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Portland Toyota Dealers - commercial from the SuperBowl that actually didn't suck!

Carfeine - Carfeine is a dealer’s internet strategist and analyst. Internet lead management and analysis tools are dedicated to helping dealers improve their performance and results. If a dealer has one lead management tool, it should be PureLead Analytics

DealerISM - A new blog for Internet Sales Managers. Articles, reviews of services, and informative tips for anyone in the car business. Internet Sales Managers and their teams should visit Dealer ISM as often as possible.

Auto Dealers in the US - A listing of car dealers.

Web 2.0 for Auto Dealers - Search marketing, site optimization, Blog, RSS, conversion, and more…

Social Media Optimization - Using social media networks to improve search engine rankings.

Car Dealer Social Networks - A new social network for car dealers. Not a ton there, but still, you have to start somewhere.

Car Dealer SEO - Search Optimization articles for car dealers and those who optimize their websites.

Five Star BDC - An innovative method of running and promoting a business development center at a dealership. This blog looks and feels like a whole lot of fun, the sort of place that dealers envision and Internet Managers hope for: a BDC that gets results and enjoys doing it.

Dealer Refresh - If you work in the Internet Department of a car dealership and you don't visit Dealer Refresh at least once a week, you're not doing your job. Jeff and company are the "casual authorities" tackling important issues and industry happenings in an informal, informational, open-debate format.

i-Lead Control - Dealers pay for duplicate leads every month. It is a daunting task to manually go through, cross-reference, search for duplicates, and document the efforts to receive invoice-adjustments. i-Lead Control is a system that automates it for you so that your team can focus on their real job -- selling more cars.

CIMA Systems -- a Customer Interactive Management Application (CIMA) that serves as an automated business development center (BDC) for dealerships.

Honda Los Angeles -- A Honda dealer in Simi Valley, California.

Nissan Cheyenne WY - A Chevrolet Nissan GMC Jeep Dealer in the Cheyenne WY area.

Auto Search Software -- Create dealer websites, offers web site technology created specifically to generate the kind of response from the search engines that drives area specific traffic to your inventory.

Portland Car Dealers -- Another Ning page that is dedicated to auto dealers in Portland, Oregon.

ISM in Training -- Paul’s blog that applies his growing knowledge of getting a good internet department up and running from scratch, the challenges Internet Managers face, and ideas about the future.

Global Debt Exchange Automotive -- An internet exchange service for dealers and finance companies to buy and sell car loans.

Schaefer & Strohminger -- A Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, Hyundai, GMC, Pontiac, Chevrolet, Honda, Mazda dealer in Baltimore, MD.

US Automobiles -- A blog that lists information for many dealers.

Canada Motor Car -- A Canadian dealer website – flash, but quite slick nonetheless.

Dodge Miami -- A Dodge dealer in Miami, Florida.

Auto Dealer Discussion -- A new automotive blog. Limited content currently, but the writing is crisp. Hopefully, it will be updated often.

Internet Lead Management -- iLeadTools offers affordable ILM solutions for car dealers, allowing even smaller dealers to have excellent car dealer software. I’ve used it before – great stuff!

Toyota Boston -- A Toyota dealer in the Boston, MA, area.

Automotive Internet Resource -- iSMToday is a blog that brings the latest news of interest for automotive internet sales managers. Updated regularly, it’s a great resource for dealers ready to make their mark in the digital age.

City Auto Park -- A Dodge, Chrysler, Hyundai dealer in Burlington, NJ.

Auto Sales Log -- AutoSalesLog by Customers for Life manages sales opportunities in the dealership. Offers a free 30-day trial.

Auto Technologies Inc -- Offers a huge array of automotive marketing products and services including call tracking, website design, and direct mail.

Jerry’s in Weatherford, Texas -- A Pontiac, Buick, GMC, Chevrolet, Cadillac, Toyota, and Nissan dealer in Weatherford, TX.

