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  • J
    Digitizing your business information and syndicating it to directories and online publishers is a must and the associated costs are...
  • S
    Smart Local Shoppers replied to the thread Optimizing Local Search for your Dealership.
    This is a great article. Local business is always an important piece of the local economy. Local marketing is now one of the most...
  • B
    Dealix Announces Major Platform Upgrade - Enhancements Eliminate Trade-Off between Lead Quality and Speed of Delivery Redwood City, CA...
  • J
    So Twitter is awesome for Taking traffic to you website . It is very simple to setup and its a fun positive way to keep in contact with...
  • David Book
    UPDATE: Good news. I wrote a blog-post the other day about how to "Lose a Few Thousands Bucks Online" (posted on my site and a few...
  • J
    "Twitter Impacts Relevance Like I Impact Gravity" Gawd, I wish I wrote that headline...
  • DigitalRalph.com
    @Joe Diaz (and Jeff K), I started selling cars in 1981, and I am about as grizzled a veteran as any of the other old timers pushing...
  • DigitalRalph.com
    Ryan and Alex, Thank you for your responses and commentary... It is good to know that I am not the ONLY car guy crazy looking at Web...
  • L
    The bottom line; all the social networking sites have to be profitable in the long term they want to stay alive. They have to generate a...
  • T
    Social Networking is not new. It’s been around forever - face-to-face, letter writing, telephone conferences, parties, luncheons...
  • K
    As I have delved into this exciting phenom, I realize it is one of the big waves that rock our world from time to time (fax, cellphone...
  • W
    Social networking sites the new CRM? Maybe? I would never have thought of it that way, but after reading the last few posts on here I...
  • A
    Ralph - Ryan hit it on the head. It is a supplement to CRM that can be used in accordance with CRM if the CRM process implementer knows...
  • S
    Social networking is where it is at. Dealers can network with previous customers and keep them updated with specials and new trends...
  • R
    Ralph, your suggestion about social networking offering more value than CRM is in line with a big part of our message. CRM software does...
  • DigitalRalph.com
    Jeff, this is an interesting post in that I am out here in Cedar Falls, IA working with the Mudd Advertising Agency and they have some...
  • B
    Jeff, you make some great points. My company iBidMotors.com has been advertising on Facebook for the past year (pay per click) and have...
  • J
    To: Brian in Etown "just curious Joe…..what compelled you to post on this blog?" I came upon this site many months ago by accident...
  • David Book
    Fun discussion. Indeed we are over-complicating this, not surprising since we don't fully understand the implications of our "new...
  • P
    Jeff: I agree with you it should be Social Networking and Social Marketing- reaching the Social Media. To a degree that is exactly what...
  • R
    I think I've changed my opinion. I used to think social networking was a good idea for dealers. Funny part is, it was in the best...
  • Eric Miltsch
    Jeff, As much as I love your blog man, when I'm retired, I won't be posting blog responses...
  • B
    just curious Joe.....what compelled you to post on this blog?
  • J
    I treated my customers with absolute respect, never attempted to "convince" them they needed anything which they indicated they didn't...
  • J
    When I'm buying a vehicle I'm not looking for a "relationship" I just want to buy a car (as long as I'm treated with respect from the...
  • Filter