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  • TuneyFish
    TuneyFish replied to the thread The Dealership Hiring Dilemma.
    Great article. I believe the solution is to *not* hire any sales professionals at your car dealership. The whole sales department...
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread The Dealership Hiring Dilemma.
    Mike - fantastic article! It is definitely one of those "tell me something I don't know" things, but it is also nice to see it in...
  • angelam@feldmannimports
    Mike, I love it. I struggle with the same questions everyday. I am in a dealership and have struggled with this for years. I am so...
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    Wendi Venable replied to the thread The Dealership Hiring Dilemma.
    Mike Mike Mike! Dead on- Problem is that until we stop looking for the pixie dust in pay plans, benefit packages, hours and perks and...
  • ed.brooks
    ed.brooks replied to the thread The Dealership Hiring Dilemma.
    I watch/listen to at least one TED talk(TED.com)a day. There’s an article in this month’s Fast Company about TED that you can check out...
  • tijerin
    tijerin replied to the thread The Dealership Hiring Dilemma.
    What an awesome article and it hit the bullseye! I don’t know the answer either but I guarantee that almost everyone in retail auto...
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    Matt Watson (blog) replied to the thread The Dealership Hiring Dilemma.
    Can you imagine how different it would be if car dealers were only open for sales Monday to Friday 8-5?
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    Guest Poster posted the thread The Dealership Hiring Dilemma in Off Topic & Everything Else.
    Finding Sales People to work 60 Hours a Week? A Sales Manager asked me the other day, "why am I having such a hard time finding...
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  • Eric Miltsch
    Great example of why the site organization is so critical. Google is willing to HELP site owners by literally sharing their play book...
  • Jeffrey Tognetti
    A little more in depth article about the topic can be read here at Conversation Marketing...
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    I often remark why it will be difficult to publish a traditional book on SEO for car dealers when the rules pertaining to Google search...
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    BigRich replied to the thread Purecars.com - is it worth it?.
    I am an independent automotive consultant who has seen countless products that profess "to do this or that" for the consumer or retail...
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    JeremyA replied to the thread Purecars.com - is it worth it?.
    Sir,   Our code is on thousands of websites without any reported problems. However, I want to personally look into this for you and be...
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    PassedBuck replied to the thread Purecars.com - is it worth it?.
    Purecars is a horrible service. Their servers are down more often then not, and when they are up, the load times are ridiculously slow...
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    car wraps Denver replied to the thread Purecars.com - is it worth it?.
    This is awesome. Never heard of that site, bit will be using it. I am going to be on the market for another car shortly. 
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    Bill replied to the thread Purecars.com - is it worth it?.
    As a consumer I was looking around the web and saw this.  I think the reports are worthless.  There's no way to confirm what they're...
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    Jessica Chaconas replied to the thread Purecars.com - is it worth it?.
    Suzanne, the PureCars Value Reports are a great tool for both consumers and dealerships alike...What we try to accomplish through our...
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    Suzanne replied to the thread Purecars.com - is it worth it?.
    I have recently looked into employment with this company.  Have you guys gotten any other feedback since May 31??  Seems like a great...
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Purecars.com - is it worth it?.
    Too funny.  If anyone can shed some good light on this one, it is you.
  • ed.brooks
    ed.brooks replied to the thread Purecars.com - is it worth it?.
    Jeff, Thanks for the reply and the thoughtful questions. Let me take them in order: 1.) Regarding reluctance to use "such a transparent...
  • ed.brooks
    ed.brooks replied to the thread Purecars.com - is it worth it?.
    Hi Alex, I can’t speak on behalf of my company, nor would I ever want to talk bad about a possible competitor. As someone who presents...
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread Purecars.com - is it worth it?.
    Page load times are just awful. I've looked at 5-6 pages, 18 seconds is common...
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread Purecars.com - is it worth it?.
    It has promise, I see what they're trying to do, but, Auto shoppers are already highly suspicious of dealers generating research info...
  • Alex Snyder
    I was running through a dealer's website the other day and came across Purecars.com on their website.  I haven't heard much about...
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    this must have taken a year to assemble. Thanks from all of us freeloaders out here who will use your list for years to come! I thought...
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