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    @StanSher replied to the thread Are you being left behind? #NADA2011.
    Alex, I went in 2009 when I was working on my own and plan to be there this year as I am working on my own. But in 2010 (last year) I...
  • Alex Snyder
    With the 2011 NADA convention around the corner it dawned on me that a lot of Dealerships are leaving their future at the dealership...
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    First off, good job on establishing the importance of a well run PPC campaign. Being Google Adwords Certified Partners ourselves, I can...
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    First off, good job on establishing the importance of a well run PPC campaign. Being Google Adwords Certified Partners ourselves, I can...
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    david_mcgarry replied to the thread 5 Reasons to Forget About Your SEO.
    The comments above are critical read read as you build your Internet Marketing strategy for your site. If a dealer just jumps into PPC...
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    D Rawls replied to the thread 5 Reasons to Forget About Your SEO.
    T. Gordon; A line waiting to issue commendation that the intellect of this industry follows your lead on this subject matter. As it...
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread 5 Reasons to Forget About Your SEO.
    Ouch. Google hammers another nail in the Organic SEO coffin. See the Brian Pasch post: Google Changes Automotive Adwords Strategy...
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread 5 Reasons to Forget About Your SEO.
    Jeffery T, I found another error for you to address. You wrote: "...anything more then a dozen or two keywords in a group is a waste...
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    It would be interesting to see click through data for a few result pages with the following variables: 1. Organic only 2. Organic and...
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    @shaunraines replied to the thread 5 Reasons to Forget About Your SEO.
    Technically a vendor to vendor spat followed by Joe's bully-like defense of Brian. It's all good and I'm sure they'll hug it out later.
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    Shaun replied to the thread 5 Reasons to Forget About Your SEO.
    Great article Terrence! Nice to see you posting in the community.
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    Ryan G replied to the thread 5 Reasons to Forget About Your SEO.
    This post makes me think of a song called "Get Along" by a band called the Holy Cows from my home town in Chelsea Michigan. Gosh I miss...
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    Michele (blog) replied to the thread 5 Reasons to Forget About Your SEO.
    great post! love the feedback! other than when it turns into catfights between vendors and/or dealers n vendors :( everyone play nice...
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread 5 Reasons to Forget About Your SEO.
    Yes Jeffery, that's how community threads work. It's an open exchange. Its how we grow. Inside your napalm attack, you've left me (and...
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread 5 Reasons to Forget About Your SEO.
    With ya Brian, we're on the same page. I am afraid of over simplifying optimization. Lots to consider.
  • Jeffrey Tognetti
    Fair enough...However...Food for thought...my angst wasn't directed at you initially, you just decided to put yourself in the middle if it
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread 5 Reasons to Forget About Your SEO.
    Dear Jeffery T, You started by replying to Brian Pasch, he said: "...and they should test the broad high volume phrases like "used...
  • Brian Pasch
    Joe When I talk about conversion for car dealer PPC, I am not just speaking about just traditional Google form submission conversion...
  • Jeffrey Tognetti
    One Boo Boo in my haste to answer.. "Really? You proved the point with a 1.47% quality score across the board. If I had that for any of...
  • Jeffrey Tognetti
    One last thing... I would be willing to bet allot of the people who read this blog know who I am..including the author, I'm just a quiet...
  • Jeffrey Tognetti
    I have 6000 keywords in play, 600 of them are generic keywords. Mistake 101.... 6000 Keywords in Play..Really? Anyone who know PPC...
  • Jeffrey Tognetti
    Hmmm... I'm a big boy and will simply say this... I have been in the business for 9 Years, have well over 200 Accounts, Manage High...
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread 5 Reasons to Forget About Your SEO.
    Jeffery T, We havent met, but, welcome aboard. We all welcome passion... Even VENDOR passion ;-)... But, IMO, you've made many errors...
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread 5 Reasons to Forget About Your SEO.
    Brian, I'd like to challenge your premise. You write: "...I would like to add that SEM is only effective if the clicks are taking...
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    @axsnyder replied to the thread 5 Reasons to Forget About Your SEO.
    Not jumping in this argument because this is between Jeffrey T and Brian Pasch, but I want to point something out. Metaphorically...
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