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AIM’s New CarClicks Marketing Program has Strong Launch

Chicago IL, September 30, 2012 – Automotive Internet Media’s new CarClicks advertising program exceeds all company expectations in first month.

AIM’s CarClicks program drives auto consumers shopping on independent automotive sites directly to the dealership’s website.…

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Added by Tony French on October 4, 2012 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Social Media for Car Dealers

This is a well produced video by the Toyota Knowledge Center that highlights how consumers use social media in their shopping and purchasing process. Doing social media right is a great way for dealerships to get an edge over their competition. It's also a great way to engage with your customers in real time. 

I hear dealers say, "We're doing fine without it".…

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Added by Tony French on September 13, 2012 at 12:59pm — No Comments

Liquid Motors Expands Richardson, Texas Headquarters

Dallas, TX August 16, 2012 - Liquid Motors Inc., a provider of comprehensive inventory management and marketing solutions for the automobile industry, today announced that it has doubled the size of the office space for the corporate headquarters to support the growth of the business.

“Liquid Motors is on a path for tremendous growth. The expansion of the corporate headquarters is more conducive for top talent…

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Added by Tony French on August 17, 2012 at 7:25am — No Comments

Dealerships Get Your Social On

Dealerships Get Your Social On
Google Buys WildFire to Play More In Social Media - this just in from the WSJ Blog
 
The rush to figure out how to market companies on social media sites has led Google to make a new deal.
 

WSJ colleague Amir Efrati is reporting Google has purchased Wildfire Interactive for $250 million, citing a person with direct…

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Added by Tony French on July 31, 2012 at 7:11pm — No Comments

Automotive Internet Media Launches New CarClicks Marketing Program

Chicago IL, July 31, 2012 – Automotive Internet Media, a leading provider of internet marketing services to the auto industry launches AIM’s CarClicks to drive more auto shoppers to dealership websites.

AIM’s CarClicks is the first program to offer dealerships the ability to drive auto consumers shopping on independent automotive sites directly to the dealership’s website. Dealership inventory is displayed with priority placement on a network of automotive shopping sites. When auto…

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Added by Tony French on July 31, 2012 at 5:32pm — No Comments

Gary Vaynerchuck author of the Thank You Economy on Piers Morgan

I just finished reading the Thank You Economy and now I see Gary Vaynerchuck everywhere. It's kind of like when you buy a new car you start seeing everyone on the road that's driving the same vehicle.

Vaynerchuck is one passionate dude about leveraging social media to grow your business - great for dealers and entrepreneurs. I like his passion and I like Gary. He's an entertaining speaker, has…

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Added by Tony French on July 29, 2012 at 11:30am — No Comments

Google’s New Algorithm – Social Media Counts Even More

In February Google announced a new Panda update that gives more importance to freshness of data. Other than inventory, most dealership websites are static and don’t have fresh content being added to provide Google and the other search engines what they are looking for. The right blog set up, with fresh and unique content added daily can provide the search engines what they want to help your dealership get better rankings. Great content can generate links and likes, but bad content will draw…

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Added by Tony French on June 22, 2012 at 11:39am — No Comments

McGrath Imports Opens First Acura Dealership in Downtown Chicago

Chicago, IL, June 21th, 2012 – McGrath Imports opens a new Acura dealership in downtown Chicago. Auto shoppers will now have a location in the city of Chicago to purchase and service new and pre-owned Acura’s. The grand opening of the new McGrath Acura of Downtown Chicago is June 21st.

The state-of-the-art facility is built from the ground up using the newest design for Acura dealerships.…

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Added by Tony French on June 22, 2012 at 11:30am — No Comments

Automotive Internet Media Offers New Program to Help Dealerships Dominate their Online Market

Chicago IL, June 2, 2012 – Automotive Internet Media, a leading automotive online marketing company, announced they have enhanced their service offerings to provide all digital and interactive marketing for dealers in one complete package.

