http://blogproautomotive.com Blogging for Car Dealers Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:09:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ok Folks, On Tuesday Nov 25 we are holding the first of a series of monthly affiliate meetings.You can register here for these meetings. In the first meeting we will be walking everyone through the affiliate referral process. We will also be introducing a new service - Video - and showing how ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlogproAutomotive/~4/458067927" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlogproAutomotive/~3/458067927/ http://blogproautomotive.com/events/affiliate-meetings/upcoming-affiliate-meetings/ This brief video shows how to insert images into a Wordpress blog entry and specify a few parameters to display them according to your liking. [viddler id=1be78c69&w=437&h=288]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlogproAutomotive/~4/450994453" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlogproAutomotive/~3/450994453/ http://blogproautomotive.com/videos/content-management/inserting-images-into-a-wordpress-blog-entry/ Email marketing is one of the most impacting and cost-effective ways to drive quality traffic to your website. Problem is, email marketing is also one of the more abused and mis-used online marketing practices, particularly in the auto industry where email practices by car dealers are a disgrace. Implementing the necessary ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlogproAutomotive/~4/429747365" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlogproAutomotive/~3/429747365/ http://blogproautomotive.com/articles/email-marketing/real-results-with-permission-based-email/ Short video tutorial shows you where and how to access your Wordpress admin from your blog's home screen. Also shows you what to expect when logged in and how to remove the link to admin from the homepage in your widget settings. Enjoy! [viddler id=bd3f54fd&w=437&h=370]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlogproAutomotive/~4/416843932" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlogproAutomotive/~3/416843932/ http://blogproautomotive.com/videos/blog-administration/logging-in-to-wordpress-admin/ Later this month BlogPro will be participating in a webinar with DealersEdge. Focus of the session will be on ways to use permission-based email in conjunction with your blog in a SEO-friendly way. The webinar is based on material from a workshop performed last month with ADAGP. Emphasis is on opt-in ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlogproAutomotive/~4/410070999" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlogproAutomotive/~3/410070999/ http://blogproautomotive.com/events/webinars/dealer-webinar-scheduled-thurs-oct23/ This video shows you where and how to apply (or activate) themes in the Wordpress Admin. You must have admin access to your Wordpress blog to do this. You must also ave themes available in the admin to apply. When you install Wordpress it comes pre-loaded with 2 themes - Classic ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlogproAutomotive/~4/410071000" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlogproAutomotive/~3/410071000/ http://blogproautomotive.com/videos/blog-administration/how-to-apply-themes-in-wordpress-admin/ This video shows you the simplicity in setting up your Twitter to follow someone else on Twitter. [viddler id=61ffd1e6&w=545&h=451]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlogproAutomotive/~4/420191862" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlogproAutomotive/~3/420191862/ http://blogproautomotive.com/videos/communications/how-to-follow-someone-on-twitter/ Dealers in the Philadelphia metro area interested in learning some simple techniques that can be applied to your email marketing promotions, blog, and social media sites should check out ADAGP's "32% Factor - Utilizing Blogs, Email, SEO, Video and Social Media to Quality Leads and Develop a Customer Audience." This half-day ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlogproAutomotive/~4/410071002" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlogproAutomotive/~3/410071002/ http://blogproautomotive.com/events/seminars-workshops/dealer-workshop-scheduled-for-september-10-2008/ In a meeting the other day with Dealer client. We were showing him around the new virtual infrastructure we were creating for the Dealership, e.g. new Blog, Online Service Forum, some promo pages on their site, etc. The Dealer asked if people would actually use these things. He seemed unsure, ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlogproAutomotive/~4/410071003" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlogproAutomotive/~3/410071003/ http://blogproautomotive.com/articles/blog-marketing/join-the-party/ The meat of this article by Arianne Walker in Online Automotive Review is iterated in the final paragraph: Even though OEMs and dealers have been shifting their marketing budgets online, the data shows that most should probably be accelerating that transition, putting even more money where shoppers - new and used ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlogproAutomotive/~4/410071004" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlogproAutomotive/~3/410071004/ http://blogproautomotive.com/articles/automotive-marketing/the-trickle-effect-in-new-and-used-car-sales/