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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread Do You Know Your Dealerships BBB Score?.
    This topic DIRECTLY connects to dealers wanting to be in Social Media. Mr Decision Maker, if you are chasing the Social Media Rainbow...
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    @axsnyder replied to the thread Do You Know Your Dealerships BBB Score?.
    I have been seeing Better Business Bureau results on a lot of business name searches for a while, but those have absolutely been showing...
  • joe.pistell
    Do You Know Your BBB Score? If you don’t… you and your shoppers will very soon. You remember the BBB (Better Business Bureau) don’t...
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    Matt Cutts says "..If you are a Mobile Business"... I am mobile. My sales reps routinely drive 1-3 hours to meet up with long...
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    Brain Pasch came thru with this sugestion here several months ago and I changed my local settings to 75 mi and saw little to no effect...
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    Jeff, I agree with you regarding ratings and reviews. Most GM's have not a clue and some have had their in-house "internet" gurus write...
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    @Autotraining replied to the thread You got a STD? (Social Trusting Disease).
    I love the post...and the use of the acronym STD. You have said it well so all I can add is this: I AGREE - and thanks.
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    Michael Baker replied to the thread You got a STD? (Social Trusting Disease).
    Jeff: As you know, it the early days(late 80s/early 90s), dealers were skeptical of needing an internet site. Reviews/Reputation...
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    Great post, I totally agree. The signs of fear around review sites are already starting to show. Waking up and taking the lead is required.
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    Jerry Thibea replied to the thread You got a STD? (Social Trusting Disease).
    Very Funny! But I won't be clicking the "Like" button.
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread You got a STD? (Social Trusting Disease).
    hahaha, holy Viral Batman!
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread You got a STD? (Social Trusting Disease).
    When you "Like" this article on facebook it says "Alex likes You got a STD...?" ....hilarious.
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    Brian (blog) replied to the thread You got a STD? (Social Trusting Disease).
    Wait...where is Joe's line about when he asks the social media fairies for their ROI data and they just give him a puzzled look, hop on...
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    Most leaders of dealerships are firefighters, not visionaries, and certainly not risk takers (read: entrepreneurial). Like lemmings...
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    Dallas, TX and Centreville, VA, January 19, 2011 –eCarList, one of the fastest-growing automotive software companies, has teamed with...
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    Brian Pasch replied to the thread Are you a Finger Pointer?.
    Alex, great post and obviously you hit a nerve here. It's great posts and passion for the dealer community that makes DealerRefresh a...
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    Mike Elmore (blog) replied to the thread Are you a Finger Pointer?.
    Very nicely put Alex, it's like you were standing in my shoes trying to explain to the powers to be why I do the things I do to do my...
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    Joe High replied to the thread Are you a Finger Pointer?.
    Glen, Great feedback. There are a number of issues at play here. In my opinion there are a few large vendors that think their size...
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    @emiltsch replied to the thread Are you a Finger Pointer?.
    Hey Alex, Do you guys have a real-time API like DealerOn? I'd be all over this...
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    Paul Husing replied to the thread Are you a Finger Pointer?.
    Jeff - from my understanding, DealerOn does have an API with Homenet and it runs every 15 minutes. You may have to get in touch with...
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    @AlexinCA replied to the thread Are you a Finger Pointer?.
    Software development. Resources. Time. Our API doesn't work with their API, their API doesn't work with ours, one side doesn't have...
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    @AlexinCA replied to the thread Are you a Finger Pointer?.
    I completely agree with this bandaid. Our top dealers keep their fresh inventory from being digitally naked by giving all trades they...
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    mattwatson81 replied to the thread Are you a Finger Pointer?.
    One of the biggest problems is photos. Updating photos and trying to send them to vendors that don't have anything in place to...
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Are you a Finger Pointer?.
    I made that scenario up, but it is based on a whole lot of issues I've experienced in the past. I do recall dropping some brain cells...
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread Are you a Finger Pointer?.
    Hi Eric! Although AT and Cars update overnight, HomeNet hits our DMS hourly and updates our site. My experience has found that the...
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