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Twitter Announces New Archive Tool
According to Twitter’s company blog, the social media company announced this week a new archive tool. The tool allows Twitter users to download their whole entire Twitter archives since they began Tweeting. This also includes ReTweets. Click here to read more from...
Howdy Honda offering holiday savings with Happy Honda Days Sales Event
Limited time event is going on now at Austin, TX Honda dealership AUSTIN, Texas -- With the holidays right around the corner, last-minute shoppers everywhere are searching for the best deals. At Howdy Honda, the deals are easy to see as the Happy Honda Days Sales...
Full-Size Pickup Truck Sales Race Heats Up
According to Alec Gutierrez, senior analyst of automotive insights, Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com, Kelley Blue Book recommends that buyers in need of a new pickup truck head to the dealership before year end to take advantage of the best cash offers available so far this...
Kantar Media Reports U.S. Advertising Expenditures Increased 7.1% in the Third Quarter of 2012
NEW YORK -- Total advertising expenditures in the third quarter of 2012 increased 7.1 percent from a year ago and finished the period at $34.5 billion, according to data released today by Kantar Media, the leading provider of strategic advertising and marketing...
Deloitte Consumer Spending Index Retreats
NEW YORK -- After nearly a year of steady gains, the Deloitte Consumer Spending Index (Index) fell in November due to a slowdown in the rise of new home prices and an accelerating decline in real wages. The Index tracks consumer cash flow as an indicator of future...
The Suburban Collection Adds Fisker to Product Lineup
TROY, Mich. -- The Suburban Collection has acquired the Fisker automotive franchise for Michigan. The franchise was purchased from the Serra Automotive Group. No purchase price was disclosed. "Fisker is a major player in the future development of alternative...
vAuto Genius Labs To Release AutoVisorTM Tool For Dealers A Solution To Build Confidence On ‘Both Sides of The Sales Desk’
OAK BROOK, IL – vAuto Genius Labs announces plans to release AutoVisor, a solution to build confidence for dealers and customers in every used vehicle opportunity. AutoVisor will officially debut at the National Automobile Dealers Association conference in February....
Edmunds.com Sponsors ‘Hack-O-Motive’ Event to Identify and Overcome Car-Buying Obstacles
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Auto industry insiders, car buyers and other innovative thinkers are invited to register for Edmunds.com's "Hack-O-Motive," a two-day event that aims to re-imagine the car shopping experience by bringing together consumers, dealers,...
Infiniti Announces New Naming Strategy
HONG KONG - Marking another significant step in its plan to further expand its presence in the premium automotive sector, Infiniti today announced details of a new nomenclature strategy to be applied to its complete product range beginning with the 2014 model year....
Automotive Ad Spend Up in 2012
According to a story from MediaPost.com, Millenial Media ad network data showed that automotive was the fastest-growing ad category in the third quarter of 2012. The story said ad spend in the automotive industry has been up 26%. Click here to read the full story from...
Survey Reveals More Vehicle Shoppers Depend on Mobile Devices and Social Media
Mobile-Friendly Research Tools and Social Networking Gain Traction Among Vehicle Buyers PORTLAND, OR-- According to a recent survey of online vehicle shoppers commissioned by Chrome Data, a leading provider of high-value vehicle content, applications and solutions...
New Research on QR Codes and Mobile Apps: What Consumers Want
Auto service customers demand tangible value and efficiencies such as coupons and online appointment scheduling -- not generic, sales-y info, according to DMEautomotive DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- DMEautomotive (DMEa), the leader in science-based, results-driven automotive...
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