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    Women in Automotive Announce First Female-Centric Conference

    With the increase in the number of women working in the automotive industry, there's an increased need for females in the industry to network, collaborate, and mentor one another. Women in Automotive, an organization that was founded by Christy Roman, Audrey Pinheiro, Joni Stuker, Jody Devere...
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    A Perspective on Automotive Forums for Attracting the Next Generation

    Wait… Don’t leave! This one is for you. The quiet, reserved one or the one who just is tired of being hushed. Don’t leave…. I stand by you! I am growing SO tired of the know-it-alls and the bullies in OUR forums. I am proud of our sense of community in automotive. The fact that so many...
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    OEM support?!?

    So we get these daily/weekly emails sometimes asking for detailed information that needs to be in by a certain time. It is quite irritating for my sales managers to be harassed on a saturday about traffic, marketing efforts, and appointments. We also get emails informing us that appointments...
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    FindAutoUsa.com? SCAM?

    Honestly, I've never heard of them... so my first question is... has anyone else? We recieved a bill from them for a "New Vehicle Lead Services - Premier" package. Now, considering there is a process for new services, I am confident we have not signed up for this product. Are we still so old...
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    A Realistic Pay-plan/salary amount for lead handlers?

    Whatever you call them... Lead handlers, Internet Sales Specialists, Internet Consultants or whatever. How do we pay the people who answer our leads and work our social media? They key is to make sure we're spending just the right amount to make sure we have quality people and don't have...
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    A little proof in the Social Media pudding?

    Now, this isn't ONLY because the University at Buffalo is where I went to college... (but it is a little). :D They did a study and put out an article that talks about research done to prove the positive impacts of Social Media done correctly. Full article : Social Media Pays Off for Businesses...
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    New Car Inventory Pricing Strategy ?

    In a conversation with a colleague, I found that they use AT for their new car pricing to "stay competitive"... :huh?: ... I mean, we keep hearing they are getting better, but let's be honest... they don't even include trim levels on their backend "price comparison" tool. Love it for other...
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    Sign the commitment and buy right now... Or Else!

    This is a brick wall I seem to keep hitting and am hoping for some opinions on the matter. This is about the 4th time a manager has tried to convince me that asking a customer to sign a piece of paper with a loosely worded commitment to buy TODAY if we get them the best price we can... is the...