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Facebook has eclipsed its first decade in business and Twitter has joined it in the upper echelons of hot, publicly traded companies, marketers in the automotive industry are continually pondering if social media really helps them sell more cars. It

Solid management of your reputation can result in real business growth. Word of mouth means everything in the business world, and having a great reputation can really impact that word of mouth in a positive way. You will also want to protect your rep

Social sharing gets a lot of attention — in large part, because it’s relatively easy to measure — but the all but invisible email forward can be just as powerful for brands. Whereas social sharing is public, diffuse, and powerful at driving top

For many SEOs, content marketers, and writers, generating ideas for content is one of the most difficult tasks to perform, especially as a beginner. But whether you’re just getting started or simply struggling with a business SEO strategy, this f

As the automotive industry continues to evolve and look toward the future, it is clear that service departments are an integral piece of every dealership’s overall success. For varying reasons, consumers are looking to dealerships to provide outsta

Everywhere you turn today, you hear about the importance of customer satisfaction. From the bank to the phone company to the video store, every business seems to proclaim “The Customer Is King,” that “People Are Our Business,” that “Your Sa

Your analytics dashboard reports a healthy bump in visitors, SRPs, and VDPs – sounds like you’re in for a great month. But by the time the 30th rolls around, showroom traffic was flat, and so were your sales. That disconnect is the central proble

Customers are the lifeblood of a dealership, both on the lot and in the service lane. But the nature of the purchase-to-service-to-repurchase relationship is more cyclical than we give it credit for. Recent DMEautomotive research shows customers with

It’s not surprising that digital media, as a percentage of total media consumption, officially surpassed TV in 2013. You can’t go anywhere without being surrounded by folks staring at a screen or tuned into their ear buds. We now travel unfettere