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Huge Auto Inventories May Trigger Large Car Price Discounts

Huge auto inventories may trigger large car price discounts, according to 24/7 Wall St. Inventories of cars at local dealers have reached the highest level in seven years. This likely will trigger substantial sales and financing deals for consumers l
Feb 13, 2014

Let Love Inspire Your Leadership

From Forbes: Let love inspire your leadership. Valentine’s Day is coming up, which means that love is in the air. Unfortunately, it’s not in the air, or culture, or anywhere else at too many companies. Which is not only a shame, it’s very short
Feb 12, 2014

Email Marketing Tactics: What Worked (and What Didn’t) in 2013

From Marketing Profs: Email Marketing Tactics – what worked (and what didn’t) in 2013. Personalized promotional emails sent during 2013 had 26% higher unique open rates and 41% higher unique click rates than non-personalized mailings, acc
Feb 12, 2014

Auto dealers, do you know when you need to renew your license?

Is your auto dealership business located in Georgia or New Mexico? If yes, better read on because this can save you some license renewal hassle. Auto dealership licenses have different lengths and expiration deadlines depending on the individual stat
Feb 12, 2014

4 Reasons You Have to Respond on Social Media

4 reasons you have to respond on social media, according to Socialmedia Today. Yeah, I’m on Facebook and Twitter. Isn’t that enough? While that is definitely a good start, by no means is that enough. In today’s social atmosphere tha
Feb 12, 2014

Are You Customer-Centric? Ask Your Customers

From Business 2 Community: Are you customer-centric? I was speaking on a panel addressing dig­i­tal expe­ri­ence, Web content man­age­ment, and mar­ket­ing when I real­ized that there was one glar­ing waste of mar­ket­ing dol­lars we sti
Feb 11, 2014

Former Lewiston used car dealer sued by Maine’s attorney general

Former Lewiston used car dealer sued by Maine’s attorney general, according to Investment News. Attorney General Janet T. Mills filed a lawsuit against a Bangor used car dealer who owned two dealerships in Lewiston for unfair and deceptive trad
Feb 11, 2014

Over half of new cars sales will be digitalized by 2020: Frost & Sullivan

Over half of new car sales will be digitalized by 2020, according to The Nation. Factors to influence the changes include high real-estate costs, expensive resources, and need for innovation to stay afloat have compelled many automotive dealerships t
Feb 11, 2014

Toyota nears $1B settlement with feds

Toyota nears $1B settlement with feds, according to The Detroit News. Toyota Motor Corp. and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York and are nearing a settlement that could top $1 billion to resolve the Justice Department’s four-year criminal inve
Feb 10, 2014