July 2015 Blog Posts (100)

One Isn’t Always the Loneliest Number That You’ll Ever See

In determining the effectiveness of video marketing, perhaps the metric most used is views - How many views did this video get? In fact, in a recent study by Yahoo-owned video platform Brightroll, 31 percent of polling respondents from over 70…

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Added by Timmy D. James on July 27, 2015 at 9:15am — 1 Comment

Big-Data in the Automotive Industry

Large-scale data sets, predictive analytics, massive figures and complex equations…

For some dealers, understanding marketing and utilizing big data can be complex and overwhelming.  Let’s face it: we are not statisticians, engineers or mathematicians. For the most part, we are sales people, accountants, service advisors and techs who have grown our way into management and or ownership somewhere along the way.  Big data can be scary and so is the “fear or the…

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Added by Chuck Scalies on July 27, 2015 at 8:48am — No Comments

Auto/Mate Announces Integration with Autopoint's Service Scheduling and Shop Loading Product Line

ALBANY, N.Y. – July 27th, 2015 – Auto/Mate Dealership Systems (http://www.automate.com) announced today that Autopoint, a Solera company and a leading provider of revenue and retention solutions for auto dealership service departments, has completed integration of several of its products with Auto/Mate's dealership management system (DMS). Auto/Mate customers now have the ability to access Autopoint's advanced scheduling and shop loading features…

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Added by Mike Esposito on July 27, 2015 at 8:46am — No Comments

How Much Is My Car Worth?

When you ask a car dealer, “How much is my car worth,” you’re not going to get the precise answer you’re looking for. During negotiations for a trade-in on a new car, a dealer answers the question, “How much is my car worth,” with the number that the car is worth to him in this particular deal. Most car dealerships only make money on new car sales, and they consider all trade-ins a nuisance. That means that any money they’re offering on your used car is being subtracted from the discount…

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Added by Kevin Lee on July 27, 2015 at 7:23am — No Comments

How To Sell A Wrecked Car And Improve Your Property Values

There are many reasons why you might need to know how to sell a wrecked car that ends up on your property. If you have a serious car accident, and your insurance company decides to pay you a lump sum rather than pay to repair the car, they might let you keep the non-running wreck. Another common way for a homeowner to end up with a wrecked car on their property is if they’re in a serious accident, but they don’t have collision insurance on the car. That means that the insurance company will…

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Added by Kevin Lee on July 27, 2015 at 7:00am — No Comments

The Growing Plague of Google Analytics Spam and How to Filter It

If you're one who checks Google Analytics often to see how your traffic is doing, you've problem seen a lot of sites popping up in analytics over the last year or so that don't make sense. It would seem like these you're getting traffic from strange sites, particularly those selling SEO or other marketing services.

It's spam. That's the bad news. The good news…

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Added by JD Rucker on July 26, 2015 at 11:05pm — No Comments

Hey Dealers: Speed Up Your F&I or Else!

NEWSFLASH: Consumers are tired of wasting 3-5 hours of their lives buying a car.

The average prospect today has done more than 19 hours of research before they ever set foot on your lot; so they know what they want to buy, they just don’t want to spend an entire day buying it from you.

Recognizing the need for speed, some dealerships have done a decent job of abbreviating their Road to the Sale for many customers: getting them from the Meet & Greet through the…

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Added by Steve Stauning on July 26, 2015 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Car News Network | BRAM Auto Group Marketing Director, Joe Ciaccia Discusses Value of Online Reviews for their Honda and Toyota Dealerships

Published on Jul 24, 2015  https://youtu.be/LpGi2I9Z8pg
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK | Bay Ridge Toyota | July 24, 2015 | Criss Castle meets with BRAM Auto Group's Marketing Director, Joe Ciaccia as he discusses how online reviews affect both sales…
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Added by Criss Castle on July 25, 2015 at 11:00am — No Comments

5 Key Mobile Marketing Trends in 2015 to Continue in 2016

Mobile Internet market develops in leaps and bounds from year to year (according to app developer theappsolutions.com). 2015 can be rightfully called the year of mobile market breakthrough with impressive 22% of all online sales in the US made via mobiles. 2015 isn’t over yet. However,…

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Added by Antonvoronin on July 24, 2015 at 11:18am — No Comments

77% of Your Dealership’s Social Media Posts Should be Content Marketing

The 99 Series: We’re Back!

