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AdAgencyOnline.Net Reviews izmocars For Automotive Advertising Agencies On Blog Talk Radio

Automotive advertising agencies are expected to improve vehicle sales for their auto dealer clients, however, their ultimate self serving goal is to provide added value and profits to support their fees. Philip Zelinger, the President of Ad Agency Online, L.L.C. and the host of an automotive advertising resource / networking portal -- http://AdAgencyOnline.Net -- has accepted that responsibility for his affiliated automotive advertising agencies as he…

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Added by Philip Zelinger on January 25, 2011 at 12:55pm — No Comments

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Retooling Your Approach: Key Ways to Avoid Talking Yourself Out of a Sale

In our eagerness to close a sale, many of…

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Added by SUSAN HAIR on January 25, 2011 at 9:39am — No Comments

QR Codes are Here to Stay-Is Your Dealership Using Them?

Utilize QR Codes to Drive Leads to Your Car Dealership

If you keep up with the latest digital trends, you know about QR codes. They're similar to bar codes (only with a 2-dimensional pattern) and can be scanned by any smartphone with a QR reader. Once someone scans a QR code, he sees a coupon, special website, video, or whatever the advertiser chooses to use. The opportunities for…

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Added by Paul Potratz on January 24, 2011 at 3:36pm — No Comments

Will 2011 Be a ‘Diamond’ Year?

Everyone wants to have a great 2011. We will toss 2010 behind us and revel in the New Year with hope, belief, and expectancy. Will it be your greatest collective 365 days? Will it be the best year of your life? Will it be a “diamond” year?

The word diamond comes from the Greek word adamas, which means “indestructible.” The diamond is the only gem known to man, besides graphite, that is made of a single element, carbon. Diamond is completely made…

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Added by Jack Higginbotham on January 23, 2011 at 11:37pm — No Comments

What Does “NO” Really Mean?

Anyone who has been in professional sales for more than about 30 minutes has

heard the answer NO. No, I’m not interested. No, not right now. No, thank you. No, never.

NO NO NO!!

Those who are ultimately successful in sales are those who learn the true meaning of the word

NO. It may surprise you to learn that NO seldom means no. Let…

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Added by MANNY LUNA on January 23, 2011 at 2:55pm — No Comments

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Added by Joseph Little on January 21, 2011 at 2:12pm — No Comments

BMW Dealers Get 2K Website Co-Op Money

As many dealers know, I am always keeping my ear to the ground to be the first to report on the latest automotive digital marketing and social media trends that add value to the automotive industry. This week a learned that… Continue

Added by Brian Pasch on January 20, 2011 at 11:35pm — 1 Comment

Wholesale Vehicles and Remarketing

Speaking as someone that has been on both sides of the car business, referring to retail and remarketing I have to say that I am continuously amazed. I get to speak to used car managers, general managers, dealer principles, wholesalers and rewholesalers on a daily basis in several states. What I have become aware of is the amount of effort, money and training that is expended in the new car environment to increase profits. How can we get more gross in the front…

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Added by Jason Roth on January 20, 2011 at 4:24pm — No Comments

Are You In A Sales Slump?

Selling slumps. We've all been in this train wreck before. You miss an important sale. You have a series of bad days. You can't sell to your potential. You can't seem to extricate yourself from its deadly grip. You're in a sales slump.

Let's take a…

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Added by MANNY LUNA on January 20, 2011 at 2:46pm — No Comments

3 Strategies for Failure

There are 3 Strategies for Failure that many Service Managers and Fixed Operations Directors use (with little Success) to facilitate changes in their daily operations and the behaviors of Service Department Personnel.

