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    Alexander Lau (blog) replied to the thread Beacons: The Future of In-store Shopping?.
    Promotes accountability.
  • ben.anderson
    IoT or the internet of things, is defined by Wikipedia as, “the network of physical objects or things embedded with electronics...
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  • johncolban
    According to a recent Google study - "The Top 5 Auto Shopping Moments Every Brand Must Own", video is "playing. Playing a big part in...
  • joe.chura
    Conversion rate: this is not a new buzzword. It's a long-lived metric that requires attention. With that being said, it's a very...
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    Google Analytics is the "Up Log" for your virtual showroom. It is critical for dealers to develop the skills needed to inspect the...
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  • jon.berna
    GOALS ARE NOT FORECASTS! “It’s a new month, and a redemption month! To hit our forecast, everybody should sell at least 2 more cars than...
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    With 2016 right around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about your dealership's staffing needs in the coming year. As manager...
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    Vehicle Acquisition Network (VAN) posted the thread Looking for Alternative Ways to Stock Used Vehicles? in Off Topic & Everything Else.
    When it comes to stocking used vehicles at your dealership, dealers today have multiple options. But one option seems to be...
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  • Daniel J. Mondello
    There's an old Chinese proverb that reads "Give a man a fish and you feed him a for a day; Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a...
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    As my youngest son’s school Halloween Harvest event is this week I thought it only natural to buy the costume Monday evening. Turns out...
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    At 9:15 am on Tuesday morning, join Jeff Kershner and a panel of leading industry greats as moderator Joe Webb takes us through today's...
  • Brice Englert
    If you agree that Tesla Motors is a smart company, like'm or not.. keep reading. If not, I doubt you get too excited about this.   Have...
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    You’re cordially invited to my Driving Sales Executive Summit 2015 breakout presentation, entitled...Haters Gonna Hate: When Reputation...
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  • kevinfrye
    “Have you had too much to drink, sir?” “Oui oui, my friend”… Welcome to Paris! Or should I say that The Paris Hotel in Las Vegas...
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  • B
    “Big Data Insights” might sound like a complicated and daunting topic – “Big Data” is a term that encompasses both the massive volume...
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    Alexander Lau (blog) replied to the thread Apple and Google: Mobile Apps Now a Significant Part of SEO.
    That's false.
  • ben.anderson
    Apps have been a long, contentious conversation in automotive retail. While there is no doubt that the smartphone and mobile is the...
  • Brice Englert
    If anyone knows me they know I love data visualizations.  Frankly, I think graphs tell a better story than most bloggers or writers.  I...
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    It's clear to me that participation on social media is no longer optional for dealerships or professional salespeople. Overwhelmingly...
  • J
    September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Did you know: 1 in every 285 children in the U.S. will be diagnosed with cancer In...
  • J
    A few weekends ago I found myself in an empty house. Kids were gone with grandma and grandpa, husband on a guys-only weekend and, let me...
  • Brice Englert
    In 2014, auto dealers on average produced used vehicle department net profit of about $120,000. That number includes F&I. The average...
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  • Ben Koller
    As dealers, it seems we often find ourselves so busyevaluating the performance of our third-party lead providers that we neglect to...
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  • yagoparamo
    Consumers are shopping from their mobile devices more than ever before, but are they expecting to find the same amount of content and...
  • J
    As a ( *cough* using the term loosely) runner, I've visited my fair share of running websites. One in particular always has this pop up...
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