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    Donny Beckman replied to the thread How do other dealerships count Internet deals for pay?.
    Just going over some older comments and stumbled on this one. Which is one of my biggest pet peaves. The beautiful thing about...
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    Jeff- Jennifer- How can you say a repeat customer is NOT an Internet sale? If they webbed up, bought a car from you and return for...
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    I have had a couple of different pay plans, and they of course have been based on growth, with the plateau being 100+ vehicles monthly...
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    Michelle Evans replied to the thread How do other dealerships count Internet deals for pay?.
    We count on our DSM. I give our Internet Sales staff 72 hour protection. If a lead comes in and they log all their contacts with the...
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    Jennifer Schrader (blog) replied to the thread How do other dealerships count Internet deals for pay?.
    I agree with all of you regarding the difference of when to count "The Internet Sale" & "Non-Internet Sale". It can be an everyday...
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    Matt Lamoureux replied to the thread How do other dealerships count Internet deals for pay?.
    Over the years we have encountered this issue on almost a daily basis. Only recently did we implement a solution that seems to be fair...
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread How do other dealerships count Internet deals for pay?.
    I'm surprised nobody is commenting on this. I would think there could be some potential $$$ benefits after some contributions to this...
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    Stan Sher (blog) replied to the thread PureDealer - Dealer Website Services Profile and Reviews.
    I have been recently look at what this company has to offer and I spoke to Michael the other day. I think they really are awesome with...
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    Michael Sweigart replied to the thread PureDealer - Dealer Website Services Profile and Reviews.
    Thanks for the good word on our services Jeff, and for putting together a great blog and resource
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    Jennifer Schrader (blog) replied to the thread Cars.com Webinar: Tips from the Ward's e-Dealer 100.
    Yes it was funny with him doing deals in the back ground but that shows great potential! Never pass up a deal. When they mentioned...
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    Kevin Frye replied to the thread Cars.com Webinar: Tips from the Ward's e-Dealer 100.
    I attended as well... it got off to a rough start technically, but once things were rolling, it was very useful. I found it of interest...
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    Jennifer Schrader (blog) replied to the thread Cars.com Webinar: Tips from the Ward's e-Dealer 100.
    I was involved with the e dealer webinar and really enjoyed the other feed back from the Internet Directors that had hosted it. I...
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    Dan Morgan replied to the thread iMotors leads and my review and experience X2!!.
    I'm so glad I found this posting because I was just contacted by these guys and are trying to get us signed up. Now that I see the BS...
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    Interested (blog) replied to the thread iMotors leads and my review and experience X2!!.
    This is a question. I'm asking about Autobytel the lead source provider and wondering how it works for dealerships. Have any of you had...
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    Scott (blog) replied to the thread iMotors leads and my review and experience X2!!.
    We used iMotors on a two-month trial with the same general negative experience as the others have. The issue is not about the ability to...
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    Tara Gibson replied to the thread iMotors leads and my review and experience X2!!.
    Hi Erica, I fully understood Jeff's complaint about iMotors, but the problem with dealerships today seems to be that no one wants to...
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    Ok, I just couldn't help weiging in. I know I should be working right now, but I got sucked into Jeff's blog - darn you! Tara, Tara...
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    We've been using iMotors for awhile, a bit over a month. We've so far had little if anything in the way of success. I will give them...
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    I guess my question to the iMotors Reps here would be this: if it's true that people do well with your program, where are those people...
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    JoE Drosen replied to the thread iMotors leads and my review and experience X2!!.
    iMotors = "Punch the Monkey Leads" Before becoming the Sales Director for CarSpot, I was the eCommerce Director of the Boucher...
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    Jeff Larsen (blog) replied to the thread iMotors leads and my review and experience X2!!.
    Excuse me waiter, can you get my friend Jeff an ice water... Well versed, and so true! I have not experienced this with iMotors but...
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    Tara Gibson replied to the thread iMotors leads and my review and experience X2!!.
    Hello, I am a sales representative at iMotors.com and I had a couple questions for you. I notice some of you are concerned that you...
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread iMotors leads and my review and experience X2!!.
    We used iMotors a long time ago in some sort of freebie trial. I think we also had something coming in from them through Isuzu - when...
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    One of the primary reasons autoresponders do nothing for a consumer is that the sheer volume of emails hitting an Up's inbox from...
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