third-party

  1. M

    CarGurus and selective rule enforcement

    Like any UCM, I am always trying to get my cars out there, and make the best impression on as many sites as possible. Lately I've been getting killed by CarGurus and I've found out why. All of my cars have been pushed into "High Price" or "Over Priced" category because larger stores in the...
  2. ed.brooks

    You can optimize your listings on 3rd-party sites -- and should!

    I make the contention that the 3rd-party sites are the most important search engines for used car shopping. Here's how to optimize your listings. "Car Dealers; How to optimize your used car inventory for third-party sites"
  3. Ryan Everson

    Autotrader - Screwing Dealers and Helping Competing OEM's

    Like most dealers, we are begrudgingly paying Autotrader tens of thousands of dollars a month to list our cars on their website. I've become accustomed / numb to seeing OEM banner ads on Autotrader SRP pages, however I've always felt that the VDP has been the one page that focuses primarily on...
  4. Catie.B

    What Lead Sources are Truly Working?

    Hey guys! I haven't bee too active in a while but I have an age old question yet again. What lead sources are you using and what's truly working? We have used many over the years but I am now going through a buy/sell and I'm looking to have some fresh new ideas. We plan to keep AutoTrader and...
  5. Steve Stauning

    Are you trying to CUT your way to growth?

    When auto sales slowed during the last recession, we witnessed dealers and groups indiscriminately chopping their marketing budgets in an effort to save money. As many dealers learned, their unmeasured cuts cost them not only sales, but market share. NADA predicts 16.7 million new units in 2018...
  6. Cars.com PR

    PR & News Cars.com Announces Latest Feature to Enhance Car Shopping Experience

    Cars.com now the only third-party site connecting consumers directly to individual salespeople at the dealership CHICAGO, September 12, 2017 – Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) is announcing its latest car shopping feature, Salesperson Connect, which helps connect dealership salespeople directly to...