Glynn Smith Chevy -- A Chevrolet dealer in Opelika, Alabama.

Rebbec Pontiac Buick -- A Pontiac Buick Suzuki dealer in Normal, Illinois.

John Jones GMCity Blog -- An interesting and well maintained dealership blog. Employee spotlights, videos, and more.

AI Dealer -- Cutting edge technology that takes customers from the internet to the sale in innovative ways.

Carbase -- Automotive lead generating company, offering websites, window labels, DMS polling, web portals, VIN decoding, and instant loan applications.

Free411 -- Away from the phone? Say hello to free directory assistance.

Good GMC Isuzu, Inc. -- A GMC Isuzu dealer in Wyoming, Michigan.

Capital Chevrlet Buick Pontiac GMC -- A Chevrolet, Buick, Pontiac, GMC dealer in Virginia.

Subaru of Nashua -- A Subaru dealer in Hudson, NH.

Carchex -- CARCHEX will perform a 155-point pre-purchase auto inspection almost anywhere in the USA.

Rainbow Chrysler Dodge Jeep -- A Chrysler Dodge Jeep dealer in McComb, Mississippi.

sDealer -- Offers car dealer website software that is developed to help car dealership get their automotive inventory online in minutes.

Planet Hyunda -- A social network that focuses on Planet Hyundai in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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News Feeds help SEO and Site Visitors

Article Sponsored by: Easy Website Tutorials | FREE Website Magazine Bring Google (and people) to your website more often by adding Automotive News Feeds to any page - CaRP Video Tutorial (Free)   I’m building this really simple website for my Independent Used Car Store. Until I can afford someone like TK Carsites, I have to build it [...]

If the Pope gets social media…

By Sean X Cummings More by this Author Contact Author Now that social media has shattered the illusion of brand control, is your company ready for this brave new world? The Vatican recently announced that it was exploring mobile and social media as a way to reach people for World Youth Day . So, if a man [...]

TK5 turns your single site into five

The new generation of car buyers have been online since they were kids. They’re looking for dealers that understand them and how they shop. Does your Current Auto site give them what they want? Video, Mobile Phone Capable, Integrated Specials and easy to use direct navigation that takes them directly to what they were looking [...]

ALL NEW PROSPECTOR’S CLUB!

Proudly offered to by the creators of the Bird Dog Club! We have a NEW addition to our REFERRAL programs. Offering the same rewards & benefits, but in an all new theme. The Prospector’s Club lets customers earn GOLD NUGGETS (cash) for sending in referrals. If you would like to increase your monthly retail sales choose the [...]

Third Annual Synergy Sessions Event Draws Top Industry Speakers

DeVerl Austin, Charles Vogelheim and Sean V. Bradley lead a powerful program. PHILADELPHIA, March 14, 2008 — Dealer Synergy, one of the premier Internet Sales Training organizations in the automotive industry in conjunction with AutoSuccess Magazine and The Dubis Group have attracted some of the best experts in the retail automotive marketing arena for their upcoming [...]
 

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Blog Posts

Good SEO Caters to the User

Search engine optimization and usability go hand in hand when it comes to automotive website design, as well as for Web marketing in general. Having the onsite design that attracts the sear…

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Posted by David on July 2nd, 2008 at 8:46am — No Comments (Add)

Take advantage of every opportunity

If CSI is taking a dive like the sales of your inventory. Why aren't focusing on retaining the customers you already have? Heres a neat way... Check this out.

http://www.automotivebroadcastingnetwork.com/web/present?purl=7e8afc3f-7dc6-8af4-4c4c-4861185e9f3c

Call me 904-567-1321 i'd be happy to go more in-depth.

Posted by Andre Schnabl on June 26th, 2008 at 8:39pm — No Comments (Add)

New Service at WindowSticker.us

I've been working with a client at WindowSticker.us to create a URL-based vehicle window sticker service. This will allow you to pass the data to create a window sticker to WindowSticker.us as a set of URL parameters. We'd then take that information and create a window sticker and display it as a PDF. The newly created window sticker also is added to your account for future editing.

