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Mike@Carfeine replied to the thread Blueprint Series: Third-Party Lead Providers.
Your concept relies on all dealers not providing prices quotes over the phone. I know many that do currently and more that are moving...
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Chris in Buffalo replied to the thread Blueprint Series: Third-Party Lead Providers.
All lead sources provide the same thing, it's how you respond to a lead that effects the ultimate outcome. I keep perspective by...
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Jay Campbell replied to the thread Blueprint Series: Third-Party Lead Providers.
Hi Folks!
Great topic and some excellent commentary thru out.
I'd like to offer my own comments- if I may.
What Jeff is saying is...
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Jeff Larsen (blog) replied to the thread Blueprint Series: Third-Party Lead Providers.
This is what I want from a 3rd Party Vendor assuming tools, processes and trained personel are in place to accomodate at dealership...
Mike@Carfeine replied to the thread Blueprint Series: Third-Party Lead Providers.
McCoy and Billy: It's been my experience that you're both right.
What you both are talking about is lead funnel analysis. Car shoppers...
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McCoy replied to the thread Blueprint Series: Third-Party Lead Providers.
Billy:
The leads from your own website are ALWAYS going to close at a higher clip. That doesn't mean that those leads are exclusive to...
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Billy replied to the thread Blueprint Series: Third-Party Lead Providers.
I do agree with much of what's been said here but have to add my .02.
As I mentioned in a post a couple of weeks ago, how you handle...
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Brian in Etown replied to the thread Blueprint Series: Third-Party Lead Providers.
I concur with this statement and one we all should visit when salary time comes around.
"Additionally the shopper can simply go directly...
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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Blueprint Series: Third-Party Lead Providers.
Dennis - thanks for posting. Jeff and I were just talking about your comment and we both think it is awesome you decided to let...
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Dennis Galbraith replied to the thread Blueprint Series: Third-Party Lead Providers.
Thanks to all for your input on this extremely important topic! In the spirit of openness, I am the VP of Advertising Products for...
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Mark Plasel replied to the thread Blueprint Series: Third-Party Lead Providers.
Found a screen cap that summarizes the significance of a Autotrader's "leakage" as mentioned previously. I'm aware the vast share of...
Paul Rushing replied to the thread Blueprint Series: Third-Party Lead Providers.
One thing I would like to see from the current vendors I use is a discounted rate or a credit for leads that do not provide a valid...
Paul Rushing replied to the thread Blueprint Series: Third-Party Lead Providers.
---No hard feelings I hope, just drastically different viewpoints.---
Absolutely no hard feelings. I don't even know who I am talking...
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JL replied to the thread Blueprint Series: Third-Party Lead Providers.
---Paying to provide content to a website that they monetize in ways that do not benefit you is ignorance of acceptable standards.
Not...
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Brian in Etown replied to the thread Blueprint Series: Third-Party Lead Providers.
consumer pay for a subscription? Like consumer reports? You can't get anything for free from consumer reports.
Paul Rushing replied to the thread Blueprint Series: Third-Party Lead Providers.
JL The point is what is the accepted standard today may not always be the case.
However I disagree with this statement:
"I...
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JL replied to the thread Blueprint Series: Third-Party Lead Providers.
---see if you can figure out how ludicrous the opinion given 13 years ago is today..
Actually, before aol was the internet it was bbs...
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JG replied to the thread Blueprint Series: Third-Party Lead Providers.
I think Dealers want more-better leads. Unfortunately, the market is only so big and only demands so much. Dealers want ways to work...
Paul Rushing replied to the thread Blueprint Series: Third-Party Lead Providers.
----At the end of the day "it takes money to make money" and maybe I'm not a visionary, but I just don't see anything on the horizon...
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JL replied to the thread Blueprint Series: Third-Party Lead Providers.
Mike Muncy writes:
Instead of being charged to send your inventory and descriptions (the valuable content) to a site like cars.com or...
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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Blueprint Series: Third-Party Lead Providers.
JG - thanks for the definition. We know what 3rd party lead providers do. This is a discussion to say what we would like to see...
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JG replied to the thread Blueprint Series: Third-Party Lead Providers.
RE: 3rd Party Leads.....
3rd Party leads provide access to some of the most trusted and branded websites in the world. These sites...
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Jim Gibson replied to the thread Blueprint Series: Third-Party Lead Providers.
As for AutoTrader and Cars.com, both are price gouging and supplying Dealers with reports to justify their value. It is advertising but...
Paul Rushing replied to the thread Blueprint Series: Third-Party Lead Providers.
----From Classified Sites, what do I need? I want *Web 2.0! I need them to give me tools to create content, then get out of my way!---...
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Brian T in Etown replied to the thread Blueprint Series: Third-Party Lead Providers.
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wish the videos were a little easier to find on atc