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    Jeffrey Tognetti (blog) replied to the thread We are being beaten by socks. SOCKS!.
    Ed great post, however attribution in the automotive vertical is available now. Capturing a consumers online path to purchase across...
  • ed.brooks
    I was reading a great article about attribution on MarketingLand.com when it struck me, “Why are we so far behind other segments?” We...
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    Hi Joe, I’m a newly promoted sales manager from finance, never sold cars before and without any trainings, I sure was confused out of...
  • johncolban
    Car shoppers prefer videos between 30 seconds and 2 minutes. Recording and sending personalized walkaround videos to potential...
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    Like millions of other Americans, shopping online is a lifesaver in my crazy-busy life. Amazon has changed the way I do everything...
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  • ryan.leslie
    Depending on the study you read, the average consumer spends between 11 and 14 hours researching their next car purchase, making them...
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    Every day, your dealership website is visited by hundreds of people. Most people arrive there as a result of searching your dealership...
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  • Aaron Wirtz
    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhC0b5ZwxyU Please enjoy this little ditty I wrote (to the tune of "Meomory" from the musical...
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    Nearly 40 percent of millennials don't eat cereal because it's too much work to clean up. That was the claim of the article that caught...
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    The accelerating rate of mobile usage is not a trend. It’s not going out of style and it's certainly not reversing. Mobile best...
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    You've identified your Dealership's Employment Brand, but now what? In my previous article we defined, in the simplest of terms, what a...
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    Don’t think Millennials are a big enough customer segment to worry about? Think again. According to a recent DrivingSales study...
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  • jon.berna
    How many thousands of hours have been used to develop scripts to respond to inbound calls? Thousands of dollars and hours have been...
  • joe.pistell
    Observing my Brother... the car shopper. My brother is shopping for a car for his wife. What a great observation experience for me! My...
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    When you consider the amount of money and effort dealerships devote to advertising, it’s clear they recognize the importance of a strong...
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    When you're trying to keep your pre-owned lot stocked with high-quality, in-demand vehicles, dealing with auctions can be a costly and...
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    Depending on which article you read today you’ll either hear online sales is the absolute only way cars will be sold in the future or...
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    VoltageFuel replied to the thread What Do You Mean We're Blacklisted?.
    If this dealership in the cartoon would have created a newsletter with an OPT-IN, or double opt-in list, and mail it once a month - like...
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    1to1 News replied to the thread What Do You Mean We're Blacklisted?.
    Love this! Could this cartoon please be required reading?
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    DealerRefresh (blog) replied to the thread What Do You Mean We're Blacklisted?.
    Yes Patrica, many dealers struggle with proper email marketing and etiquette. We (dealers) will improve, with time. ;)
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    DealerRefresh (blog) replied to the thread What Do You Mean We're Blacklisted?.
    Sorry to hear that Michelle. Be sure to read DealerRefresh for best practices around email marketing. Our resident columnist Malinda...
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    Michelle Ursetta replied to the thread What Do You Mean We're Blacklisted?.
    Brilliant! This exact thing happened to me last month.
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    KevinFrye (blog) replied to the thread What Do You Mean We're Blacklisted?.
    I get these "please email our entire database" requests at least once a month - answer is "no"... Small targeted blasts to active leads...
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    Todd Kocher replied to the thread What Do You Mean We're Blacklisted?.
    Every.single.day.at.work.
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    Patricia Ormond Wooley replied to the thread What Do You Mean We're Blacklisted?.
    i feel the reverse of this. i get blasted all the time. irrates the shit out of me!!!
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