Success is defined as “the accomplishment of an aim or purpose.” That should tell us a lot about the value of goals and how we should approach them. Some of us never reach our goals, because we never set any. We may want to be successful, but wit

Seven dead ends on your website, according to Marketing Profs. You work hard to drive traffic to your site. Steering people toward your site is hard work. You combine search marketing, social media, and email marketing. You might even be paying good

Used car sales rise as buyers shun new cars, according to MSN Autos. Used-car sales took a leap upward in April, and the trend is expected to continue at least until midyear as pent-up demand for affordable pre-owned vehicles jacks up at least one se

5 ideas for personalizing the online car shopping journey, from Autochart. You know more than you think about your visitors If I’m shopping on your dealership website, you can form quite a detailed persona on me. You know what website I’ve just a

5 road rules for ethical content marketing, from Memeburn. Imagine the busiest urban streets and intersections sans road rules or traffic signals. It would be chaos, and the risks would far outweigh the reward of getting from A to B. Just as rules ke

The power of online reviews, according to Business 2 Community. Whatever you might think of them, the power of online reviews cannot be ignored. Whether you’re a small e-tailer, an online giant, or a global blue-chip – online reviews have an impa

SEO for startups and new businesses, according to Search Engine Watch. You’re starting a new business. You have a great idea or product, some money to invest, eager customers, and great workers. With the business model and process elements cove

5 things to know about automotive marketing trends from Google exec, according to M Live. What is the “new normal” for marketing in the automotive industry? According to Meredith Guerriero, Google global head of automotive, it’s digital. And ma

How Steve Jobs blew up the rules of branding, from Entrepreneur. Before Steve Jobs got his hands on Apple for the second time in 1997, things were far simpler. Serious business customers were different from their playful consumer counterparts. Men bo