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Why Dealers Who Neglect Social Media Are Leaving Money on the Table

Your customers are spending more time online – reading blogs, watching online TV and interacting on social media – than ever before. Many businesses are capitalizing on this and using social media to improve relationships with their existing cust
Sep 9, 2014
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Top Five SEM Management Mistakes

After over 10 years of directly running PPC search campaigns, managing agency PPC teams, and performing countless campaign audits, one lesson learned stands out above all others. The biggest impact on the ROI of a PPC campaign does not result from a
Sep 9, 2014
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Protect Yourself and Your Employees with Respiratory Protection

OSHA has instilled a variety of requirements for shops that have employees who wear respirators. This applies to any facility that conducts any spray coating operations including painting, priming, or rustproofing. To stay in compliance, make sure th
Sep 9, 2014
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Flick Fusion Announces VidMail, an EMail Marketing Tool That Makes it Easy for Auto Dealers to Send Customized Video Emails

Flick Fusion, the industry’s leading video marketing provider, today announced the availability of VidMail, a video email marketing tool that makes it easy for auto dealer personnel to create customized videos for lead inquiries without ever ha
Sep 9, 2014
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Dealerships vs. Manufacturers: The Battle Over Vehicle Maintenance

Vehicle manufacturers are constantly bragging about their low cost of ownership. The marketing mantra stops just short of saying “all you have to do is put gas in it and go!” The prevailing wisdom of the manufacturers’ marketing departments app
Sep 8, 2014
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When the Push Should Be a Shove

The Holiday Inn on Jacksonville Beach in February of 1986 was the first open forum I held. Myself and eighteen dealers and used car managers walked in the room that morning. I actually had no real idea of what we were going to discuss. In that room w
Sep 5, 2014
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9 Tips for Packing Your Brand’s Message Into a 15-Second Instagram Video

9 tips for packing your brand’s message into a 15-second Instagram video, according to Entrepreneur. It has been shown through data, most recently by Forrester Research, that Instagram represents by far, the best platform for marketers to inter
Sep 4, 2014
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Outnumbered: Gen Y Buys More Cars Than Gen X

Gen Y buys more cars than Gen X, according to Forbes. Poor Gen X. Not only are Gen X’ers stuck with listening to Baby Boomer rock and roll up and down the radio dial, demographers say they’re still having to live down an earlier –and undeserved
Sep 4, 2014
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Technology Trends – Is your Head Spinning?

ADP is one of the oldest DMS companies, founded in 1949 to provide payroll services. In 1972, the Dealer Services division was formed to provide data processing to dealerships. Now, the core Payroll portion of ADP has decided to spin off the Dealer S
Sep 4, 2014