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    Rick Chila replied to the thread Have you been blitzed by team ATC yet?.
    We sent a certified letter stating that we were breaking off the relationship between us and AutoTrader. Within a week a lovely young...
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Have you been blitzed by team ATC yet?.
    That cracked me up Tony :) - I don't blame you.
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    Tony Weaver (blog) replied to the thread Have you been blitzed by team ATC yet?.
    I am never coming back to this post!
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    Jamie (blog) replied to the thread Have you been blitzed by team ATC yet?.
    Maybe you need a remedial math class "Believer". "Cars.com avg monthly visitors were 300,000 in 2007 Cars.com avg monthly visitors are...
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    Tony Weaver (blog) replied to the thread Have you been blitzed by team ATC yet?.
    We have never been blitzed by AT!
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    Cargurrl replied to the thread Have you been blitzed by team ATC yet?.
    I think what is most important is helping dealers really take a hard look at their budgets and spend it wisely. Partner dealers on...
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    Mike Keesee replied to the thread Have you been blitzed by team ATC yet?.
    WOW - I have read maybe 50 or more posts during this topic. Alex sure laid the ground work for an interesting debate. I cant believe...
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    Wade Whitley replied to the thread Have you been blitzed by team ATC yet?.
    ATC.com blitz is a joke. The sales guys are sent into the market to do hard sales and are never seen again.. This is a lot of promises...
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Have you been blitzed by team ATC yet?.
    Just broke 100 posts on this one. I guess I lost the bet.
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    Cars.com Believer replied to the thread Have you been blitzed by team ATC yet?.
    Lightnup, Thank you for your thoughtful comments. It’s nice to be a part of a well authored forum debate. I will let the advertising...
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    Billy replied to the thread Have you been blitzed by team ATC yet?.
    While I do agree with alot of the comments regarding vendors in this thread I do have to give kudos to cars.com for the ads. As a...
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    Ryan replied to the thread Have you been blitzed by team ATC yet?.
    I had one GM out of 30 that was not happy about the creative, I've never seen an effective campaign that everybody likes. That said, he...
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    Lightnup (blog) replied to the thread Have you been blitzed by team ATC yet?.
    @Ryan Sorry you're disappointed. I'll try to do better next time. Your ads are still running and they still convey the "Mr. Dealer...
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    Ryan replied to the thread Have you been blitzed by team ATC yet?.
    @ Lightnup You "cleared up" the superbowl ad issue for us on July 1st. Scroll up a bit and you'll find my reply, I guess you missed it...
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    Cars.com Believer replied to the thread Have you been blitzed by team ATC yet?.
    Amy wrote: of all of the "vendors" you want to compare autotrader.com to....which one can say to you they are spending 70 plus million...
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    Cars 3.0 replied to the thread Have you been blitzed by team ATC yet?.
    Cox most recently cancelled the construction of a 28 story new headquarters building to house autotrader and as recently as last week...
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    Lightnup (blog) replied to the thread Have you been blitzed by team ATC yet?.
    "$200 million in 2008." Yawn. So what...ATC spent $100 million in just the past 3 months. The "bounce" from cars.com Superbowl...
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    Cars.com Believer replied to the thread Have you been blitzed by team ATC yet?.
    Amy wrote: of all of the "vendors" you want to compare autotrader.com to....which one can say to you they are spending 70 plus million...
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    Alec Murray replied to the thread Have you been blitzed by team ATC yet?.
    "Searches for used cars were down across all of AutoTrader.com, with significant double-digit dips despite strong overall site traffic"...
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Have you been blitzed by team ATC yet?.
    Steven, You're absolutely right. It is about what works and what doesn't, and that is a very personal equation. We've been at it...
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    Steven Isakson replied to the thread Have you been blitzed by team ATC yet?.
    Alex and Alan both bring up great points of havingthe right inventory for the internet. We are the type of store that if we decide to...
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    Alan Bechler replied to the thread Have you been blitzed by team ATC yet?.
    Alex, you said: Dealers pay vendors to help move the "wrong" inventory...... That's a tall task for vendors to live up to. Holding the...
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Have you been blitzed by team ATC yet?.
    Alan, You're right. It isn't just a "drop a check, then sit back and wait for the customer" system - it is all about marketing. Of...
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    Alan Bechler replied to the thread Have you been blitzed by team ATC yet?.
    And the last comment says it all......from a dealer that no doubt knows what's going on in his dealership. Too many times I've called on...
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    Steven Isakson replied to the thread Have you been blitzed by team ATC yet?.
    Hello everyone, first time post and a new reader. I too was approached by Autotrader. We were about to cancel our subscription when...
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