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Welcome to the Hope-Is-Not-a-Strategy post, where I remind everyone about the new way we generate buzz around our brand…hint: it’s not like the old way!  Social media…

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Added by Joseph Little on July 24, 2015 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Volvo’s Lifetime Parts Warranty Offer May Increase Service Business & Customer Loyalty

As reported by Automotive News, Volvo is rolling out a lifetime warranty on parts and labor for all vehicles serviced after the factory warranty at any Volvo dealership.  Volvo claims that “the lifetime parts and labor warranty is a commitment to both…

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Added by Chris Miller on July 24, 2015 at 8:16am — No Comments

        Auto Sales and Leasing Just call 973-530-4135 press 1 for your easy no obligation quote -like the quote then simply fill out our credit app on our secure site Either Click Link Below And…

 

 

 

 

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Added by Empire Motors Corp on July 24, 2015 at 3:33am — No Comments

MotoFuze Strategy Team Roundtable: the Evolution of Communication

In this episode of the FuzeCast show, MotoFuze VP of Social Strategy, Joey Little, Director of Content and Marketing, Kristin Huntley welcomes team member and Data Scientist, Paul Chua to the podcast for a discussion on data driven social strategy and defining true engagement.  Paul is a strategic member of the MotoFuze Development Team.  Most of us don’t exactly…

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Added by Joseph Little on July 23, 2015 at 12:27pm — No Comments

Increase Show and Close Rates with a Winning Lead Strategy

Most dealers close between twenty to thirty percent of the leads submitted through their own website. With that kind of close rate, its no wonder the prevailing wisdom is the more leads you can get, the better. To a certain extent this is true, but the quality of your leads is even more important than the quantity of leads. The more high-quality leads you get,…

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Added by David Metter on July 23, 2015 at 9:24am — No Comments

Auto Industry’s First Innovation & Investor Conference Announced

 

AutoVentures Conference, produced by DrivingSales and Fraser McCombs Capital, will connect entrepreneurs with investors, innovative retailers, and industry vendors to foster investment in, and adoption of, new technologies in the auto industry

 

Salt Lake City, UT – July 22, 2015 – DrivingSales and Fraser McCombs Capital today announced AutoVentures, the auto industry’s first conference to foster…

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Added by Crystal Hartwell on July 22, 2015 at 4:11pm — No Comments

Poor Service Review? How it¹s Handled is Key to Your Success

So, you’ve received a poor review from a woman customer. Now what? First, remember poor reviews will happen. Someone will be unhappy with your dealership at some time. The same happens to Starbucks, Apple and Nordstrom. As long as the poor reviews are infrequent, they really are good news. Why?



  1. Customers expect to see a variety of ratings when reading reviews. If all are “exceptional”, customers will think they aren’t seeing the whole picture.



  2. You…
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Added by Anne Fleming on July 22, 2015 at 3:15pm — No Comments

Periodic Table of SEO: In-Depth Content Guide

Periodic Table

While SEO is a simple practice once you learn the basics (and begin implementing strategies and techniques), it's often intimidating to beginners and those who don't specialize in digital marketing.

In order to help more and more people learn about SEO in a simple and organized…

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Added by Mark Frost on July 22, 2015 at 10:47am — No Comments

This Week in Social Media

Social Media Update – Week of 7/20

Hey, it’s Joey Little, VP of Social Strategy with the MotoFuze Weekly Social Media Update.  This week we’ve got some great news for those of us who want more from our mobile social media experience!…

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Added by Joseph Little on July 22, 2015 at 10:21am — No Comments

Is It Wisely to Investing, If You Have $500?

         Still trying to find a reliable way to saving for retirement? Nowadays, with variations of financial advisers, your task is getting a little bit easier.

One of such automated investment services called Wealthfront provides potential investors with an opportunity to place…

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Added by Nicoline M. Steffensen on July 22, 2015 at 6:00am — No Comments

Social Media Marketing Tips For Small Business

Social media marketing platforms is the best tools to promote the dealer marketing. Taking into consideration the current state of the market, you need to have all the social media tools of online car dealer SEO, where you can use each of them more effectively and efficiently to market the dealership across segments.

Added by Martin Denial on July 22, 2015 at 3:51am — No Comments

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