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Dealix to Power New Car Leads for Yahoo! Autos

DRNewsWire — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:41:22 +0000

Car Buyers Will Get Quick Access to Quotes from Qualified Dealers and a Better Overall Car Buying Experience; Dealers Will Have the Opportunity to Connect with More In-Market Buyers Redwood City, CA, July 7, 2009 – Dealix, a division of Cobalt and an industry leader in automotive sales leads for dealers, dealer groups and manufacturers, announced [...]

How Dealers Can Leverage Clunkers to Generate More New-Car Sales - Cars.com Webinar

Jeff Kershner — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:36:44 +0000

Date: Friday, July 10, 2009 Time: 12pm to 1 p.m. (Eastern) Location: Your Computer Cost: FREE - Register Here Already we’re hearing from car buyers who plan to make a purchase when CARS goes into effect in late July,” Ebersole said. “We encourage dealers to register for the program and make the necessary changes to their merchandising and [...]

Grant Cardone Wants You to be a SUPER FREAK!

Jeff Kershner — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:24:08 +0000

Are you a Freak or a Super Freak? In this video, Grant Cardone talks about going where the fear is, being bold, taking risks, and…eating fire. Highly successful people understand that fear is to be used. What are you doing with your fears? I personally find this to be a true lesson and something you should remind [...]

Iran has exposed how deep Social Media has gone

Alex Snyder — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:49:58 +0000

Iranian citizens have become the new reporters documenting their strife with their own government. The significance is in the media being used. It isn't a major news broadcast by professional reporters; it is the average Joe/Abdullah on twitter, facebook, Youtube.

A Message from AutoTrader to Dealers

Jeff Kershner — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:13:35 +0000

An Important Video Message from AutoTrader.com Alan Smith, Sr. Vice President of Dealer Sales, and Chip Perry, CEO This video will open in another browser/tab Alan Smith and Chip Perry talk about the challenging times and some of the changes that are taking place at AutoTrader.com. This is a good message, I recommend watching it in it’s entirety. [...]

Is your Social Networking NOTworking?

Mat Koenig — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:59:35 +0000

How do car dealers advertise on facebook, MySpace, twitter and other social networking sites? Social networking is all the buzz right now and everyone from the Automotive Industry to Real Estate is trying to figure out how to use sites like facebook to grow their business. One of the largest areas of growth is in [...]

Wondering what to do for Cash for Clunkers?

Alex Snyder — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:46:54 +0000

Dealerships should build a page dedicated to the Cash for Clunkers program and find partnership with a website that can compete on the national level. CashforClunkersfacts.com is showing some big SEO results and offers dealers the needed leverage.

CarsDirect Offers Free Used Car Listings to Terminated Chrysler, GM Dealers

DRNewsWire — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:22:35 +0000

EL SEGUNDO, CA–(Marketwire - June 11, 2009) - CarsDirect announced today that it is offering free online used car inventory listings to recently terminated Chrysler and General Motors franchise dealers in an effort to help dealers drive sales during the current transition period. “Many of our dealer partners who have received termination notices aren’t simply closing [...]

CRM is putting your well-oiled machine back on the assembly line

Alex Snyder — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:43:14 +0000

CRM in car dealerships has become a way to tackle a lack of consistent process. However, it is still wholly reliant on your staff. But if you look at your Internet Department you may find the right person for the job.

VinSolutions and R. L. Polk & Co. Integrate to Offer Customers Easy Access to Polk Cross Sell™ Reports

DRNewsWire — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:19:12 +0000

Summary: With a simple push of a button, VinSolutions’ customers, who subscribe to the service, can access R. L. Polk & Co.’s monthly Polk Cross Sell™ reports directly from their VinSolutions system. VinSolutions offers two levels of participation. Customers may opt to receive both new and used vehicle reports, or select only new or only [...]