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Fortune 500’s Reach a Social Media Plateau: Annual Benchmarking Study
Dartmouth, MA – The adoption of the most popular social media tools by the Fortune 500 appears to be leveling off, with little or no change in the past year. Close to one third of these corporate giants are without either a Twitter or Facebook account. While the...
Chrysler Announces $1.7 Billion Investment for Next Generation Jeep® SUV
Toledo, Ohio - Chrysler Group LLC announced today that it will invest $1.7 billion to support the development and production of the next generation Jeep® SUV in 2013, including $500 million at the Toledo Assembly Complex (Ohio). As a result, the Company will add a...
October 2011 U.S. Search Engine Rankings
RESTON, VA – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. Google Sites led the explicit core search market in October with 65.6 percent of search queries conducted. U.S....
Accelerating Brand Reputation Tools to Assist Dealers in Selling Cars to Women
Pittsburgh, PA - Women-Drivers.com recently announced new features to its no-cost brand reputation management tools available to car dealerships. The site connects women buyers and browsers with Certified Women-Drivers Friendly™ Dealers, and allows users to locate...
First RWD Subaru sports car concept revealed
Los Angeles-- Subaru of America, Inc. reveals an all-new concept version of its upcoming BRZ sports car today at the 2011 Los Angeles International Auto Show. The Subaru BRZ Concept- STI - represents the next step in lightweight performance sports cars combined with...
Lead plus Show Equals Sale! How to ensure you dominate your market
Our market has changed. Are you prepared to set yourself apart from the masses? Is your website getting found by everyone looking for your product and services in your market and surrounding areas? The Internet has transformed the way people learn about and shop for...
Dealix Launches PrecisionTargeting™ to Dealers Nationwide
Hoffman Estates, Ill. — The Dealer Services Group of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. announced that its Dealix business unit has successfully launched its newest product offering, PrecisionTargeting, to dealers nationwide. PrecisionTargeting will now allow dealers to...
Chris Case Named Vice President of Sales for DMEautomotive
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- DMEautomotive (DMEa), the industry leader in science-based, results-driven automotive marketing, announced that Chris Case has joined the company as Vice President of Sales. A veteran sales leader with over 20 years experience driving growth for...
Fiat 500 Sales Fall Short of Expectations
Chrysler has postponed production of the Fiat 500’s engine at its plant in Michigan for two weeks due to the declining demand for the small car, The Detroit News reported. According to the story, the automaker is going to have to layoff some workers temporarily until...
Data: Spike in Consumer Shopping Activity
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Retail sales exceeded expectations in October according to figures released this week by the Department of Commerce. The spike in consumer activity bodes well for the holiday shopping season, noted the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)....
Former Marketing Exec Being Sued
A former marketing exec is being sued by one of the automakers for allegedly violating an employment contract. Ford Motor Company is suing a former employee who had been a general sales manager at the company, the Detroit Free Press said. The story explained Ford is...
Hyundai Plans Super Bowl Commercials
Hyundai’s president and CEO said the Korean automaker will be spending some of its advertising budget for 2012 on the Super Bowl XLVI, the Detroit Free Press said. According to the story, Hyundai is planning to run four to five television commercials and one 60-second...
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