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  • Brian Pasch
    Tim, That's why I always enjoy strategizing with you... because you want to win. Let's continue to dominate.
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    Welcome to my world Alex... It is natural to respond as if you just caught your accountant with their hand in the cookie jar, but it is...
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Is Edmunds STEALING from you?.
    Yeah Brian - you are so right! I just drafted a little email, based off of what you're saying, to my third-party lead rep (I'm only...
  • Brian Pasch
    I created a paper on this discussion since it is so important for car dealers to understand. Thank you Alex for motivating me to write...
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    Nick Cybela replied to the thread Is Edmunds STEALING from you?.
    Alex, I think there's an alternative view on this. When I first started in automotive I accidentally did very much the same-- although...
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    Donna Ransdell replied to the thread Is Edmunds STEALING from you?.
    We gave our sources 30 days notice 3 weeks ago because of this practice. Your right Richard in your analogy, we do feel dependent so we...
  • Paul Rushing
    As good as the strategy that Brian scarfed.. :P You can capitalize on dealers that are not paying attention via ad networks with an...
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    Richard Valenta (blog) replied to the thread Is Edmunds STEALING from you?.
    Third party lead providers and dealers remind me of America and oil. We despise the countries that sell us the oil but we keep buying...
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Is Edmunds STEALING from you?.
    You should. That was strong!
  • Brian Pasch
    I'll take that as a compliment...:)
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Is Edmunds STEALING from you?.
    Take note everyone - Brian is showing you how to turn something into a sales pitch. Master sales person at work!
  • Brian Pasch
    Alex, I understand your concern for using your multi-million dollar brand in a PPC campaign but is this really much different than what...
  • Alex Jefferson
    Alex S. - At least your account rep has called you back. I will assume my rep is on an extended Thanksgiving. It looks like they are...
  • wfyoung
    wfyoung replied to the thread Is Edmunds STEALING from you?.
    Edmunds did not have any sponsored links in a search for my dealer but Chrysler did! Yep!
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Is Edmunds STEALING from you?.
    Tim - that's hilarious! Just remember the future is Senator Bluto :) I still have not heard anything from Edmunds. My account rep has...
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    Tim Jennings replied to the thread Is Edmunds STEALING from you?.
    he,he,he,he Grass Roots, Grass Roots, Lets stand up and give'um the Boots!
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    Joe Turner (blog) replied to the thread Is Edmunds STEALING from you?.
    Tim, that's funny stuff right there, but on the money. (says Joe as he runs out the door screaming after Tim)
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    Tim Jennings replied to the thread Is Edmunds STEALING from you?.
    So let all click fraud! Yahoo! (not the search engine) Alex lead the charge! Spike the nubers! Post to the other blog sites? Ralph...
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    John Bowman replied to the thread Is Edmunds STEALING from you?.
    wow holy shyte Alex... all I can say is that is bloody shady of them. Good luck in getting that resolved.
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    William Bryant (blog) replied to the thread Is Edmunds STEALING from you?.
    Dang... that's incredible. We're not having our name taken, yet. But now that it's out in the open I'm sure something will be taken care...
  • Jeff Raab
    Jeff Raab replied to the thread Is Edmunds STEALING from you?.
    At first I thought...let me give them the benefit of the doubt. If I click on their ad with your dealership name as the title, it MUST...
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    Brian Tucker (blog) replied to the thread Is Edmunds STEALING from you?.
    Thanks for the heads up on this Alex. I was thinking about using this company in the future but this certainly needs to be addressed...
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    Joe Turner (blog) replied to the thread Is Edmunds STEALING from you?.
    Alex, all I can say is wow. Over 13 years in this business and that's probably the most blatant example I've seen. We all knew that we...
  • Alex Snyder
    Edmunds.com, they're stealing from me! We spend a lot of money with Edmunds.  We buy leads off their site (through a third-party) and...
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