You can update the window sticker by simply passing back the VI…

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Posted by Richard Brown on June 26th, 2008 at 2:44pm — No Comments (Add)

Dirty tricks and their modern equivalent

Where do we start with “tricks of the trade”?

The motor trade over the years, especially the used or second-hand (or as it likes to be known today the ‘previously enjoyed’) car sector has suffered, quite deservedly in some cases, with a tagline of suspicion, mistrust, and resentment.

Let’s start by looking at some of the root causes;

To start with, way back, when a lack of information meant customers lacked any real knowledge about the products…

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Posted by Motor Trade Insider on June 26th, 2008 at 12:09pm — No Comments (Add)

BAN Classic Mustangs? I Hope Not.

Classic Car Insurance Review recently wrote about the possibility of banning classic cars from our roads. The reasons? High emission levels and low miles per gallon. While I can see why people would make the argument I don't see how a few old Camaros can compete with the SUV hogs we have on the road today.

Classic cars are ho…

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Posted by Richard Brown on June 23rd, 2008 at 7:32am — No Comments (Add)

My Staff gets goofy

Posted by BDC Manager on June 22nd, 2008 at 11:59pm — 1 Comment (Add)

Any Ideas on "Skating" ?????????

I am not sure how to handle all of the Internet Skating that goes on at my dealership I know many of you go through the same thing it seem like EVERYDAY I find some know of skate what are some policies At any dealerships have in place?? I keep getting told "They Did not ask for you?" then, it is everyone shops on line the best one yet well I worked with them for over a hour they have good credit so when I saw they wre your customer in the CRM tool I did not think it mattered as you only talke…

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Posted by Renee Vaughan on June 20th, 2008 at 2:35pm — 3 Comments (Add)

Staffed Event?

I was wondering what everyone thinks about staffed events with a very unique direct mail piece. I work for a staffed event company. We have three very unique mailers that seem to work well in every market we have had the opportunity to use them in.

Posted by Ben Bailey on June 20th, 2008 at 6:13am — No Comments (Add)

Are Hybrid SUVs in Trouble Too?

Are people so scared of SUVs now that they really won't go near them? While the SUV has been diagnosed with what seems to be some sort of terminal disease, the hybrid versions of SUVs aren't totally out of the woodworks either. Sales haven't been exactly "taking off" with SUVs overall. It seems, that for many, the SUV has given the hybrid v…

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Posted by National Transport LLC on June 20th, 2008 at 2:30am — 1 Comment (Add)

Closing in on 200,000 Decodes!

My VIN decoding site, Decode This! (http://www.decodethis.com) is coming up on 200,000 decoded VINs! This is under 2 years of exposure, which I think is great. We also offer VIN decoding services to dealers through a web service interface. Email me if you're interested in adding VIN decoding to your web site.

Posted by Richard Brown on June 19th, 2008 at 7:41am — No Comments (Add)

Autopartswarehouse.com

Autopartswarehouse.com

AutoPartsWarehouse.com, SpeedyPerformanceParts, SpeedyCarParts, Racepages, PartsandAccessories, ThePartsBin, All OEM Parts

Posted by matthom12 on June 18th, 2008 at 8:16pm — No Comments (Add)

On the Fast Lane

On the Fast Lane

Cars, wheels, and everything in between. This site likewise provides all automotive buffs with all sorts of stuffs in reference to your car’s speed and acceleration.

Posted by matthom12 on June 18th, 2008 at 8:15pm — No Comments (Add)

Ebay Local Market

I want to know what luck any one has had with the Ebay Local market??? My GM and GSM as Hot on this and I want to see if any one knows about marketing stragatys and buyer shopping trends that have worked for any of you. It all sounds good over the phone but yuo all know how that goes...

