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The 6 dirtiest jobs in digital marketing
The 6 dirtiest jobs in digital marketing, according to Ragan. I’ve watched Mike Rowe, host of Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs,” tackle smelly, dangerous, and downright strange jobs. I don’t believe Mike ever took a job i
Sep 16, 2014
8 Mobile Advertising Secrets
The vast majority of automotive consumers—71%—report using their smartphones as part of the buying process, with 63% using their phones for research while they are physically at the dealership. And dealers are catching on, shifting massive amount
Sep 15, 2014
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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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
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Big Data, Big Opportunity
You might think that your dealership is too small to have any need for big data. However, the fact of the matter is that big data provides daily insights that are invaluable to individual rooftops and dealer groups alike. “When it comes to big
Sep 4, 2014
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Contact Management Plus Automation: Nurture Leads All the Way into Your Dealership
What can you do with a great contact management solution? Engage your customers based on their personal interests, nurture new leads all the way through to their first purchase and beyond, send targeted marketing campaigns to specific groups of custo
Sep 3, 2014
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Online Reputation Management Tips for Franchised and Independent Dealers
Online reviews level the playing field for dealerships both big and small. If you doubt the importance of reviews, consider these facts: The average online review is read by up to 25,000 people, with 88 percent of consumers trusting online reviews as
Sep 3, 2014
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Weekly Management Meetings for Company Growth
In every class we hold, some of the most valuable things managers realize they can do to increase sales are to solve some lingering problems, do a better job of training, or do some of the simple things they already know how to do, and keep meaning t
Sep 2, 2014
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The Digital Void with Service and Parts
Consider the following reality: There are 70,000,000 monthly aftermarket searches conducted on Google representing 525,000 customers EVERY MONTH! These 525,000 customers also represent potentially an additional 100,000 referral customers. These are s
Sep 2, 2014