" When the facts no longer support your argument the weak often turn to personal attacks....keep your eye on the ball dealers...you are being sold out...there is only one bad guy here and it is not James."
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Thomas A. Kelly
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- Davison, MI
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- Hank Graff Davison
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Thomas A. Kelly's Discussions
Taking the “E” out of SEO leaves us with Search Optimization.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Bobby Compton Mar 8, 2012. 1 Reply 1 Like
Good article, good comments.…Continue
Clearinghouse for Lead Aggregators?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Thomas A. Kelly Feb 11, 2012. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Why would a dealer directly…Continue
Transparency: The Good, The Bad and The Hypocrisy
Started this discussion. Last reply by Thomas A. Kelly Mar 5, 2012. 12 Replies 0 Likes
Hypocrisy: “Hypocrisy involves the deception of others and is thus a kind of lie”…Continue
Eat Your Green Beans Tommy!
Started Aug 26, 2011 0 Replies 1 Like
My mother, God rest her soul,…Continue
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Thomas A. Kelly commented on James A. Ziegler's blog post Jim Ziegler wants to know: Double Cross or NOT a Double-Cross?Thomas A. Kelly commented on James A. Ziegler's blog post Jim Ziegler wants to know: Double Cross or NOT a Double-Cross?Thomas A. Kelly commented on James A. Ziegler's blog post Jim Ziegler wants to know: Double Cross or NOT a Double-Cross?Thomas A. Kelly commented on James A. Ziegler's blog post Jim Ziegler wants to know: Double Cross or NOT a Double-Cross?"UpShift Digital is now onboard defending Cars.com’s horrible treatment of the dealer…Here is what their President and CEO had to say about them a short 11 months ago…..
June 19, 2012 by John Druien
“A new article…"
Thomas A. Kelly commented on James A. Ziegler's blog post Jim Ziegler wants to know: Double Cross or NOT a Double-Cross?"James A. Zieglar, The deck has always been stacked...you pay to play....the more you pay the more game time you get. We are put on the elevator ..when a sufficient number of shooters have opted for the top tier and there is no one left to…"
Thomas A. Kelly commented on James A. Ziegler's blog post Jim Ziegler wants to know: Double Cross or NOT a Double-Cross?"True colors are showing...It appears they are choosing dollars over customer satisfaction.... unfortunately for Cars, it may well net a loss of revenue in the longer term. This debacle, if nothing else, should serve as fair warning to…"
Thomas A. Kelly commented on James A. Ziegler's blog post Jim Ziegler wants to know: Double Cross or NOT a Double-Cross?"Terrific video Tim & Jim!
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Thomas A. Kelly commented on James A. Ziegler's blog post Jim Ziegler wants to know: Double Cross or NOT a Double-Cross?"Cars.com's rates are negotiable..I would not tolerate an increase and was allowed to skip 3 increases...(think selling an empty seat on a plane)...the last time they hit me up I booted them...then they offered to do it for the same…"
Thomas A. Kelly commented on James A. Ziegler's blog post Jim Ziegler wants to know: Double Cross or NOT a Double-Cross?"Where ever we are now, we arrived here by a long slow process sometimes referred to as Boiling the Frog Syndrome. It is intended that the Frog be cooked then eaten. Those that are patting our foreheads with a cool towel at this point in the process…"
Thomas A. Kelly commented on Thomas A. Kelly's blog post My experiment with Klout"If I were to proclaim today that social media is dead in the world of automotive, my bogus proclamation would be given the consideration it deserves.....NONE…. If a Ralph Paglia or any one of the many respected leaders in our industry were to…"
Ralph Paglia commented on Thomas A. Kelly's blog post My experiment with Klout"Fascinating look at Klout, but what I find even more interesting is the cause and effect around the statement your unidentified expert made around showing an applicant the door. As irresponsible as such a statement is, it seems like too many people…"
George O'Sullivan commented on Thomas A. Kelly's blog post My experiment with Klout"I am glad that I have resisted the Klout urge. Thank you Tom, for allowing me to claim victory with my procrastination."
David T. Gould commented on Thomas A. Kelly's blog post My experiment with Klout"Thomas, your time and input on this topic is valued. Thanks friend. DTG"
Shannon Page commented on Thomas A. Kelly's blog post My experiment with Klout"Thanks for the look behind the curtain Tom. ;-)"
Keith Shetterly commented on Thomas A. Kelly's blog post My experiment with Klout"Nancy Simmons Klout'd Jae Chang. Thomas Kelly Klout'd Thomas Kelly. I'm starting my own "influence-ranking" site.
MyKlown.com or maybe MyKlod.com...
Seriously, Tom, I'm concerned at your findings. I…"
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- Hank Graff Davison
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- Special Event and Project Manager
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- http://www.hankgraffdavison.com
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Thomas A. Kelly's Blog
My experiment with Klout
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 6:56am 8 Comments 7 Likes
I gamed it from 30 to 70. Never registered for or received perks. My stats go a long ways to proving that at worst, Klout has…
Continue FTC Takes Action, Fair?
Posted on March 16, 2012 at 7:03am 0 Comments 0 Likes
The FTC recently singled out 5 dealerships for something that I suspect hundreds, if not thousands of dealerships has done. Essentially offer to “pay off the trade no matter what you owe”
If we were to say in response to the FTC’s actions that we never meant to mislead anybody or mislead any consumer, that’s not who we are….. I say, that is exactly who we are. If there was no validity to the claims of the FTC then why would we back down? In the instant case, who ultimately…
Continue ADM-DMM partnership announcement on ADM, 3-4-12
Posted on March 4, 2012 at 11:43pm 1 Comment 1 Like
From the ADM-DMM partnership announcement on ADM, 3-4-12
“With over 100 experts writing columns for the magazine, DMM covers every aspect of running a modern auto dealership with a focus on the new digital marketing opportunities. “
JOHN ZEIGLAR is one of those “100 experts”. He does not exist. “John” it is claimed is a “performance writer” for a company that does not exist called Performance…
Continue Who is John Zeiglar ?
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 5:55am 28 Comments 1 Like
Who is John Zeiglar ?
How can I find the company he is said to work for, Performance Company?
What is a “performance writer”?
Why would an author allow his name to be mis-spelled regularly in the same publication repeatedly over many months?
Has anyone seen him registered on any Automotive blogs, Facebook,…
ContinueComment Wall (1 comment)
- At 4:54pm on January 31, 2012,
Dan Weik (pronounced wick) said… Thank you Thomas for the connection. Looking forward to sharing discussions. Enjoy the rest of week.
Dan Weik
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