Thank you,

Renee "Car Diva" Vaughan

Posted by Renee Vaughan on June 18th, 2008 at 9:56am — 5 Comments (Add)

Big Sale this weekend only!

I was speaking to a customer on the phone last night about the "BIG SALE" that we are having this week at one of my dealerships. It is one of those things where an outside company brings the salespeople, managers, etc. and guarantees the dealership a certain amount of business. I have had a problem with theese sales for awhile now. This particular customer attended the sale we had like this last year and purchased a 1995 Corvette with 106k miles on it for $16283. He has since fixed it up, put ne…

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Posted by Amanda Marsal on June 18th, 2008 at 7:27am — 1 Comment (Add)

Your Micro Site Inventory!

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Posted by Alvin Newton on June 17th, 2008 at 1:11pm — No Comments (Add)

New Website Service Helps Determine If You’re Being Swindled By Your Mechanic

The website is called RepairPal and was just launched this week. What makes the site useful is its ability to provide you with the correct estimate of how much the cost of your repairs should be. All you need to do is just enter the repairs that need to be done, the vehicle you own and the area where you live. Once the following info has been entered, RepairPal will then give you an estimated amount on how much the cost of repairs should be. So how reliable are the website’s estimates? Well, asi…

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Posted by Daniel Wilson on June 16th, 2008 at 10:55pm — 1 Comment (Add)

Radio Frequency Interference

Modern automobiles are not only mere mechanical contraptions. Their operations are also regulated by electrical and electronic components. The process of combustion is initiated, sustained and regulated by electrical and electronic components. Most important of these components is the ECU or engine control system. As the name suggests, it is the built-in computer that controls the operation of the engine. It automates the process of combustion so t

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Posted by Daniel Wilson on June 16th, 2008 at 10:51pm — No Comments (Add)

Drive Traffic though Parts and Accesories on eBay



By David Romeo, Regional Sales Executive for eBay Motors

One really easy way to drive additional traffic and exposure to your used/new car listings on eBay is to drive traffic off of your other non automobile listings such as parts an accessories. Think about this, the average part or accessory listed on eBay can generate on average anywhere from 200-2000 unique vis…

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Posted by David Romeo on June 16th, 2008 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment (Add)

RAMPBOSS-USA Takes Center Stage at National Corvette Museum

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.— A sapphire black Corvette ZR-1 Spyder, which made its debut during the 1991 North American International Auto Show, rests atop the first RAMPBOSS Vehicle Display System ever sold in North America, inside the cylindrical yellow dome of the National Corvette

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Posted by RAMPBOSS - USA on June 13th, 2008 at 2:38pm — No Comments (Add)

Does Having More Trucks on the Highways Mean More Danger?

If you've ever used an auto transport company or even thought about using one, there is no doubt that you've probably had a laundry list of questions and concerns when it came to how your vehicle will be transported, where it will go and what…

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Posted by National Transport LLC on June 13th, 2008 at 12:54pm — No Comments (Add)

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Joel Lesher

Creative Ways To Capture eMail Addresses 10 Replies

Started by Joel Lesher. Last reply by Joel Lesher Jun 27.

I am interested in hearing the many different ways all of you are going about capturing eMail addresses at the dealership. For example, I was at a dealership yesterday that is giving away a 42 inch... Read More »

Wei Yang

EasyAutoSales.com - Looking to help you market your inventory online for free. 2 Replies

Started by Wei Yang. Last reply by Paul Rushing Jun 27.

Hey guys, We are about to launch a couple of new features in the next two weeks to tap into Facebook and Twitter and we are looking for some smart dealers/early adopters to use our free service to... Read More »

Tagged: social, xml, feeds, twitter, networks

Andre Schnabl

Do you know what YOUR Customers are watching?

