John Carroll - About 15 years ago, said Trenary, who runs three dealerships in the St. Louis area, Ben Turec screened a television spot he put together from several years’ worth of bloopers swept up from his ad agency’s cutting room floor. Blown lines, pratfalls, ornery animals; it all ...
Dean Evans - When it comes to allocating marketing dollars, most dealers have it backwards. Newspaper, television and radio have been such an integral part of their advertising programs for so long that many dealers still place those mediums at the top of...
Paul Rushing - Social networking in the automobile industry is starting to take roots and will propel the industry ahead. Social networking is nothing new to anyone who has had an Internet connection for more than 30 days; almost all of our online activities...
Thomas B. Hudson, Esq. - The mortgage mess has spilled over into the car arena. The credit markets appear to be temporarily shell shocked and reluctant to assume any risk. Finance companies that lived on the securitization model can’t...
Robert Moore - ... before jumping on the Internet-charged bandwagon, you should ask yourself, “Do I need more leads, or do I need to do more to improve my performance with the leads I already receive?” ...