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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Reader Spotlight: Joe Pistell of the Sun Auto Group.
    Funny Joe. I hope my boss doesn't see this and starts to think that budget we have looks like a limitless one! How far away is the new...
  • Alex Snyder
    1.  Where do you work and what is the URL for your dealership(s).  Feel free to list multiple URL's. 2.  How did you get into the...
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    Stan Sher (blog) replied to the thread ALERT – DO NOT BUY LEADS from New Car America!.
    This is all the more reason why dealerships should be focused on driving more traffic to their website and keeping it there. We know...
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    Jen Schrader replied to the thread ALERT – DO NOT BUY LEADS from New Car America!.
    During my days at the Auto Group, I spent 2 months fully researching a good quality 3rd party lead provider & most of all a good local...
  • tomwhitejr
    Let's be clear here: third-party lead providers have a place in your marketing efforts PROVIDED you have the processes and people in...
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    Gary Moran replied to the thread ALERT – DO NOT BUY LEADS from New Car America!.
    Dear Jeff, To set the record straight, I told Dealix that we did not wish to be paid for this lead - it did come through our site. I...
  • Paul Rushing
    Sounds like lead arbitrage sources not doing a good job of covering their tracks. It is very possible that someone is getting paid to...
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    this is a pretty pointed attack with a total lack of evidence. i don't feel that a domain whois is much research. you've outed this...
  • michaelrodriguez
    Thanks for the heads up Jeff! Policing the scams that comes our way falls on us as the managers ALL THE TIME. Owner: "What is this...
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    Gary Moran replied to the thread ALERT – DO NOT BUY LEADS from New Car America!.
    Dear Readers, The more I thought about it, the more inclined I am to speak to the veracity of this site and its claims. Think about...
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    Eric Miltsch (blog) replied to the thread ALERT – DO NOT BUY LEADS from New Car America!.
    Jeff, Do we need send our good friend Paul R. after these guys? Eric
  • Chip Grueter
    "Distance: Customer is approx. 19.6961722717323 mi. from you" 19.6961722717323 mi. That's accurate to 10trillionth of a mile...
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    Gary Moran replied to the thread ALERT – DO NOT BUY LEADS from New Car America!.
    Dear Readers, This claim is ABSOLUTELY FALSE. We never told anyone we would pay them for a lead. We have never paid or claimed we...
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    Bart Masciano replied to the thread ALERT – DO NOT BUY LEADS from New Car America!.
    Third party "lead mills" involved in scamming????? Shocking!!!!
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread ALERT – DO NOT BUY LEADS from New Car America!.
    Wow! Nice catch.
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    Frank Davis replied to the thread ALERT – DO NOT BUY LEADS from New Car America!.
    That is one of the reasons I stopped buying 3rd party leads, I would say stop buying them all together and put all that money into name...
  • Wei Yang
    Does anyone else find it funny that the guy's last name from Moran?
  • tomwhitejr
    "The strong performance of AutoTrader.com for two consecutive years is founded on its most notable strengths -- the quality of leads and...
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    How did JD Power go about determining these findings? Who did they actually survey? Does anyone know? I do put stock in JD Power...
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    How did JD Power go about determining these findings? Who did they actually survey? Does anyone know? I do put stock in JD Power...
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    I don't put any stock in what the lower 99% of this industry thinks/says about vendors, and I don't think anyone on this board should...
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    Cars.com overtakes Autotrader on the used side of the satisfaction game and Autotrader takes the new side. Anyone ever spoken to a...
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    If autotrader is the best in new vehicle satisfaction and results, then I would hate to see the worst. Does anyone have any success...
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    I agree with Alex!
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    Guess that $100M spent over 3 months was for new cars? Nice post!
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