Category Archives: Automotive News

Complaint Websites – anonymity that really hurts!

It will happen to any car dealership eventually.  Search your dealership’s name (or worse) your own name… and the search engine returns a high-ranking “complaint” result.  This happened to me this past weekend and after my lawyers were called and… Continue reading

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Dealer Microsites: An Anecdote for an Answer

I’m not here to preach one way or another about dealership microsites because if used correctly they can be very effective.  I’d rather tell you a story and let you decide for yourself on how best to apply them to… Continue reading

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Where are Your SEM Dollars Going

some dealers who actually took the time to analyze their SEM campaigns directly with Google that the percentages their Agencies were taking were sometimes as high as 40%. Continue reading

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North Texas Nissan hires ecarlist for SEM, SEO and…SERM?

What is SERM?  Sounds like a bad case of the flu, but it’s actually a serious and rapidly growing segment of Search Engine Marketing.  SERM stands for Search Engine Reputation Management, and any company who struggles with negative PR online should get to know… Continue reading

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2008 – A Blessing in Disguise?

the dealers who will survive in 2009 and beyond will be those who fundamentally shift their beliefs about the Internet Continue reading

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Vehicle Pricing Analytics: Leveraging Market Data

The days of only monitoring a competing dealer’s specials down the street are over. The dealership of today must buy and price its inventory with a deep understanding of its online competitors and the National marketplace. With ecarlist Pricing Analytics… Continue reading

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The Justification for Existence…Even Pop-Ups

As a dealer vendor in the online advertising/marketing sector, it is your innate duty to justify the money your dealer gives you.  That’s what makes online marketing different - the accountability.  It’s easier to take radio or newspaper dollars and chalk up… Continue reading

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eCarList featured on BlogTalk Radio

Inventory management and integrated marketing tools are a key focus for AdAgencyOnline.Net. Today’s “Automotive Advertising Experts” show featured an interview with Len Critcher, CEO of ecarlist that contributed to developing the best practices that eCarList is bringing to the market. Advertising… Continue reading

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