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    J.D.,  Champion, afford me the opportunity to field a few questions: 1.  In the example you cited, was there still only 26 fans...
  • JD Rucker
    This is part 1 in a 4 part series about automotive social media strategies that are emerging to help car dealers get true benefit. It's...
  • TomLaPointe
    Great piece. Though I have gmail and hotmail accounts, yahoo has been my personal email for 15 years. I have a SECOND yahoo account for...
  • D
    Malinda, this is great information for automotive internet professionals.  At eShare, we are currently offering a complimentary Customer...
  • malinda.terreri
    What Are You Doing With All Those Yahoo Email Addresses? In looking at the percentage of Yahoo! email addresses dealers obtain, Yahoo...
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  • Aaron Wirtz
    Alec (L) and Kasey, Filling Out New Hire Paperwork About a month ago, my friend Alec reached out to me in a private Facebook message...
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  • D
    Diversity has been proven very elusive for Auto Retail Past.  Hopefully Jen Moran helps open up the conversation about how fresh ideas...
  • Cobalt
    "We need more women in the auto industry!" We hear it said all the time. Well, it's time to stop wishing. We're taking things to the...
  • autodealerchat
      How to Sell to Younger The Generation Using Mobile Both your current and future buyers are mobilized. Almost the entire millennial...
  • tijerin
    Aaron Wirtz I think it has less to do with personality than with the type of content and which audience I think will view it most. If...
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    Aaron Wirtz (blog) replied to the thread Instagram Video: Curtains for Vine?.
    arnoldtijerina Great distinction, Arnold. Do you perceive that your Facebook and Twitter followings have different "personalities,"...
  • tijerin
    Great article! I agree that Vine and Instagram will have its own communities. Ive seen Instagram video posted in Facebook and it plays...
  • Aaron Wirtz
    Instagram VS Vine Video - and your dealership This afternoon, Instagram rolled out a major update that supports the creation of 15...
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  • A
    A lot of good information in this article. I once interviewed for a Financial Advisor job. They made each candidate come up with a list...
  • A
    Aaron Wirtz (blog) replied to the thread How to Hire Great Salespeople.
    Not to be a parrot, Jerry, but this article is so, SO good. Thank you for all of the practical, useful information included here. I'll...
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    Kay Romprey replied to the thread How to Hire Great Salespeople.
    Home DEPOT is LOOKING foe PEOPLE!!!
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    ScottKlein1 replied to the thread How to Hire Great Salespeople.
    Joe Webb Actually I think they know what they are looking for Joe, they just don't know how to find them. Loved your video!
  • Jerry Thibeau
    Great salespeople deficit?  I give our industry a D+ when it comes to the hiring process and a frequent complaint right now is “I can’t...
  • M
    I would love to hear more about your opinion on the correct outreach to social media in terms of increasing foot traffic and website...
  • D
    JD-- I'd love to hear which dealers you think are doing this best.  What's driving traffic and leads, instead of fans? And how do you...
  • J
    JoePistell replied to the thread As The Dust Settles From The Social Media Whirlwind....
    JD, the winds of changes are in the air.  For the 1st time in years, I am seeing social's place in the dealer's digital marketing...
  • M
    Love to see this JD! Please make it happen.
  • A
    JD = Yoda :)
  • JD Rucker
    As The Dust Settles From The Social Media Whirlwind, Car-Selling Strategies Emerge It’s hard to call the changes that have happened in...
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