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    Brian in Etown replied to the thread AutoTrader.com Pricing???.
    @Lighntup is this guy legit? If so maybe I can call and get a price break on that new alpha package?
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    Autotrader.com Employee replied to the thread AutoTrader.com Pricing???.
    This is an email I received from my boss, I am a field sales rep for autotrader.com. Enjoy! "YOU Will Want to Read This!!!!! Team...
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    Pete replied to the thread AutoTrader.com Pricing???.
    These mini hubs for retailing vehicles are truly the best thing since slice bread. All that has truly happened is a shifting of ad...
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    Wei Yang (blog) replied to the thread AutoTrader.com Pricing???.
    Hey guys, My team and I are working on a new autos startup that helps dealers sell cars online. The service, EasyAutoSales.com will be...
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread AutoTrader.com Pricing???.
    "Dear God, I wish this thread would just die a peaceful death." Keep praying! Just kidding Lightnup. You do make a good point: the...
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    Craig (blog) replied to the thread AutoTrader.com Pricing???.
    What Lightnup and Autotrader seem to fail to realize is that when we as dealers compare our call rates/activity from the last three year...
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    Lightnup (blog) replied to the thread AutoTrader.com Pricing???.
    General Motors announced last week that it is going to spend 50% of its ad budget, or $1.5 Billion, ONLINE over the next three years...
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    Gary Luscana replied to the thread AutoTrader.com Pricing???.
    Tony, I'm the dealer customer that's going to tell you "forget it, here's our 30 day written cancellation notice" this year, plain and...
  • B
    Brian T in Etown replied to the thread AutoTrader.com Pricing???.
    hmmm.... wonder if our friends over at m3post could handle this one for us?
  • T
    Tony replied to the thread AutoTrader.com Pricing???.
    I am currently an employee of Autotrader.com, I'm the guy who sits down with dealers and sells them the product, the AC. Autotrader.com...
  • J
    Jim Gibson replied to the thread AutoTrader.com Pricing???.
    Has anyone seen www.usedcars.com ? It does not care about reports nor charge for anything except the leads. No page-views or clickthru...
  • A
    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread AutoTrader.com Pricing???.
    Lightnup - I missed you buddy. Glad to see the gag-order didn't make it to you. I must admit "the little bird" is close to...
  • L
    Lightnup (blog) replied to the thread AutoTrader.com Pricing???.
    Awww....thanks Brian. No gag order that I'm aware of. Maybe just some local manager thought it would be a good idea. I agree with Jeff...
  • B
    Brian T in Etown replied to the thread AutoTrader.com Pricing???.
    I for one am going to miss Lightnup :)
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    PDR replied to the thread AutoTrader.com Pricing???.
    Nah, they're just pissed that their strategy of attempting to have dealers "bid" on this Alpha product has been revealed. They still...
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    Don Kershner replied to the thread AutoTrader.com Pricing???.
    "A little bird dropped by the dealership today and mentioned AutoTrader.com reps have been instructed, from on-high, not to post on...
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread AutoTrader.com Pricing???.
    A little bird dropped by the dealership today and mentioned AutoTrader.com reps have been instructed, from on-high, not to post on...
  • J
    Jimmy replied to the thread AutoTrader.com Pricing???.
    Ashley, Brian is on target. What time period did they claim this placement of product would remain "exclusive". I'll take a guess that...
  • B
    Brian in Etown replied to the thread AutoTrader.com Pricing???.
    @Ashley once you sign up they will visit your competition (bring in the big wig from corporate) tell them they can't compete without...
  • A
    Ashley Antonio replied to the thread AutoTrader.com Pricing???.
    Here ya go Joe. I got some VAuto Koolaid for you :) Back to Autotrader and I hate to do this. Is anyone else having Alpha/increase...
  • A
    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread AutoTrader.com Pricing???.
    The bullet is taking aim! :)
  • J
    Joe Pistell replied to the thread AutoTrader.com Pricing???.
    Car dealers & ISM's whipsawed in "the perfect storm". A time line as I see it. Old School: ---Dealers loyally spend in newsprint...
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    Mark Bonfigli replied to the thread AutoTrader.com Pricing???.
    A lot of good points posted on this subject but to back up to a higher level I think that we may be too focused on whether or not the...
  • B
    Bruce K replied to the thread AutoTrader.com Pricing???.
    AutoTrader CEO Chip Perry, for instance, says the one thing dealers want to know from him is “why do you raise your rates 20 percent...
  • L
    Lightnup (blog) replied to the thread AutoTrader.com Pricing???.
    Mark, Who said the $620 was not accurate? That could very well be the correct number for the dealer addressed in Ian's post above...
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