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John Greenleaf replied to the thread Snail Mail - is it worth it anymore?.
I make my living on selling direct mail (snail mail) to dealers. Some mail isn't even worth the cost of the postage, that is a fact. But...
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Pete replied to the thread Snail Mail - is it worth it anymore?.
"the most effective direct mail contains a compelling message to a qualified targeted audience"...Posted by: Jeff Kershner
Perfectly...
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Pete replied to the thread Snail Mail - is it worth it anymore?.
The modernization of mail from being the wild west or spam a lot has begun.
That has been my argument for some time now about "open"...
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Reis replied to the thread Snail Mail - is it worth it anymore?.
Two words, Spam Blocker. The reason to not completely eliminate snail mail is exactly those two words. We've all had numerous times...
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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Snail Mail - is it worth it anymore?.
I'm talking to the paper now Joe - lol.
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Joe Pistell replied to the thread Snail Mail - is it worth it anymore?.
IMO, Snail mail has its place in marketing. I think its best suited to keeping the door open with prior customers. You have a...
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Joe Pistell replied to the thread Snail Mail - is it worth it anymore?.
We’re all getting slammed with ad messages. Junk Mail, SPAM, Banner ads, Commercials on TV and Radio, now that I think of it, the 'Net...
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Mitch replied to the thread Snail Mail - is it worth it anymore?.
One of the points most of us seem to agree on here is that direct mail does work, but it depends on what you're sending. That basically...
Alex Jefferson replied to the thread Snail Mail - is it worth it anymore?.
Alex, you raise a very interesting question and I'm with you. But like Mitch said, "remember that we're still young punks in this...
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Eric Miltsch (blog) replied to the thread Snail Mail - is it worth it anymore?.
I don't think I'd ever suggest a snail mail campaign to sell a vehicle, parts or service.
However, I would strongly recommend it to...
andwrig replied to the thread Snail Mail - is it worth it anymore?.
We are beginning to limit snail mail to customers without email addresses. As for sales campaigns, why is a 2% return acceptable for...
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Wayne Anderson replied to the thread Snail Mail - is it worth it anymore?.
If you consider only 2-3% of the population is actively in the market to purchase a vehicle in a given month, a 2 - 3% response rate for...
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esietsma replied to the thread Snail Mail - is it worth it anymore?.
Hey Alex,
We just redid our daily run for our CRM, which is essentially the same thing and I wiped out all printed letters for...
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Audrey Knoth replied to the thread Snail Mail - is it worth it anymore?.
Alex, I don't think snail mail is dead, but I think it needs to be treated carefully. By that I mean that the days of blasting out all...
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Wayne Anderson replied to the thread Snail Mail - is it worth it anymore?.
I believe snail mail can still be effective if its tied in with an Internet strategy.
I base this belief on the mere fact that people...
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Mitch replied to the thread Snail Mail - is it worth it anymore?.
Alex, I'm on board with you about the mailbox being a total waste of time... but remember that we're still young punks in this world...
Alex Snyder posted the thread Snail Mail - is it worth it anymore? in Websites, SEO, SEM, Display, Social, Marketing.
I'm converting our entire dealer group to a new CRM, so I've been working a lot. Couple that with my other responsibilities and I'm...
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Stan Sher (blog) replied to the thread When do you release your dealers inventory?.
Jeff,
I have used Homenet before and was very impressd. At my last store used dealer specialties with Homenet and it worked well. We...
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jlfechner replied to the thread When do you release your dealers inventory?.
I have been toying with the idea of checking into Homenet, instead of using Diamond lot, does anyone have any first hand experience, or...
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Rob Ernst replied to the thread When do you release your dealers inventory?.
Robin,
Are you using homenet to push your photos? Who takes them? You or do you use a college or high school punk? I considering...
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Brian T in Etown replied to the thread When do you release your dealers inventory?.
@Wei
would you be talking about a fee such as what ebay charges when you list a individual car for sale? If so no it is based more off...
Wei Yang replied to the thread When do you release your dealers inventory?.
Another question I'd like to throw out there since I'm unfamiliar with the ATC and Cars platform. Are there costs associate with those...
Wei Yang replied to the thread When do you release your dealers inventory?.
As a 3rd party site owner, (EasyAutoSales.com) I can say that we assume data from the management systems are right until a dealer calls...
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Winston East replied to the thread When do you release your dealers inventory?.
Great question. I thought I was the only one who struggles with this. I had a customer Sat. that had to see a van we listed as it came...
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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread When do you release your dealers inventory?.
Lightnup - we have some work to do on photos.....and I also have some work to do on Pivec about where they decide to put our Toyota...