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  1. Don Scott

    TrueCar using Zag Dealer Data to Create Value???

    Wow...CNN Money just referred to TrueCar as an Industry Research Site, then blasphemed JD Power by referring to them as "fellow industry researcher" - See Link to article: Auto sales on pace for big rebound - Dec. 28, 2011
  2. Don Scott

    Time for a new smartphone

    I also give the Galaxy Nexus HIGH MARKS. When my Droid X bit it, I upgraded to this phone after reading everything I could find about it online. This is the first phone out there with new Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and this OS rocks. At least as fast as the iPhone and the Nexus has 4G...
  3. Don Scott

    An SEO expert walks into a bar....

    I thought you might like this as much as I did. If you have seen it already, my apologies.
  4. Don Scott

    Best Practices /Tips for online marketing of an individual SALESPERSON?

    Jeff: Thank you for all of the ideas. Many of these come immediately to my mind as great ideas. I guess I should provide a little background. I have been selling for around 6 years and in Internet sales for all of that. Consider myself a master of product knowledge, presentation skills, and...
  5. Don Scott

    Best Practices /Tips for online marketing of an individual SALESPERSON?

    Thank you both for taking time to share some ideas. Joe, I have always liked the threads with the Phone Ups, and appreciate your insights into proper handling of that important part of the sales effort. Do you have any examples of sites or blogs of individual sales pros? I can see some...
  6. Don Scott

    Best Practices /Tips for online marketing of an individual SALESPERSON?

    I know this forum category is about DEALERSHIP marketing practices, and I have read many great tips and ideas here. I am also finishing up the ZMOT book. What I would like to know is what many of you think are some great (even really good) ideas that can be used by an individual salesperson to...
  7. Don Scott

    ILM or CRM Tools that sync with Google Calendar or offer Andorid/iPhone apps....

    Do any CRM or ILM tools have the abiltiy to sync with Google Calendar or have an app that is supported by Android phones? We use AVV's WebControl for ILM and ProMax for CRM/Desking. I would love to be able to sync with Google Calendar (which automatically syncs with my DroidX). Or, another...
  8. Don Scott

    GM OneSource changes coming??? anyone know anything?

    The SFE Digital Bonus program pays based on a matrix with the Average Response Time on one axis and Percentage of Leads Responded to Within 5 Hours on another. To get the maximum payout you will need Average Response Times under 2 hours and 95% or higher Leads Responded to Under 5 Hours...
  9. Don Scott

    OnStation...anyone use it? Comments?

    (tap. tap. tap.) Is this thing on? (tap. tap.) Can you hear me in the back? Sorry for the bump. I'll try this question another way. Does anyone use a system for e-mail-based owner lifecycle marketing? What system/service do you use? What do you think about it? What has been your success...
  10. Don Scott

    OnStation...anyone use it? Comments?

    I would like to hear from those of you that use (or have used) OnStation by Cobalt (or before it was by Cobalt). What do (did) you think of the product? Are (were) you making real incremental sales/service growth? How much does (did) it really do for sales? Any pitfalls to watch out for? If...
  11. Don Scott

    New Car leads with 'false' information...

    OK...now I have a new problem/question related to this original post. I have been vigorously checking the 'bad leads' using whitepages.com. For many of these I find a correct phone number and I amend the data in our lead. Now for the question: Do I call these leads with the number that I...
  12. Don Scott

    New Car leads with 'false' information...

    We all get leads from time to time where the prospect will provide false information. They will give a phone number that is good, but not their own. Sometimes they will even provide a false e-mail address. The address works (they're usually checked by the lead provider), but is not the person...
  13. Don Scott

    Creating a custom avatar

    <--- Just testing to determine if I like this 'Avatar'