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Take Time to Blog – You Won’t Regret It
If you haven’t started blogging yet, you are not alone. Many dealers know they “should” be blogging, but don’t know where to start. Others are not sure they can commit to the time it takes or are not convinced of the benefits. All are valid concerns. But, with some...
CarWoo! MarketPlace Data: Nissan Outpacing Industry Discounts By 100%
BURLINGAME, Calif., Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Online car buyers are seeing Nissan offering discounts that average 11.9% in August, compared with the industry average of 5.5% (all CarWoo! MarketPlace prices includes rebates, incentives and other discounts.) Nissan...
DealerRater Continues Explosive Growth by Doubling its Customer Base to 4,000 Dealers and Reaching the 400,000th Car Dealer Review
Waltham, Mass. – DealerRater®, the world’s premier car dealer review website, continues its explosive growth by attaining two key company milestones, which include welcoming the 4,000th customer to its Certified Dealer Program and gaining its 400,000 car dealer...
Everycarlisted.com’s Dealer Chat – Powered by Contact At Once! – Brings More Leads to Dealers via Instant Customer Contact
DALLAS – EveryCarListed.com®, the automobile dealer’s source for quality leads, today introduced a chat tool as a value-added service for dealers. Powered by Contact At Once!, the leading provider of software that moves online shoppers into live conversations with car...
Leading Automotive CRM DealerSocket Named for Fourth Consecutive Year to Inc. Magazine’s Exclusive List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
NEW YORK -- Inc. magazine today named DealerSocket (www.dealersocket.com) to its fifth annual Inc. 500|5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the...
Kelley Blue Book’s Kbb.com Releases All-New Compact Sedan Comparison Test
IRVINE, Calif. -- The expert editors from Kelley Blue Book's www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new car and used car information, today release the results of their all-new 2011 / 2012 Compact Sedan Comparison Test. The four new compact sedans in this test –...
Head of SCVNGR’s Automotive Vertical Discusses The Game Dynamics of Engagement
While most of us agree that the social graph has been built up pretty extensively by Facebook, the way we leverage this graph and more importantly, the way in which we engage with this graph becomes of paramount importance. What are some of the ways that many...
Nissan Americas Appoints Head of Corporate Social Responsibility
FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- Nissan Americas today announced that Vicki Smith has been named senior manager, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), effective immediately. In her new role, Smith will be responsible for leading Nissan Americas' philanthropic and community...
Veteran Performance Coach Shows How to Make the Internet Department the Envy of the Dealership
Millions of consumers submit a purchase request for a vehicle at a third-party web site every year. Over 50% of those requests eventually result in a vehicle purchase. Ninety-three percent of dealers surveyed say that third-party leads play an important role in how...
Open Dealer Exchange Stays on Cutting Edge of Industry Technology with New Cloud-based Solutions
TROY, Mich. – Open Dealer Exchange, LLC, a technology leader that streamlines the auto buying process, has partnered with Datapipe to develop a custom cloud-based infrastructure built on the company’s Stratosphere platform. The improvements and growth to their network...
Mercedes Benz Edges ever Closer to Price-fixing
In its zeal for maintaining the “brand value” of its new vehicles, Mercedes Benz has initiated a program that verges on price fixing. Under the Brand Communications Guidelines, Mercedes Benz requires each dealer to advertise their new vehicles at no less than...
IntelliChoice Announces its “Best Bets” for the 2012 Model Year
Campbell, Calif. – IntelliChoice, the market leader in automotive ownership cost and practical car purchasing advice, today announced the results of its first-annual, mid-year “Cost of Ownership” analysis, known as IntelliChoice “Best Bets.” In advance of the annual...
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