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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Why Are Dealers STILL Not in Social Media?.
Ralph - Plug Master! I say that with a smile on my face, as I did when I tweeted it too. Don't ever stop because you'll ruin all of...
DigitalRalph.com replied to the thread Why Are Dealers STILL Not in Social Media?.
This has been a fascinating post to watch and the comments show many different perspectives. I especially like Jeff Kershner's summary...
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Stan Sher (blog) replied to the thread Why Are Dealers STILL Not in Social Media?.
Some dealers still just have no clue. A lot of dealers do not take time to read Digital Dealer or AutoSuccess or even visit sites like...
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Jennifer Schrader (blog) replied to the thread Why Are Dealers STILL Not in Social Media?.
What it comes down to is getting the right person and the support for that department to engage further into the social media /...
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Steven Moore replied to the thread Why Are Dealers STILL Not in Social Media?.
@ericka great job on your page. I love it that you are not that OEM dealership and that you are the pirates in the auto biz. More hustle...
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Eric Miltsch (blog) replied to the thread Why Are Dealers STILL Not in Social Media?.
@Jeff - Its still amazes how dealers, and even other businesses, still miss this mark.
While 99% of the people visiting this site...
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Mrs. Jones replied to the thread Why Are Dealers STILL Not in Social Media?.
We have had great sucess with Facebook in our business. Our page has more fans than some of the large dealer groups I have looked at...
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Steven Moore replied to the thread Why Are Dealers STILL Not in Social Media?.
@tyler here here 1st stop should be the customers you already have. It seems all the car guys care about or at least discuss is selling...
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Tyler Robbins replied to the thread Why Are Dealers STILL Not in Social Media?.
@Chris:
I realize that most of the world thinks that car sales is the entire Industry..... but amazingly enough... get ready..... they...
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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Why Are Dealers STILL Not in Social Media?.
Chris - are you saying we should just give up on advertising?
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Steven Moore replied to the thread Why Are Dealers STILL Not in Social Media?.
@Chris is there a guarantee in life except death? Where are these people that just show up at the dealership wanting the best deal...
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Chris (blog) replied to the thread Why Are Dealers STILL Not in Social Media?.
If you are on every social networking site, pay crap loads of money to have the best website, best SEO, gimmicks, do-dads, best this...
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Gerald replied to the thread Why Are Dealers STILL Not in Social Media?.
@Jim-
There are many services out there for doing your own press release with good results. Just FYI.
Look forward to seeing the new...
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Jim Bell (blog) replied to the thread Why Are Dealers STILL Not in Social Media?.
@Steven...we are looking at putting pictures up of our customers at time of delivery and also videos. We are working with our...
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Gerald replied to the thread Why Are Dealers STILL Not in Social Media?.
@Jim- great stuff on the social front. I was wondering if you have considered putting your blog on your home page to drive SEO, or at a...
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Steven Moore replied to the thread Why Are Dealers STILL Not in Social Media?.
@jim very nice job on your blog,FB and Twitter and it is nice seeing a customer on your site raving about your service dept. Great way...
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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Why Are Dealers STILL Not in Social Media?.
Steven - thanks! Intel's policy on Social Media is perfect!
http://www.intel.com/sites/sitewide/en_US/social-media.htm
Jay - I'd love...
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Jim Bell (blog) replied to the thread Why Are Dealers STILL Not in Social Media?.
We look at the social networking sites as a great way to have a dialogue with our customers all the time. We can share information with...
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Steven Moore replied to the thread Why Are Dealers STILL Not in Social Media?.
@alex here is the link for my bookmarks on social media policy guidelines.
http://delicious.com/Hjumper/policies
the Ibm one is here...
Mitchell Brenner replied to the thread Why Are Dealers STILL Not in Social Media?.
The answers to this are the same as Why We Suck! Even the people in dealerships that do, and can, handle Social Media are not given the...
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Tyler Robbins replied to the thread Why Are Dealers STILL Not in Social Media?.
I, like so many others are on facebook, and for the most part, it WAS a means to connect with old friends from high school university...
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Jason Breck replied to the thread Why Are Dealers STILL Not in Social Media?.
First of all, if history tells us anything, it's that when it comes to technology, car dealers are usually among the last to adapt...
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Jay Campbell replied to the thread Why Are Dealers STILL Not in Social Media?.
Oh Alex! Just force Dealers to buy Macbook Pro's!
I did 2.5 months ago and I'll never look back. Although I do peer at the glowing...
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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Why Are Dealers STILL Not in Social Media?.
Gerald - it isn't like we don't see each other every day on twitter and facebook - lol
The paranoia I speak of, inside IT Departments...
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Gerald replied to the thread Why Are Dealers STILL Not in Social Media?.
Great point Joe. The old days were "How many people are in your Rolodex?" Can't remember the last time that was asked.