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Unleashing the New Power of Micro-Location Technology
Bring the Power of Real-Time Customer Tracking to Your Dealership Floor We’ve had GPS technology for a while now, enabling the customer to locate dealers conveniently, while being virtually anywhere (provided they have WiFi or cellular service). Bu
Apr 9, 2014
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Gen. Phone?
Turning Metrics Into Money: Know What Your Customer Knows Before They Come In Mobile technology has impacted every aspect of the consumer’s shopping cycle. No longer do they shop online alone, at home. It may be during a ten-minute break on their
Apr 8, 2014
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Build Customer Loyalty With Rewards and Other Tactics That Motivate
Build customer loyalty with rewards and other tactics that motivate, according to Marketing Profs. Remember S&H Green Stamps? Our mothers and grandmothers would collect these gummed stamps from supermarkets, gas stations, and other stores, pastin
Apr 8, 2014
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Making the Conquest: Identifying and Converting Receptive Car Owners
As the Greek philosopher Heraclitus famously stated, “No one ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same person.” The same principle of constant change also applies to the automobile market—
Apr 8, 2014
The Power of a Plan
Creating a Solid e-Commerce Plan for Growth Peter Drucker once said, “Action without planning is the cause of all failure!” In the fast-paced and ever changing world of automotive e-commerce, more true words could not be spoken. Another way to su
Mar 20, 2014
Making Your Site Their Preferred Shopping Destination
How to Get More VDPs From Your Site and Eliminate Third-Party Site Costs What’s the best way to tell if your website is pulling its weight? One very useful analytic that everyone seems to be talking about to gauge a site’s usefulness is VDPs, or
Mar 18, 2014
Keeping Your Privates Private
Protecting Your Dealership and Yourself As we dealers use the latest tracking software to better target our customers’ habits and preferences, we’re fast approaching a potential train wreck on this virtual pipeline of personal information gatheri
Mar 17, 2014
Five Video Marketing Strategies that will have a Significant & Immediate Impact on your Leads, Show Rate & Sales
Truly effective video marketing means much more than moving pictures and an audio script playing on the vehicle display pages of your website. Having a true video marketing strategy is crucial to your dealership’s success. In addition to showcasing
Mar 11, 2014
Lost Leads: Why Your Current Twitter Strategy Is Costing Your Dealership Money!
Everyday, thousands of potential customers in your city are using Twitter, telling friends near and far, what’s on their mind, and what they’re doing right now, right? (They are). So that might be a great place to start looking for some “online
Mar 11, 2014