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  • J
    Latest HOT Discussion in the Forum Your "Digital Marketing Expert's" Last Job Was at McDonalds I enjoy this industry, I really do! I...
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  • J
    Last Friday I posted a thread in the forums about this, but I think it could use a deeper dive. With the rate that technology is...
  • S
    Not long ago I was on the phone with Sean Peoples, VP of Sales for CarGurus. I've known Sean for some time now and there's never a dull...
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  • Aaron Wirtz
    When astronauts look down on our beautiful, fragile planet, they often experience the “Overview Effect,” in which previously held...
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  • ben.anderson
    Research On Mobile Greatly Influences Purchases Research shows search is driving conversions and triggering consumer actions. These...
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  • Alex Snyder
    I had some recent transactions from afar, and I was surprised the dealerships still wanted a credit card number over the phone. Even...
  • Eric Miltsch
    Every year I like to have some fun imaging what's in store with the future of large scale marketing and technology trends and how it may...
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  • kevinfrye
    Is this a Dealer ThinkTank? I have seen an M1 Abrams tank while serving in Desert Storm, but never a Dealer ThinkTank, so when I heard...
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  • B
    Minneapolis, MN and Alpharetta, GA – December 11, 2013 – Outsell (www.outsell.com) and Contact at Once! announced today that Contact At...
  • john.quinn
      Demo to Write-Up to Close or Appointment to Show to Close? I’m on a quest. I thought this was a simple quest – but I’m in danger of...
  • MikeHaeg
    I’ve always considered a dealership’s home page to be the most critical page on the site.  It makes sense right?  Most people enter on...
  • G
    Latest HOT Discussion in the Forum Blumenthal Reports - Google Introduces Review Monitoring System Mike Blumenthal (the KING of...
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  • JD Rucker
      This is part 2 in a 4 part series about automotive social media strategies that are emerging to help car dealers get true benefit...
  • malinda.terreri
    Are Your Dealers Holiday Email Campaigns READY? Yep, it's soon going to be that time of year when online retailers start flooding your...
  • B
    BillSimmons replied to the thread Brands Expected to Respond to Tweets in One Hour.
    Great post Jessica. In a case like this, I highly recommend the Mention app. I am notified as soon as a tweet is posted containing our...
  • J
    JessicaRuth (blog) replied to the thread Brands Expected to Respond to Tweets in One Hour.
    KevinFrye I agree with you. Unless there is a dedicated person managing social media I can see this being difficult to attack.
  • K
    KevinFrye (blog) replied to the thread Brands Expected to Respond to Tweets in One Hour.
    First - CONGRATS on your Spartan Race, that is awesome :)  I cannot agree more with this piece, however the cynical side of me says that...
  • J
    This past weekend I ran Spartan Race, a three-mile obstacle run in Milwaukee, WI. While anxiously waiting for the race I was thinking...
  • TomLaPointe
    in many functions, I like an 'app' over a website, BUT, if I am shopping for cars, I don't think I want to install an app for half dozen...
  • ben.anderson
    Mobile Millennials hold intense buying power. A key focus was placed on mobile at this fall’s major automotive conferences; JD Power...
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  • TomLaPointe
    great insight. love your data. it is also a good idea to highlight the top features (leather, MPG, low miles) in the beginning of custom...
  • G
    Every month, millions of potential customers search the web for used vehicles. Contained within those searches is extraordinarily...
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  • D
    DealerRefresh (blog) replied to the thread Dealer ThinkTank is Coming Your Way.
    This is going to be a great first event. I can get over the positive responses, support, and amount of dealers registering already...
  • D
    DealerRefresh (blog) replied to the thread Dealer ThinkTank is Coming Your Way.
    Robert, you never know what could be added to the schedule ;)
  • R
    Robert Karbaum replied to the thread Dealer ThinkTank is Coming Your Way.
    Boo, no Canada :P
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