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    April showers might bring May flowers, but April 2015 will be marked by more than a few sprinkles and a tax deadline... According to...
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    When asked today “what is your biggest challenge?”, the vast majority of Dealers will say...“finding qualified sales associates!”...
  • johncolban
    It's a proven FACT, the first impression will make you OR break you. So don't blow it! In the world of online video, the first...
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  • Jerry Thibeau
    Nothing fuels my desire to write like the need to set the record straight. I was recently forwarded Alan Ram’s interview on CBT news. In...
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    It is extremely important you understand that if you can’t track the ROI of your Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and content writing...
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    Let’s face it: most dealers struggle with hiring qualified employees. And since the car business is a people business, our inability to...
  • Aaron Wirtz
    Okay, we get it. 2015 is the year of Customer Experience. But what is the first tangible step that a dealership can take toward not just...
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  • malinda.terreri
    Many people don’t realize that there is a lot more to Google Analytics than just tracking your website activity… it’s also a great way...
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  • TMuellner
    Pretend you’re the owner of a 2010 Ford Focus that recently went off warranty. Your check engine light just clicked on – most likely due...
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    Bill Playford posted the thread Are YOU the Bottleneck? in Off Topic & Everything Else.
    In the world of business jargon, the term bottleneck is used to describe a point where one area or process reduces capacity of the whole...
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    Forum Topics posted the thread How Do You Pay Your BDC Staff? in Off Topic & Everything Else.
    Latest HOT Topic in the Forums Join the conversation in the forums. This has been a HOT discussion with a LOT of different comments...
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  • Eric Miltsch
    It's time to get the band back together for another round of predicting the future of automotive marketing, technology and consumer...
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  • Daniel J. Mondello
    Well... Maybe "Sucks" isn't exactly the right word but, I promise that you are going about your digital marketing in the wrong order of...
  • johncolban
    TV commercials. Billboards. Newspaper advertisements. Direct mailings. Door hangers.   A new study by Demand Metric shows why video is...
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  • Daniel J. Mondello
    Whether you call him/her a Digital Marketing Manager, Web Presence Manager, or something else, you need someone at your dealership to...
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  • K
    In politics, just as in life, the devil is in the details. When it comes to winning elections, the difference between victory and...
  • J
    A few days ago a friend of mine shared an article with me all about being busy. At first I thought, “I’m too busy to read this article...
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    Forum Topics posted the thread Are all VDP Views Equal? in Off Topic & Everything Else.
    Latest HOT Topic in the Forums
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    Justin Brun & Ben Koller posted the thread A Why Buy Is a Must Have! in Websites, SEO, SEM, Display, Social, Marketing.
    “Today, the fight to convince automotive shoppers to buy from you is won and lost on the digital battlefield.” This is a statement...
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  • JD Rucker
    At most dealerships in North America, there is a huge gap in the free time available to people in different roles. Some people such as...
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