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For Millennials, Information Comes From Everywhere
For millennials, information comes from everywhere, according to Media Post. Millennial consumers are expanding their influence, but targeting them in the same-old ways, with the same-old tactics may not be the best way to reach them. “The way they
Jul 16, 2014
The Incredible Evolving Mobile Shopper
Several months ago, our aging desktop PC flashed its final “blue screen of death”, and we retired it to a local school. We decided to replace it with a shiny new iMac, and for a few weeks, my wife, teens, and tweens all wanted a turn on the new t
Jul 16, 2014
Your Facebook Page’s Organic Reach Is About to Plummet
Your Facebook page’s organic reach is about to plummet, according to Social Media Today. Your Facebook page’s organic reach is about to plummet — even more so than it has in the past six months, down to a lowly 1-2%, actually. That means
Jul 11, 2014
How Different Generations Use Smartphones
How different generations use smartphones, from Marketing Profs. Millennial smartphone owners spend 14.5 hours a week—more than two hours a day—on average using their phones, according to a recent report from Experian Marketing Services. In fact,
Jul 10, 2014
Mobile Site Configuration 101: How to Choose
Mobile site configuration 101, from Search Engine Watch. EMarketer expects 48.9 percent of mobile phone users worldwide, or 2.23 billion people, “will go online via mobile at least monthly in 2014, and over half of the mobile audience will use
Jul 10, 2014
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Increasing ROI from Website Marketing
If it’s all about location, location, location in real estate, it’s all about leads, leads, leads for auto dealers. Not surprisingly, almost all are laser focused on keeping a high number of inbound leads flowing regularly. One obvious way to do
Jul 3, 2014
Four Proven Techniques to Increase Clicks & Conversions on Your Dealership’s Website
In 1996, I helped design and build the first website for my father’s GM dealership. The “interweb” was in its infancy and most car dealership didn’t even have dial-up Internet service, let alone a website. I’ll be honest, we had no idea wha
Jul 3, 2014
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Digitally Engaging Your Target Customers
Most of us have had that dream where it is a day before graduation and you realize there is some class you have never been to and must pass top graduate. I bet there is a marketer’s version of that nightmare where a time traveler from the 80’s la
Jul 3, 2014
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Be Helpful: Build Trust Online & Sell More
If you’re looking to promote your dealership on the Internet, you first need to establish trust. It’s not enough to build a great website, optimize it so that it ranks well within search engine results, then attract qualified local shoppe
Jul 2, 2014