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Brian Pasch (blog) replied to the thread Autotrader and VinSolutions; good for dealers?.
Joe
For the record I'm not against IPO's nor have any prejudice on this deal. I love to watch businesses reinvent themselves through...
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Joe Pistell replied to the thread Autotrader and VinSolutions; good for dealers?.
Brian,
I carry a BlockBuster card in my wallet as a reminder of how blind we humans can be AND how changes in the marketplace can...
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Joe Pistell replied to the thread Autotrader and VinSolutions; good for dealers?.
Alex, I agree, more and more dealers have been "waking up" digitally, but, this digital revolution has been going on for the last...
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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Autotrader and VinSolutions; good for dealers?.
Joe - I would argue that more and more dealers are "waking up" digitally every day. I'm talking to a lot of them and am getting more...
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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Autotrader and VinSolutions; good for dealers?.
This is all speculation on things that have yet to unfold. However, it is fun to talk about!
Some of the questions I've had during...
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Brian Pasch (blog) replied to the thread Autotrader and VinSolutions; good for dealers?.
Joe
You are correct that Google can take it's Marketplace model from eCommerce goods and modify it for car leads and not sales, and the...
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Joe Pistell replied to the thread Autotrader and VinSolutions; good for dealers?.
A strong IPO market cannot happen in a weak stock market. LNKD's double is a symptom, not a cause.
I'd like to lobby for the other...
joe.pistell replied to the thread Autotrader and VinSolutions; good for dealers?.
BP,
I get the IPO logic, but, IPO or not, these roll ups are smart business.
From the Dealer side (aka Demand)...
#1). The Dealer body...
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Brian Pasch (blog) posted the thread Autotrader and VinSolutions; good for dealers? in Automotive News, Press Releases, and Events.
Since the AutoTrader.com announcement to purchase VinSolutions in mid May, I have been polling dealers and industry leaders on their...
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bpulseadmin posted the thread TrueCar, Inc. Announces Partnership with Guthy-Renker in Automotive News, Press Releases, and Events.
Santa Monica, California (April 5, 2011) – TrueCar, Inc., the automotive industry innovator in new and used car pricing, trends and...
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bpulseadmin posted the thread Ford and FordDirect Launch iPad and Smart Phone Optimized Shopping Tool to Virtually Build and Price Ford and Lincoln Vehicles in Off Topic & Everything Else.
Ford Motor Company and FordDirect, a joint venture between Ford Motor Company and its franchise dealers, today announced the launch of...
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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread HookLogic Appoints David Metter as President, Automotive.
Congrats David!
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bpulseadmin posted the thread HookLogic Appoints David Metter as President, Automotive in Automotive News, Press Releases, and Events.
Ann Arbor, MI—June 1, 2011—HookLogic announced today that David Metter has been appointed president, automotive with responsibility for...
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Eric Miltsch (blog) replied to the thread Rent a Car From Someone Nearby with Getaround.com.
Jeff,
Good stuff. Connecting people with solutions within a niche like this is so easy now.
Along the same lines, except for people...
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Jennifer Schrader (blog) replied to the thread Rent a Car From Someone Nearby with Getaround.com.
Very interesting & surely a different concept... I would have to do some background checks on the individual before they hop in my ride...
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Jon replied to the thread Rent a Car From Someone Nearby with Getaround.com.
I can think of several reasons to use a car for a couple of hours, but you forfiet your car if you get caught doing them. What about...
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Sam Walton replied to the thread DealerTrack acquires eCarList.
There service has gone all to hell since they bought them
mbayo replied to the thread Are Your Employees "Coin Operated"?.
Selling the benefits of the initiative to the group instead of bitchin' about what isn't working. Good stuff!
How about one on one...
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Mitch Gallant (blog) replied to the thread Are Your Employees "Coin Operated"?.
If only we had Rick James selling cars for us... RIP
View: http://youtu.be/9PR_rzF8ofw
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Ryan replied to the thread Are Your Employees "Coin Operated"?.
cocaine is a powerful drug
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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Are Your Employees "Coin Operated"?.
Mitch - priceless!
Jeff - "da plane, da plane" you're living on fantasy island; not fantasy world. You're an island that has recognized...
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Joe Pistell replied to the thread Are Your Employees "Coin Operated"?.
Wow, JK and Mitch are crushing it!
JK writes:
"...Instead, we complain about current procedures “not working”, find
someone or...
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Mitch Gallant (blog) replied to the thread Are Your Employees "Coin Operated"?.
I couldn't have said it better.
Spiffs are the cocaine of the car business. After a while it takes more and more to get the same...
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bpulseadmin posted the thread AutoTrader.com Agrees to Acquire VinSolutions CRM in Automotive News, Press Releases, and Events.
AutoTrader.com Agrees to Acquire VinSolutions
AutoTrader.com buys VINSolutions
ATLANTA and OVERLAND PARK, Kan., May 18, 2011 –...
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Hunter Swift replied to the thread AutoTrader.com Buys VINSolutions.
DealerSocket
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