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Social media user demographics from Ragan.com. Does anyone from your target audience use Instagram? Do your customers in rural areas spend as much time on social media as your city-dwelling customers? These are the types of questions all companies ne

The 5 most useless metrics in marketing, from iMediaConnection. Digital marketing is an uncertain environment. Apart from the new channels and modes of interaction with consumers, there’s also the ability to record, measure, and report on every

Wireless cell phone charging may be the next big thing for cars, according to The Detroit News. Wireless smartphone charging in your car may soon be as common as touchscreens and voice-activated technology. Powermat Technologies Ltd. will offer wirel

The first view of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, from KBB.com. When’s the last time a Corvette lived up to your fantasy of what a Corvette should really be? Yeah, us too. Until now. The all-new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray scratches

Automakers put the great recession in the rearview mirror, according to Kiplinger. Few sectors of the economy suffered more during the Great Recession than the auto market. Sales of cars and trucks fell by 36% from 2007 to 2009, when most consumers w

When it comes to buying a new car, men and women have different car shopping characteristics according to Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new and used car information. Research from Kelley Blue Book Market Intelligence based on

Top 5 mobile marketing tips for your service department, from Stratosphere Studio. A large percentage of people these days rely on their smartphones and tablets for entertainment, news, social interactions, and many other needs. Here are some mobile

How to stop selling & still get your customers to buy, according to Search Auto Parts. Over the past decade, we have trained thousands of service advisors all over North America. Many of you have noticed a major change in customers’ buying habi

According to The Detroit News, GM recalls nearly 340K Chevy Cruzes for brake problems. General Motors Co. said Friday it is recalling nearly 340,000 2011-2012 Chevrolet Cruze cars worldwide because of a possible loss of brake-assist in the vehicles.