I thought it best to try to jump in on this one for now. Recently, our dealer group started a digital...
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    Happy Hannukah, Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanza (today), and Happy New Year. Now pass the egg nog.
  • Eric Miltsch
    Thanks for all you do for DR, Jeff & Alex! Merry Christmas & a very happy New Year too!
  • Jerry Thibeau
    Your presence is your leverage, and let me elaborate on that a little more for you. We have the largest inventory in the are and often...
  • Baron Ringler
    Sorry, Jeff. At one time "Your presence is your leverage" was effective. But now it's just a cliche. I stopped using it about 10 years...
  • Tallcool1
    Tallcool1 replied to the thread Your presence is your leverage.
    @john.quinn , I appreciate your rant, and want you to know that I have absolutely no problem if you WOULD have been aiming at me. If we...
  • John V.
    John V. replied to the thread Your presence is your leverage.
    Just going to throw it out there because I can and I like being the dark cloud/negative/devil's advocate guy sometimes (all the time)...
  • john.quinn
    This is IT, in my book. Reality #1: EVERYONE buys cars. Dickheads included. And dickheads are the ones we talk about because they...
  • Baron Ringler
    "Your presence is your leverage"... I hate the line. Best customer response I ever heard to it was "you don't seem to understand. My...
  • Tallcool1
    Tallcool1 replied to the thread Your presence is your leverage.
    I am not saying that we shouldn't answer questions. I am not saying "Just Get Them In". Where the challenge for me lies is...
  • mikesayre
    mikesayre replied to the thread Your presence is your leverage.
  • Adam Thrasher
    I've been doing a lot of mystery shopping lately...It's a sad state of affairs. The first response I've been getting is when can you...
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Your presence is your leverage.
    It is mine too! ....if only the damn line worked :youwin:
  • john.quinn
    Happened to me recently... ended-up telling them to just "give me a good reason to come in tonight and I will -- I have to pick-up my...
  • ryan.gerardi
    Voicemail is a great branding tool if anything.
  • ryan.leslie
    Great stuff @joe.webb. Do you think this will lead dealers back to "ringless voicemail?" I wasn't necessarily a fan of that a few years...
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