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  • J
    That is absolutely hillarious. Very professionally done. I like that the advertisement that I got to see was for Nissan. Pun intended?
  • K
    Lol, thanks for the laugh Jeff... I now have a new line when I am having one of those stressful internet days - "I feel like...
  • E
    Thanks for your honest review of MyRide.com. As a Product Manager for MyRide.com, I value your input and candor. Today, our product...
  • umer.autojini
    I have been following the Vast.com and Autobytel MyRide.com partnership for a while and was very disappointed by the final site... and...
  • J
    MyRide.com = YACWSTTLC. You can just feel the Suits at autobytel.com running it. It lacks "attitude". I'd venture a bet they're...
  • J
    Billy, your service obviously will beep the antenna of any ISM listening. So list your contact info so they know how to find you and get...
  • B
    Having played on the dealers side of the fence for 15 years I understand many of the frustrations you all are currently expressing. I...
  • S
    Seth Winterer (blog) replied to the thread Generators Vs. Aggregators: Who’s got the Glenngarry Glen Ross?.
    Mitch, in response to your post: “P.S.: Come talk to me in five years when all the dealers are doing as you've suggested, and the CPC...
  • S
    Unfortunately, lead generators can still provide more leads at a very fair price than SEM campaigns run by the dealership or an agency...
  • B
    Any company can claim results. I'm not hear claiming i'm the best or that I got any dealer 801 phone calls for $5,000 and calling each...
  • R
    I know because I see it all the time. For you to say that ReachLocals posted case studies are likely fictitious is a bit of a slanderous...
  • B
    "Those results are from a real dealer, and a real campaign." How do you know? YOU didn't conduct the campaign! Rob, I am calling you...
  • R
    Brandon, or should I call you Brad? You can call me a reseller, a vendor, an agency, call me anything but a lier. Those results are...
  • B
    Yes ReachLocal is an SEM vendor but you are not. Those case studies you are pointing at are reachlocals case studies. Give us the...
  • R
    Brandon, Proof of my stated results are available on my website. Click on the orange link labeled Case Studies where it says "see actual...
  • B
    Mitch, Very impressed with your dealer blog. Good work. xBMANx
  • B
    Rob, I don't want to make this post negative but firstly your not an SEM vendor. All your doing is reselling reach local's product...
  • M
    P.S.: Come talk to me in five years when all the dealers are doing as you've suggested, and the CPC to get in the top 3 for a term like...
  • M
    Rob, again my point is that this isn't an article about where the best leads come from overall, but rather comparing third parties. I...
  • R
    I have a few questions from a SEM vendor. When a potential car buyer accesses the internet to gather information, do they go directly...
  • M
    I agree for the most part, but that's not what we're debating in this article. And let's not forget that the #1 reason (far and away)...
  • K
    I have to agree with Rob on this... our best closing leads are the leads from our own website, and we utilize SEM to maximize that...
  • R
    I have a somewhat biased opinion because paid search marketing is what I do. When it comes to auto dealership leads the aggregators...
  • G
    Buying leads at their origin versus buying them from one of the big third-parties.
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  • J
    J.D. Rucker replied to the thread Direct links from the Manufacturer?.
    WOW, what a great article and batch of informative responses. The title didn't intrigue me at all, but the content certainly did. Is...
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