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Cutting Through The Advertising Bull$#!+

Whether we like it or not, the days of simple advertising are long gone. The rise of digital technologies and the fragmenting of TV have changed the paradigm forever – and in a crowded multimedia market, it is becoming increasingly difficult to
Sep 11, 2014

It’s All About Relevance – Using Predictive Analytics to Engage Your Customers

Today’s web-savvy auto consumers are demanding more from their car shopping experience. With more addressable channels and higher customer expectations, dealerships need to do more to compete for customers and their business. So what can dealership
Sep 11, 2014

How to Keep Control of Your Retail Business in the Transition to eCommerce

With the coming wave of eCommerce in automotive retail, dealers stand the chance to either lose control of their retail businesses or make a choice to stay in control and deliver outstanding customer experiences. Since the Internet first came into ou
Sep 9, 2014

Create a Powerful, Fully Integrated BDC

By now every auto dealer in the country has come to the realization that in order to stay competitive, they must expand their strategy in which they reach consumers. Unfortunately the path to developing a cohesive plan within existing teams is not on
Sep 9, 2014

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

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

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

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

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