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Website Optimization 101: Navigation Best Practices

How users get around your site is just as important as the content on it. If your navigation bar is confusing and cluttered, no one is going to stick around trying to figure it out. There are plenty of other sites with clean navigation, and your hard
May 16, 2018

Automotive Dealerships and GDPR Regulations

The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union.  The law was put into place on April 27th, 2016 and allotted a two-year adoption grace period
May 16, 2018

Top Three Summer Service Campaigns

It’s summertime, summertime, sum, sum, summertime…well, almost. Millions of families are planning their vacations, and according to AAA Travel, more than 80 percent of people surveyed say they are planning a road trip this summer. For dealers, th
May 16, 2018

Why Single Attribution is a Fool’s Errand

Affinitiv CEO & Executive Chairman Scot Eisenfelder explains why single attribution is a fool’s errand in this video blog.
May 16, 2018

Sporty Cars & Compact Vans Up

Welcome to this week’s edition of Black Book Market Insights, with in-depth analysis of used car and truck valuation trends and insights straight from the auction lanes. Click here to download the full report. This week’s Black Book Market I
May 15, 2018

When It Comes to Service, the Sky Should NOT be the Limit

For today’s consumers, time is the ultimate commodity.  No matter how much money they have, consumers are always on the go with their busy lives. Whether that means shuttling the kids to soccer practice, or running a bunch of errands, when it come
May 14, 2018

Hard Facts: Action Items for Google Ad Copy: Headline and Description

Attention spans continue to shorten drastically; are you considering that when writing your ad copy? Extended text ads are nothing new, but just because the option is there doesn’t necessarily mean you should take it. Waiting to include those i
May 11, 2018

BLACK BOOK APRIL DEPRECIATION REPORT SHOWS NINE TOTAL VEHICLE SEGMENTS WITH AN INCREASE IN VALUE; FIVE OF WHICH WERE CARS

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (May 11, 2018) – According to Black Book® data, the average price of a used vehicle for model years 2012-2016 increased in value by +0.3% during April, fueled by a strong spring selling season for cars, also up +1.3%; trucks saw
May 11, 2018

In Car Sales, the Best Social Marketer Wins

In the age of customer experience, successful salespeople have transitioned from an “always be closing” mindset to an “always be helping” mindset. In fact, the title of salesperson isn’t really an accurate reflection of what the job entails
May 11, 2018