Partnership puts 10,000 U.S. Car Dealers at Consumers’ Fingertips NEW YORK — To meet the needs of car buyers shopping online for vehicles, AOL Autos and CarWoo! today announced a partnership that enhances the car-buying experience for consume

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — BOOKITOUT.com offers car shoppers an enormous selection — over one million vehicles from more than 5,300 dealerships. BOOKITOUT.com launched in September 2011 under the leadership of Jonathan Hedy, a 23-year old entre

Who are today’s online car shoppers? How can you identify them? And, how do you successfully market to them?   Mike Darrow, chief sales officer for Edmunds.com, offers his perspective on today’s online car shoppers and how they are different, c

Consumers head to social platforms for more than “likes” NEW YORK, NY — A new eMarketer report takes a look at best practices for brands dealing with negative social media buzz, creating a roadmap to response before, during and after a crisis o

LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter.com Disappoint; FoxNews.com Increases Lead Among News Sites ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Facebook, already the lowest-scoring e-business company, suffers the largest decline in customer satisfaction according to the American Cust

According to a data from Dataium, the conversion rate of the average unique visitors to shoppers was up 57% during the month of July 2012. This information is based on statistics for national automotive Internet behavior for July 2012. Below are a fe

Facebook Marketing Advice from Jumpstart Automotive Group SAN FRANCISCO — Jumpstart Automotive Group, a division of Hearst Magazines and an innovative digital solutions partner for automotive publishers and advertisers, outlined simple advice t

We can send 20,000 e-mails in less time than it takes to write and mail one letter, so why do we have less time than ever before? Both technology and regulations are the culprits. But, there is one department in the dealership that seems to use time

IRVINE, Calif. – With gas prices declining, sales of hybrid and electric cars have remained surprisingly resilient.  In fact, sales of dedicated hybrid and alternative-energy vehicles surged more than 164 percent in June, according to Kelley Blue