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Guest Poster posted the thread Dealer Websites and Inventory integration in Off Topic & Everything Else.
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Dave Rudey replied to the thread Autotrader - Partner Package or Premium Package?.
Any comment in the negative seems inappropriate here, given my place and position as the "other guy." But really, down the street here...
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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Autotrader - Partner Package or Premium Package?.
Thanks Jeff. I've personally been messing with AutoTrader on and off since 2001. I think part of our issue has to do with the fact...
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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Autotrader - Partner Package or Premium Package?.
We've had numerous issues with AutoTrader in the past, and everytime we re-sign with them those same issues come up again. It hasn't...
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Gerald Hand replied to the thread Autotrader - Partner Package or Premium Package?.
Jeff-
I don't think you are being hard on Autotrader- not at all! When they give us some token increases in abilities of their new...
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Jacob (blog) replied to the thread Email – The love/hate relationship.
HTML emails often get bounced just because they have a lot of images, etc. However, the info on blacklist monitoring is superb. Thank...
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Cem Avsar replied to the thread Email – The love/hate relationship.
Designing an HTML email that renders consistently across the major email clients can be very time consuming. Support for even simple CSS...
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Guest Poster posted the thread Email – The love/hate relationship in CRM, ILM, Chat, Desking, Emails, Phone, SMS.
Email – The love/hate relationship - John Max Miller
Let’s first talk about the love…
Email is really the new telephone. It’s BETTER...
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Jeff Larsen (blog) replied to the thread 2007 AutoTrader Products.
Hi Chip,
Like other Autotrader.com products, the new stuff is just as great. Unfortunately though, ahead of most dealerships...
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Andrew Diem replied to the thread Internet Sales - industry averages.
I just started back working at a smaller mom and pop store selling Jeep and Chrysler, where the owner and GM don't feel that the...
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Tommy Justice replied to the thread Internet Sales - industry averages.
Has anyone tried www.autoalert.com?
This tool was developed initially for Mercedes-Benz stores. It has the ability to capture data...
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Jennifer Schrader (blog) replied to the thread Internet Sales - industry averages.
Gerald~
Thank you for mentioning the cost / lead & cost / sold! We can always look at our #'s and be pleased with them from what we...
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Gerald Hand replied to the thread Internet Sales - industry averages.
Some other numbers you may want to trakc would be cost/lead and cost/sold.
You want to strive to keep your cost/sold around or under...
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Jennifer Schrader (blog) replied to the thread Internet Sales - industry averages.
Dan -
That is great you use the sales department as your internet team. I did that for a long time. I worked hard in the department...
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Dan Mercurio (blog) replied to the thread Internet Sales - industry averages.
We also use our Sales Department as our Internet Team. We are positioned in an Automall in Cincinnati, Ohio. These are statistics for...
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Jennifer Schrader (blog) replied to the thread Internet Sales - industry averages.
After seeing the percentages for the appointments made, kept & sold, I am impressed with the varities. I am the Internet Manager & BDC...
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Scott Rainville replied to the thread Internet Sales - industry averages.
As a former BDC director I can tell you your appt kept and sold ratios are right in line however, your appt set ratio is too low. It...
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Jon Hageman II replied to the thread Internet Sales - industry averages.
Chrysler & Jeep is our brands. Nashville Metro area. Right now I am doing:
22% Set appt
of that 60% keep appt
of that 53% sold
7%...
DogbertBH replied to the thread Internet Sales - industry averages.
I think the Brand of vehicle you're selling comes into play as well.
My overall numbers are as follows:
* Lead to Appt ratio%
around...
William Bryant replied to the thread Internet Sales - industry averages.
All these numbers can vary greatly depending on a lot of things-- lead source, your internet manager, time of the month/year; and...
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Blake Shadle replied to the thread 5 Years "The Machine is Us/ing Us".
What an outstanding presentation! I've worked as a web developer since 1999, and my entire experience was summed up into that short...
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Chad Long replied to the thread 5 Years "The Machine is Us/ing Us".
Very Cool! The rebuttal is also quite interesting.
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAVmB5dKZZ8
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Blake Shadle replied to the thread Nada 2007 Review.
Jeff,
Thanks for taking the time to stop by our booth and giving us the honorable mention. Good review of the show. You've got a great...
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Daniel Hayes replied to the thread Nada 2007 Review.
I agree about your comment on Clickmotive. Dry, Dry, Dry...