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    They're hitting us pretty hard right now too. They've come down on their prices so much that it almost is a no-brainer, but I still...
  • J
    We advertise in Superpages.com and get a nearly unmeasuable amount of click thrus. The traffic that I see comes from several phone book...
  • J
    In the 4 years since I've been here I've cut Yellow Pages PRINT ad spending by 90%. Currently, We're an advertiser in...
  • B
    Jeff, Check out how the YellowPage reps responded to our comments on xbmanx.com post: Internet Yellow Pages SUCK! xBMANx
  • G
    Jeff- I think you are on target. This is another illustration of a medium that is bygone now trying desperately to hang on to the...
  • E
    I have mixed experience here. When I worked at a dealership, the owner wanted an ad in the phone book, and an online placement, but...
  • umer.autojini
    Jeff, are you talking about the print version or PPC on yellow pages... As online most yellow pages have PPC above the fold... for PPC...
  • L
    Many businesses are opting out on phonebook ads, yellow page.com ads and just taking the minimum listing. Budgeting ad dollars in these...
  • R
    Ryan Gerardi replied to the thread Google and eBay duke it out!.
    A comment on a Grok post about this subject cites a quote that eBay spends "less than $25 million a quarter" which leads me to think...
  • J
    Joe Pistell replied to the thread Google and eBay duke it out!.
    Ebay once was the Goliath of the net. CEO Meg Whitman killed ebay when she raised listing fees hgher and higher (and higher) there by...
  • umer.autojini
    Quite a few eBay affiliates run Adwords for eBay also... so that helps them cover lot of keywords. I wish I was one their top affiliates...
  • C
    Corey replied to the thread Google and eBay duke it out!.
    http://www.tacticaltechnique.com/advertising/google-vs-ebay/ Your trackbacks are still broken :)
  • L
    Lao Shi replied to the thread Google and eBay duke it out!.
    Yahoo has been having some major internal issues for some time now. The recent shareholders meeting have pointed this out clearly. Just...
  • B
    Brandon Hoffman replied to the thread Google and eBay duke it out!.
    "I would think that eBay would have way more to loose here then Google." I 100% agree!
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    Jeff, Internet Sales Mgr. replied to the thread Autobase gets bought by Dominion Enterprises..
    Autobase was, is, and forever will be antiquated and useless.  Avoid this horrible software AND the antiquated equipment that comes with...
  • D
    Back in 2002 DM was interested in buying my company but we weren't in the market to sell. ProResponse has been around since 1998 (before...
  • B
    Bryan Anderson replied to the thread Autobase gets bought by Dominion Enterprises..
    I can promise you that we will be much faster and more responsive to market demands with Dominion then we were with a VC. A VC's...
  • jocks@dealerpeak.com
    It puzzles me that these large companies buy these products, but most often the only integration they do is done by their marketing...
  • B
    Bat In Hand replied to the thread Autobase gets bought by Dominion Enterprises..
    I am curious to know if Autobase has direct mail capabilities or will have with the merger. Let me know please
  • A
    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Autobase gets bought by Dominion Enterprises..
    Interesting read Jake - thanks for linking it. We used to be an AutoBase dealergroup, and have entertained ideas of moving back to...
  • J
    Jake replied to the thread Autobase gets bought by Dominion Enterprises..
    DM, I'd be happy to discuss Dominion with you if you would like any insight via one person's opinions. I won't give any advice in...
  • D
    I have been doing some intensive research about Dominion Enterprises since I am considering a corporate management position with the...
  • Y
    Yago Paramo replied to the thread Autobase gets bought by Dominion Enterprises..
    I have to agree woth most of you. Most of these great-smaller-companies are better than larger ones because of the team of people that...
  • J
    Jake replied to the thread Autobase gets bought by Dominion Enterprises..
    EJ is correct. I have yet to see Dominion/Trader do anything with any of their acquisitions. Like management used to tell me during my...
  • E
    Interestingly, JM Solutions and DME Holdings just announced a partnership to create a marketing company for dealers. The company will...
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