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  • TomLaPointe
    great piece. I love this concept, BUT isn't it going to be a case of who pays the most gets the follow-on ads? will ford or chevy ads...
  • D
    DealerRefresh (blog) replied to the thread Cobalt Delivers A Personalized Consumer Experience Online.
    Robby, kidding about what?
  • B
    Car dealers have been promised that Big Data will be enhance their businesses yet for the most part, there have been few products...
  • TomLaPointe
    revisiting this post with the eyes of a consumer - I will NOT download an app for every company that may have my next lawn mower, much...
  • T
    ThatOtherCarDealer replied to the thread Your Summer Mobile Snapshot at the Dealership.
    Selling cars has not changed, but it's weird how people think the basics no longer are relevant. That's funny because I work at a used...
  • TomLaPointe
    ben - thanks for the great stats
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    Glen Dakan (blog) replied to the thread Google Digital Summit at Mountain View 2013.
    I just got the invite and am booking reservations now! Excited to meet great people and concentrate on getting my new business going!
  • B
    BillSimmons replied to the thread Google Digital Summit at Mountain View 2013.
    I'm in! Looking forward to meeting everyone there.
  • B
    Bill Simmons (blog) replied to the thread Google Digital Summit at Mountain View 2013.
    I'm in! Looking forward to meeting many of you there.
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    Aaron Wirtz (blog) replied to the thread Google Digital Summit at Mountain View 2013.
    It will be awesome to finally meet!
  • D
    DealerRefresh (blog) replied to the thread Google Digital Summit at Mountain View 2013.
    Looking forward to seeing the both of you!
  • A
    Aaron Wirtz (blog) replied to the thread Google Digital Summit at Mountain View 2013.
    Count me in!
  • J
    Jim Bell (blog) replied to the thread Google Digital Summit at Mountain View 2013.
    Can't wait!! See you next week!
  • A
    Aaron Wirtz (blog) replied to the thread Google Digital Summit at Mountain View 2013.
    SO excited for this. Can we get a DealerRefresh roll call?
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    VL Automotive Marketing replied to the thread The Pros and Cons of Using YouTube at Your Dealership.
    @Ken Beam  LOL this is crazy!
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    VL Automotive Marketing replied to the thread The Pros and Cons of Using YouTube at Your Dealership.
    I'm lost of words! Video does help seo ranking when embedded in the website. I should of know this was a switch and bait post! ...
  • TomLaPointe
    what are your thoughts on integrating videos on dealer website pages, and how well does a cobalt site accommodate this?
  • D
    DealerRefresh (blog) replied to the thread The Pros and Cons of Using YouTube at Your Dealership.
    Ken, please do. Post over on the blog as well for more to read and respond.
  • K
    Definitely don't totally agree with the "Cons" of using YouTube in this thread......I'll elaborate and share my thoughts a little later.
  • J
    Jim Bell (blog) replied to the thread The Pros and Cons of Using YouTube at Your Dealership.
    This cons are just one reason why we are using Vimeo instead so we don't have to worry about our videos being clicked off of.
  • johncolban
    Video is hot these days, and is a great way to engage your potential customers. When it comes to online video, YouTube is probably the...
  • TomLaPointe
    as usual, great piece mr rucker!!
  • D
    JD Rucker Thanks JD, absolutely appreciate being in this zeitgeist of auto retail with you BIG DAWG!  YOU ARE A CHAMPION!
  • J
    JD Rucker (blog) replied to the thread The Three Stages of Social Media.
    Thanks kdouga! Dee: 1) Fans/likes - same thing. It started with 26 people liking the page and now has over 1800. 2) LinkedIn is...
  • K
    kdouga replied to the thread The Three Stages of Social Media.
    Great article!
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