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Todd Mathews replied to the thread Don't fall for this junk!.
With all due respect Chris, Wayne is completely right. Today’s technology is far more complex than yesterday's simple website pages...
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Wayne Anderson replied to the thread Don't fall for this junk!.
Chris K wrote:
"any College student can build the most robust flash site and one designed for SEO is no more than $500 - you now own...
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Chris K replied to the thread Don't fall for this junk!.
One more thing that I find makes me stand out from my competition: I actually quote a price within the first 2 or 3 emails - whether I...
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Chris K replied to the thread Don't fall for this junk!.
I think these 3rd party website/lead tool companies are outrageously priced and there are to me we keep getting sold stuff we don't...
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Joe Pistell replied to the thread Don't fall for this junk!.
Mitch,
You're wacked.
Joe
(I re-wrote this post 3 times to get it just right!)
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Wayne Anderson replied to the thread Don't fall for this junk!.
Mitch,
So then who are we to listen to more?
a) the vendor
b) the vendor's customers
Based on my trench experience, I'll listen to...
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Mitch replied to the thread Don't fall for this junk!.
Actually I disagree with both of the previous posters who would ask other dealers about a vendor's performance. There are four reasons...
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Andy Warner replied to the thread Don't fall for this junk!.
Wayne,
I agree with your approach in asking vendors for references.
However, I think you (and everyone else) can take the vendor...
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Wayne Anderson replied to the thread Don't fall for this junk!.
In this day an age of cheap talk and little action, I've learned that the best way to handle any vendor pitch is to ask for some...
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Dave Rudey replied to the thread Don't fall for this junk!.
Plus isn't BZ like 8-12k per month!!! The water cooler talk is a dealership in WI used them and ended up filling suit to get out of a...
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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Don't fall for this junk!.
Thanks Joe :) - your endorsement is seriously appreciated!
As for BZ, I have to give my good buddy John McAdams props for staffing...
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Joe Pistell replied to the thread Don't fall for this junk!.
I had a thread a while back that pointed out the "real" movers and shakers in our industry...
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CS replied to the thread Don't fall for this junk!.
"It may be better if vendors don't know the arsenal of information assembled just within this site alone"
yeah, you wouldn't want them...
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Mitch replied to the thread Don't fall for this junk!.
Like Joe and Eric, I'd be more than happy to know my competitors were signing up with BZ marketing and overpaying for snake oil (what's...
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Eric Miltsch (blog) replied to the thread Don't fall for this junk!.
My guess is that these sales guys are just trying to be as creative as possible.
It may be better if vendors don't know the arsenal of...
Paul Rushing replied to the thread Don't fall for this junk!.
@jl
Someone that does not give a site or a real name does not justify a response, however I will entertain your remarks.
Yes I have...
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CS replied to the thread Don't fall for this junk!.
what gives people at least it wasn't alexa and pagerank promises.
i don't think the furniture store makes it "funny" either. if the...
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JamesKovacs replied to the thread Don't fall for this junk!.
The real question is not whether it is underhanded or good salesmanship, but if Dealer A's traffic would even increase using a BZ site.
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Lightnup (blog) replied to the thread Don't fall for this junk!.
Gotta agree with JL on this one. I doubt that there are any vendors whose business plan is to provide arrogance and idiocy to their...
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JL replied to the thread Don't fall for this junk!.
@ Paul Rushing,
"Arrogance and idiocy seem to go hand in hand from most vendors in this niche."
I'm just going to go out on a limb and...
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Joe Pistell replied to the thread Don't fall for this junk!.
Some how, I find some joy in seeing "old school" car dealers (aka: Ivory Tower Franchise Squatters) getting fleeced.
IMO, the BZ...
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JD Rucker (blog) replied to the thread Don't fall for this junk!.
As much as I hate to defend a competitor like BZ -- it isn't completely their fault. The lack of knowledge starts at the top from most...
Paul Rushing replied to the thread Don't fall for this junk!.
Arrogance and idiocy seem to go hand in hand from most vendors in this niche. One day, one day the open source crowd will will level it...
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D. Rawls (blog) replied to the thread Don't fall for this junk!.
And Ralph;
Consider yourself an exception to the ADP criticism for mis-handling BZ. That is, of course, unless you have been...
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D. Rawls (blog) replied to the thread Don't fall for this junk!.
We all know BZ is liable to do anything under the leadership of ADP.
Though I am not well enough qualified to identify this as...