Yet, these 3 Strategies are the most common response many otherwise capable Managers (and Dealer Principals) use over and over again with little to no results. This in turn leads to a downward spiral of resentment followed by anger followed by the inevitable angry… Continue

Added by Leonard Buchholz on January 20, 2011 at 10:53am — No Comments

AdAgencyOnline.Net Reviews CloudOne Call Center For Automotive Advertising Agencies

Automotive advertising agencies are overwhelmed by demands from their auto dealer clients to provide more with less. Philip Zelinger, the President of Ad Agency Online, L.L.C. and the host of their automotive advertising resource / networking portal http://AdAgencyOnline.Net, recently interviewed James Crouse, the CEO of CloudOne, on his blog talk radio show…

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Added by Philip Zelinger on January 20, 2011 at 10:51am — No Comments

5 Social Marketing 'Need to Knows' for Dealerships

Almost everyday I talk to dealers and their staff who ask really great questions about Social Media and what’s called “Inbound Marketing”. Wikipedia and… Continue

Added by Kathi Kruse on January 19, 2011 at 7:42pm — No Comments

AdAgencyOnline.Net Reviews eVBDS Electric Vehicle Charging Solutions For Automotive Advertising Agencies On Blog Talk Radio

Philip Zelinger, the President of Ad Agency Online, L.L.C. and the host of the automotive advertising resource / networking portal http://AdAgencyOnline.Net, will be interviewing three principals from eVBDS, (Electric Vehicle Business Development Strategies), -- George Stellweg, Forest Williams and Carlos De La Guardia -- on his blog talk radio show Automotive Advertising Experts. The group of auto industry insiders will be discussing the many…

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Added by Philip Zelinger on January 19, 2011 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Running an Ethical PPC Campaign for Your Dealership

Recently, we were searching one of our dealership clients (Bill Rapp Superstore) in Google and found that a competitor, Nemith Nissan, is bidding on their dealership's name in search. So when we typed in "Bill Rapp Nissan," a pay-per-click ad showed up saying "Bill Rapp Nissan-we beat their price." Further investigation showed that…

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Added by Paul Potratz on January 19, 2011 at 2:13pm — 2 Comments

eCarList Partners With Carfax, Offers Free Access to TrueTarget™ Mobile App

eCarList opens access to its award-winning iPhone app to all automotive dealers; provides free TrueTarget Mobile service to all Carfax subscribing dealers

DALLAS and CENTREVILLE, Va., Jan. 19, 2011 -- eCarList, one of the fastest-growing automotive software companies, has teamed with Carfax to provide free access to eCarList's innovative TrueTarget…

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Added by Crystal Hartwell on January 19, 2011 at 10:26am — No Comments

Why do people "Like" your facebook page? Someone Emailed this to me. Thought I would share it. Source Unknown.

But I could discover throughout my held trainings and seminars that we as dealers very rarely know about the motives of consumers, why they are following us or a brand – why do they like us. What make fans and followers click?

A recent conducted research of Co-Tweet and ExactTarget came closer to provide an answer. The following motives and answers will possibly help dealerships to adjust their engagement level on Social Media Networks. It will help us further in creating new…

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Added by Kevin "Friend Me" Bradberry on January 19, 2011 at 9:02am — No Comments

Dealer Principals - Make A Commitment to Lead

I just got back from a 20 Group meeting and the more I speak to dealer principals the more I am excited about being in the automotive industry. I am very excited about helping dealer principals lead their business in digital marketing and social media strategies. That's right. Dealer principals as…

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Added by Brian Pasch on January 18, 2011 at 4:00pm — No Comments

30 day free trial with Car Chat 24 ends Jan.31st

Fellow DealerEliter's,

It has been great being a party of the community and sharing ideas and thoughts. We had some amazing results when we did our Case Study right here on DealerElite with Reno Toyota. They were able to increase their website leads by 100% by adding Car Chat 24: Reno Toyota Case Study Numbers

If…

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Added by Ryan Thompson on January 18, 2011 at 2:31pm — No Comments

NADA Convention Workshop on SEO, Blogs, and Microsites

Following the 2011 Digital Marketing Strategies Conference February 1-3rd in the Napa Valley, I will be leading workshops at the 2011 NADA Convention in San Francisco. My workshop is entitled "Blogs, Microsites, and SEO" will be repeated three times on the following… Continue

Added by Brian Pasch on January 18, 2011 at 12:00pm — No Comments