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Senior VP of Product Development at FordDirect Discusses How to Optimize and Maximize Online and Social Presence to Secure Leads and Sales

According to JD Power and Associates, search usage is up 5200% over the last five years. Consumers are searching for vehicles online rather than traveling from store to store. Online channels such as Google places, Facebook and Twitter are useful too
Oct 25, 2012
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Ford Credit Chairman and CEO Mike Bannister to Retire; Bernard Silverstone Named as Successor, effective Jan. 1

DEARBORN, Mich.  – Ford Motor Company today announced that Mike Bannister, executive vice president and chairman and CEO of Ford Motor Credit Company, has elected to retire effective Jan. 1, 2013, after 39 years of service. Mike Bannister announce
Oct 25, 2012
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Dominion Dealer Solutions Improves Service Lane Prospecting with New Conquest Customer Tool and Updated Interface

NORFOLK, Va. — Dominion Dealer Solutions (DDS), industry leader in equity data mining, automotive marketing, CRM, lead generation, reputation and inventory management, and a division of Dominion Enterprises, today released a new version of its
Oct 25, 2012
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DealerTrack’s ClickMotive Team Honored with Website Excellence Awards at Digital Dealer Conference

New DealerTrack Interactive Team Receives Three Distinguished Awards in Las Vegas LAS VEGAS — DealerTrack (Nasdaq: TRAK) this week announced that the newest member of the DealerTrack family – ClickMotive – was honored with three Digital De
Oct 25, 2012
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Study: Auto Dealers Pay Big for Letting Calls Go to Voicemail

13th Digital Dealer Conference and Exhibition SEATTLE — Marchex, Inc. this week released the results of an in-depth study showing that nearly half of all calls to auto dealerships come from prospective new customers – which means not answerin
Oct 25, 2012
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Edmunds.com Helps Shoppers Decode Information Found on New Car Window Stickers

SANTA MONICA, Calif. —  Everyone who’s shopped for a new car is familiar with the famous “window sticker.” But do they know exactly what information is included on those dozens of square inches, and how that information can be used to make t
Oct 24, 2012
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Research Finds Modest, Growing Influence of Facebook and Twitter on Consumer Purchases

Study of 5,000 U.S. Consumers Identifies How Consumers Buy Autos, Cell Phones, Computers, Credit Cards, Health Plans, Insurance Policies, and Televisions WABAN, Mass. — Temkin Group, a leading market research and consulting firm that helps orga
Oct 24, 2012
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Facebook Reports Third Quarter 2012 Results

MENLO PARK, Calif. — Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) this week reported financial results for the third quarter, which ended September 30, 2012. “As proud as I am that a billion people use Facebook each month, I’m also really happy tha
Oct 24, 2012
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Data Finds Mobile Search and Facebook Engagement Booming

Digital Advertising Data and Forecast Derived from Q3 2012 Global Digital Advertising Update SAN JOSE, Calif. — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) this week released findings from its Adobe® Digital Index report focused on digital advert
Oct 24, 2012