With the recent announcement by Facebook that FBML is being phased out, I can not help but wonder about the impact that changes like this have on dealerships. This is one of those things that makes you realize you have to be cautious about what marketing channels you invest into, when you have little or [...]
09 Feb
AutoTrader.com recently announced the national launch of the Connections Bundle, which integrates social media, chat, dealer ratings and more to create more avenues for car shoppers to connect with dealers online. The bundle includes Dealer Chat, Social Connections, Dealer Ratings and Sitelink Advanced, according to the company. It was tested throughout the third and fourth [...]
03 Feb
There is a lot of talk these days about online reputation management for car dealers. Much of it revolves around the idea of keeping an eye on and utilizing sites such as dealerrater.com and yelp.com where people are able to rate your dealership and leave comments about it. These sites are useful and also important [...]
02 Nov
You may have noticed that some of the power-bloggers you follow are coming out with dailies. This is due to a new site called Paper.li. A few examples I can cite include, The Eric Miltsch Daily, The Automotive SEO Daily, The Automotive Social Media Daily. Paper.li can be described as a tool that gives individuals [...]
15 Jun
Last week, Google announced that their new web indexing system “Caffeine” is live on all Google pages. What does this mean for your website and do you have to change anything on your pages? Google Caffeine is the name for the new method that Google uses to index web pages. In contrast to Google’s old [...]
03 May
NEW YORK — A trio of industry veterans is aiming to put more power to generate productive online leads into dealers’ hands. By recently launching the Automotive Advertising Network, these executives believe member dealers can secure unlimited leads and online promotion of their inventory on national, regional and local Web sites. They contend the placement would [...]
22 Apr
Last time we talked about why you should consider using Squidoo to build traffic, sell your product, or share your expert advice. Have you built your Squidoo Lens yet? Squidoo is a simple way to enhance your social marketing efforts. How simple? Each Lens is built up of pre-designed and pre-formatted components called Modules. Each [...]
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