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  • ghen
    I did a demo on eleads just the other day, I'm also implementing vinsolutions at my dealershp.. The UI is a win for VinSolutions, but...
  • Alex Snyder
    POSTPONED? Happening? WHAT? If you haven't been on DealerRefresh in a while you might have missed the proposed bake-off between...
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    Cryoffalcon replied to the thread ActivEngage's New ActivConnect Tool Bar.
    Well thanks for this widget information, i was looking for one like this. thanks for sharing.
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    Orlando, Florida, February 17, 2010— ActivEngage, the automotive industry's premium live dealer chat with business intelligence for...
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  • J
    Congrats on the Honda Business Bryce!
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    Los Angeles, California – February 10, 2010 – American Honda Motors has exclusively partnered with ClickMotive, a leading automotive...
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    Flow of Energy - Mas replied to the thread Geo targeting for Google Maps and GPS-applications.
    You can also use HideMyAss.com to hide your location from the search engines. If you'd like to see how you rank in other countries -...
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    I'm interested Brian. I'm going to try your geo code regardless of the criticism cos it can't hurt. I appreciate the comments about...
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    Brian Pasch (blog) replied to the thread Geo targeting for Google Maps and GPS-applications.
    I have a new "trick" to share if you want your dealership to appear in the Google Maps listings (7-pack)for OEM brands other than your...
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    Brian (blog) replied to the thread Geo targeting for Google Maps and GPS-applications.
    The Google Local Listings 7-pack. For instance, if you were to type "car dealership virginia beach" or just type "car dealership" into...
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread Geo targeting for Google Maps and GPS-applications.
    7-Pack = Local Search Map with 7 map pins (results). Used to be called the 10 Pack. Example: car dealer near boston ma...
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    Brian Pasch (blog) replied to the thread Geo targeting for Google Maps and GPS-applications.
    What is a 7-Pack?
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    Brian (blog) replied to the thread Geo targeting for Google Maps and GPS-applications.
    Thanks Brian, that's very helpful, however it does not trigger the local 7-pack which is our main source of site traffic.
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    Brian Pasch (blog) replied to the thread Geo targeting for Google Maps and GPS-applications.
    Brian You can use the Adwords preview tool which you can use to show how a search page looks like in a different zipcode or city...
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    Brian (blog) replied to the thread Geo targeting for Google Maps and GPS-applications.
    Just curious... how do you guys test out results in areas out side of where you are doing SEO testing from. For instance, I am unable...
  • Paul Rushing
    Richard you pretty much hit the nail on the head. If your listings are congruent across multiple mediums it appears that google will...
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    Richard Valenta (blog) replied to the thread Geo targeting for Google Maps and GPS-applications.
    Alex, you are absolutely correct. Map listings are partially driven by compiled information from authoritative directory services. If...
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    Michael D. Healy replied to the thread Geo targeting for Google Maps and GPS-applications.
    Google Maps incorrectly indexing your company? Not quite alone there...
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    Scott Gale - Website Development Manager - De replied to the thread Geo targeting for Google Maps and GPS-applications.
    Brian, What you stumbled upon on Best Buy is a microformat (subset of "Rich Snippets"). These are standardized ways of listing...
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Geo targeting for Google Maps and GPS-applications.
    I took out your invite remark for you Joe.
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread Geo targeting for Google Maps and GPS-applications.
    Jeff or Alex, Please delete my comment to invite Troy to comment (above). I just visited Troy's personal promotion platform (his web...
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread Geo targeting for Google Maps and GPS-applications.
    Troy, C'mon dood, your not a noob. Think deeper. Your geo-tag black hat logic was LAME.
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    Matt Watson - VinSolutions replied to the thread Geo targeting for Google Maps and GPS-applications.
    Thanks Brian! You know, I added those GEO META tags to our dealer website platform a couple years ago. Every single one of our sites...
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    Troy Hartenstine (blog) replied to the thread Geo targeting for Google Maps and GPS-applications.
    A good "how to" for Google Maps but the real answer to the question is - no. The inclusion of geo-tags will not help you in SERP...
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    Joey (blog) replied to the thread Geo targeting for Google Maps and GPS-applications.
    Any chance that plug in is available for download?
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