Started by Andre Schnabl Jun 27

If CSI is taking a dive like the sales of your inventory. Why aren't focusing on retaining the customers you already have? Heres a neat way... Check this out. http://www.automotivebroadcastingnetw... Read More »

Tagged: satisfaction, showroom, television, customers, service

Pauline Kirsch

Global Warranty

Started by Pauline Kirsch Jun 24

I'm just curious to see how many GM dealerships are getting ready for Global Warranty in Jan. 2009? I know it seems a long way off but from what I am reading and studying in GM training it appears... Read More »

Tagged: claims, warranty, gm, saturn, global

carly

common mistakes people make while at the dealer

Started by carly Jun 19

Hi, Full disclosure - I'm not a car dealer but I work in the industry. I was hoping to start a discussion around common mistakes that people make when they come into a dealer to buy a car. I think... Read More »

Joshua McFall

Quality Lot Management 1 Reply

Started by Joshua McFall. Last reply by John Benjamin Jun 18.

I've been in the Lot Management business for just under a year now and I still struggle to understand why some dealerships don't put more photos online JUST BECAUSE of the higher cost that we as Lo... Read More »

Tagged: cars.com, ebay, inventory, export, lot

james peterson

How to Buy a Used Car- Information, listings and pictures at Zibe.com

Started by james peterson Jun 16

Buying a car is often very difficult job for people. While selecting a car several things comes into picture starting from budget, brand, model, look, mileage etc. No matter a new car or a pre owne... Read More »

Tagged: cars, prices, dealer, certified, pricing

usedcarsonly

Automotive Microsites - Any Good Experiences 6 Replies

Started by usedcarsonly. Last reply by Jay Traylor Jun 13.

There is a lot of buzz floating around through the trade shows and on the automotive blogs about dealer microsites. Who has one (or 10, or 50) and how effective are they? Read More »

Tagged: dealer, microsites, micro, sites, automotive

Joshua McFall

Looking for qualified reps

Started by Joshua McFall Jun 12

Lot Force is looking for qualified Route Managers in markets all across the country, so I thought I'd put "feelers" out in this dealer community. If you work for a dealership and know somebody tha... Read More »

Tagged: autotrader, ebay, business, stickers, lot

Ralph Paglia

What is Your Opinion of the Ford and Lincoln Mercury Digital Advertising Program for Dealers?

Started by Ralph Paglia Jun 7

Ford and Lincoln Mercury Digital Advertising Program for Dealers: To: All Ford and Lincoln Mercury Dealers - June 5, 2008 Subject: Ford and Lincoln Mercury Digital Advertising Program BACKGROUND:... Read More »

Tagged: dealer, mercury, lincoln, dealers, program

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-- Dealer Refresh with Jeff Kershner --

Fox 1, Fox 2, Fox 3 - another missile has launched!

If you haven't already heard, the latest from Mozilla is out in Firefox 3. And I've got to say AWESOME is a pretty good word to describe it. On the surface it doesn't look like much has changed, but underneath...

Have you been blitzed by team ATC yet?

Have you experienced the AutoTrader.com BLITZ? Every once in a while you meet a salesperson who was obviously flexing his/her muscles to a coworker before trying to sell you something. If things go awry, they have a tendency to say...

Barack Obama impersonator selling Kia Sorrentos

Has anyone seen this? Central Kia, a Dallas area Kia dealer commercial features a Barack Obama impersonator selling Kia Sorrentos for $11,888!! We have all seen dealers come up with some crazy shit for commercials but this is another classic...

Can Search Engine Marketing Destroy Your Dealers Budget?

Search Can Destroy Budgets By Steve Finlay Ward's Dealer Business Re-published with permission - thanks Cliff! Auto dealers can get burned buying overly general keyword terms for search-engine marketing, some auto retailers who learned the hard way say. Paying per-click...

What is web SPAM?

Matt Cutts talks about Web SPAM,. Some great information if you're looking to trick Google. SPAM will soon become more dangerous.
 
 

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