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    Good point Alex! If you run a blog for your stores, BEWARE!
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    Alex Luft replied to the thread When Your Dealers Social Media Goes Extremely Wrong.
    Dear Jeff and the DealerRefresh Community: My name is Alex Luft and I'm the E-marketing and Social Media manager at Phil Long...
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    Rob Fontano (blog) replied to the thread When Your Dealers Social Media Goes Extremely Wrong.
    It just proves that dealers are still buying the bright shiney "this will solve all your problems" objects. There are so many options...
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    Holy set it and forget it Batman.....I would think that even if you were to outsource you Social Media 100% you would still be watching...
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    Tired of the Hype replied to the thread When Your Dealers Social Media Goes Extremely Wrong.
    Ha, ha, ha. LMFAO! What I think is funniest about this are the comments from people who provide outsourced Social Media services... In...
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    Terrence Gordon replied to the thread When Your Dealers Social Media Goes Extremely Wrong.
    WOW! Disclaimer: As their used car website provider, it wasn't us. We will bring it to the store's attention. However, I couldn't...
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    Alexfsch (blog) replied to the thread When Your Dealers Social Media Goes Extremely Wrong.
    As a side note, this is exactly what can happen to your online community if spammers find it and you don't stay on top of it (and even...
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    WorldDealer replied to the thread When Your Dealers Social Media Goes Extremely Wrong.
    Great post, Jeff; thanks for sharing this important example of how NOT to handle your social media presence. It's important for...
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    Glen Garvin replied to the thread When Your Dealers Social Media Goes Extremely Wrong.
    Great post, Jeff... The scary reality is that so many dealers are in this same boat with no awareness or knowledge. When and if they...
  • Brian Pasch
    Great post Jeff and a strong reminder for dealer principals to be educated on how to inspect their online visibility. This is a great...
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    I love this article, well done! Jared your comment is spot on. This catastrophe would have been avoided if they had a Facebook mom. I...
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread When Your Dealers Social Media Goes Extremely Wrong.
    That's a fantastic analogy Jared. I'm going to borrow it if you don't mind....full credit to you.
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    DrivingSales - Jared replied to the thread When Your Dealers Social Media Goes Extremely Wrong.
    Ouch - A powerful message. When people ask me how much social media they can outsource I tell them to think of their kids. You can...
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    Way Ahead As Usual... Great Job B.W. and Elead/FB teams! 'Socialization' is the new leverage of this industry. Innovative dealers are...
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    eLead - eCarSocial Provides Auto Dealers a New Digital Marketing Platform DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Industry leading automotive CRM and...
  • pcauto
    I know I'm late chiming in here (and a newby to the forum too), so please pardon my intrusion. Just thought I'd comment that as a local...
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread Call Tracking Facts Every Dealership Should Know.
    Eley, We're all in the same boat.  Here's my work-around. #1). Use images for toll free numbers.  New and Used Chevrolet Dealer...
  • Eley Duke
    Stephen, we are a Centuray Interactive client, just started 60 days ago and like it. We just started dealer Rater 20 days ago, using the...
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    Michael (blog) replied to the thread Call Tracking Facts Every Dealership Should Know.
    Every Local SEO consultant will talk about consistency of local number across all sites. Google takes data from other sites to...
  • JCollins
    Uncle Joe does it again.
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    I do Google Places for a living and I would never, ever use a tracking number on my place page, whether it's local or 800. It will...
  • Alex Jefferson
    Does anyone else have a latency issue when forwarding call tracking numbers to cell phones? Have anyone figured out how to resolve this...
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    Stephen Cravens replied to the thread Call Tracking Facts Every Dealership Should Know.
    Nicely said and way to cap off a great discussion! I hope we get a chance to work together sometime soon.
  • joe.pistell
    Stephen, I'll say it again: "...IMO, your core product is not to track calls, so much as it's your ability to improve dealers decision...
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    Stephen Cravens replied to the thread Call Tracking Facts Every Dealership Should Know.
    Joe, are you sure your last name isn't spelled "Pistol?" ha. If you're a dealer, are you okay being in the dark on where 20% of your...
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