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  • DogbertBH
    I think the Brand of vehicle you're selling comes into play as well. My overall numbers are as follows: * Lead to Appt ratio% around...
  • William Bryant
    All these numbers can vary greatly depending on a lot of things-- lead source, your internet manager, time of the month/year; and...
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    Blake Shadle replied to the thread 5 Years "The Machine is Us/ing Us".
    What an outstanding presentation! I've worked as a web developer since 1999, and my entire experience was summed up into that short...
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    Chad Long replied to the thread 5 Years "The Machine is Us/ing Us".
    Very Cool! The rebuttal is also quite interesting. View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAVmB5dKZZ8
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    Blake Shadle replied to the thread Nada 2007 Review.
    Jeff, Thanks for taking the time to stop by our booth and giving us the honorable mention. Good review of the show. You've got a great...
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    Daniel Hayes replied to the thread Nada 2007 Review.
    I agree about your comment on Clickmotive. Dry, Dry, Dry...
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    Peter Berensmann replied to the thread Nada 2007 Review.
    Jeff, Always a good read! I especially liked your overview of NADA 2007. "It was like I was there"! ha,ha. All this talk about...
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    Brandon Hoffman replied to the thread Nada 2007 Review.
    Out of all of the dealers we have, ive never heard anything but complaints about cars.com
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    Glenn Sanders replied to the thread Nada 2007 Review.
    Hi Jeff, Thanks for the, ah, forthright review of Amy Auto. ;-) That’s the great thing about the internet. I understand how you feel...
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    Ryan Gerardi replied to the thread Nada 2007 Review.
    Nice review Jeff and it was great getting a chance to hang out a bit. Go Bears! There seemed to be a good number of new pricing...
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    Leroy replied to the thread Nada 2007 Review.
    Ya, we've got the Partner listing too, and I just can't help but think it's money spent better elsewhere. For some reason I'm still...
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    Leroy replied to the thread Nada 2007 Review.
    So true about Autotrader... their prices are quickly spiraling out of control.. even with our 'dealer group discount'. And on top of...
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    Gerald Hand replied to the thread eBay officially launches its "Local Market".
    While eBay is certainly a clearing house for unique or special items, especially reliable cash cars, there is seldom an opportunity to...
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    Gerald Hand replied to the thread I know we need an ISM tool, but which one?.
    Josh- Here are a few preliminary steps I would suggest: 1. Review your website: Contact 3s, where they ring, are you tracking those...
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    Mike Whitty (blog) replied to the thread I know we need an ISM tool, but which one?.
    Hi Josh, I've installed WebControl in every dealership I have helped develop. It's easy to use, has great customer support, provides...
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    Elane Druk replied to the thread I know we need an ISM tool, but which one?.
    I have worked with a few dealers using dealeron and they seem to have a good product. Our toyota dealer uses Xi group and have been very...
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    Josh Couzzo replied to the thread I know we need an ISM tool, but which one?.
    Thank you all ... I have decieded to go with iCarMagic. Now I need to work on our website. www.LeMieuxToyota.com Any feed back from...
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    RWC replied to the thread I know we need an ISM tool, but which one?.
    Part of my job has been to look at a number of lead management and CRM businesses. Adding to the comments above, I'd say look at...
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    Stephen Douglass replied to the thread I know we need an ISM tool, but which one?.
    Josh, I can recommend a couple of things to help you in you new position. 1) contact your local Toyota representative and ask him his...
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    Brandon Hoffman replied to the thread I know we need an ISM tool, but which one?.
    Josh, I am the director of internet marketing for KEA Advertising. One of our dealers with the largest internet presence asked us to...
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    Leroy Brown replied to the thread I know we need an ISM tool, but which one?.
    I use Webcontrol currently, and am pretty happy with it. It's a good system overall, and the few times I've had issues the support was...
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    Sud replied to the thread izmocars – dealer website user review.
    Looks like izmocars is giving a good competition to the top players in SEO! Sorgenfrei LLC 's "Website builder ranking Report " mentions...
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    Mark replied to the thread izmocars – dealer website user review.
    11 Ways to Recognize a Bad SEO Firm There are lots of different people out there calling themselves SEOs. Some of them are actually...
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    Laughing as well replied to the thread izmocars – dealer website user review.
    What a complete JOKE of a company. Isn't their training program the same one Autobytel was giving for free?
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