Automotive Internet Media offers services in over 10 marketing communication disciplines across numerous strategic platforms. The company continues to provide a la carte offerings…

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Added by Tony French on June 4, 2012 at 12:36pm — No Comments

Nissan CPO Program Partners with Carfax

FRANKLIN, Tn. (May 22, 2012) – Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) has selected Carfax as the exclusive vehicle history provider for their Nissan and Infiniti Certified Pre-Owned programs. As of May 1, 2012, Carfax® Vehicle History Reports™ are a requirement for the Nissan and Infiniti certification process.

“Nissan and Infiniti brands set all-time sales records in Certified Pre-Owned sales this past fiscal year, delivering over 110,000 units, and we expect further growth with our…

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Added by Tony French on May 24, 2012 at 6:30am — No Comments

DealerRater Vice President of Sales Heather MacKinnon to Speak at Chicago DigitalCON

DealerRater, the world’s premier car dealer review web site, today announced that its vice president of sales, Heather MacKinnon, will be a featured speaker at Chicago DigitalCON, to be held at the Chicago Automobile Trade Association, May 9-10. MacKinnon’s presentation entitled, “The Do’s & Don’ts of Building and Leveraging an Online Reputation,” will be held Thursday, May 10th at 4:15 PM. Attendees will learn about the myths vs. the realities involving online…

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Added by Tony French on April 30, 2012 at 9:00am — No Comments

Google’s Car with No Driver

April 28, 2012 - - If you haven’t heard by now, Google plans to produce self-driving car technology and hopes to partner with folks in Detroit. Google announced in October that its engineers are working on developing technology for cars that can drive themselves.

Anthony Levandowski, head of Google's self-driving car project, told an audience at the Society of Automotive Engineers conference this week that the company is looking for partners to help it get autonomous cars on the road…

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Added by Tony French on April 28, 2012 at 11:30am — No Comments

Penske Announces the Most Profitable Quarter in History

Total Retail Unit Sales Increase 18.1%

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Apr 25, 2012

-- Revenues Increase 17.9% to $3.2 Billion

--Same-store Retail Revenue Increases 7.5%

--Income from Continuing Operations Increases 37.3% to $50.0 Million

--EPS from Continuing Operations Increases 41.0% to $0.55

Penske Automotive Group, Inc., an international automotive retailer, announced today the most profitable first quarter in…

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Added by Tony French on April 28, 2012 at 11:00am — No Comments

PureCars Joins Forces With HookLogic

NEW YORK, NY, Apr 25, 2012 - HookLogic, the leading provider of ecommerce media solutions and services, today announced its new partnership with PureCars(TM), an automotive research company dedicated to answering the top concerns of car shoppers. As a result of this new relationship, PureCars will now leverage HookLogic's popular Lead-to-Show incentive solution for the over 1,500 automotive dealerships they represent.

PureCars' mission is to answer the top concerns of a…

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Added by Tony French on April 25, 2012 at 9:00am — No Comments

DealerSocket Selected as Top 100 Winner

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., April 25, 2012 - Leading auto dealer CRM DealerSocket (DealerSocket.com) announced today it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the OnDemand Top 100 winners. Inclusion in the OnDemand 100 signifies leadership amongst its peers and game-changing approaches and technologies that are likely to disrupt existing markets and entrenched players. DealerSocket was specially selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and industry experts spanning the globe, based on a set of…
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Added by Tony French on April 25, 2012 at 8:00am — No Comments

Rob Mudd to Speak at the Inaugural Chicago DigitalCON

CEDAR FALLS, IA – April 23,2012 - Rob Mudd, President of Digital Media at Mudd Advertising, has been selected to present at the inaugural Chicago DigitalCON. The conference will be held in Chicago May 9-10.

The Chicago DigitalCON is geared to help dealerships by sharing the latest online, digital strategies from the industry’s top experts. Topics from the speakers include: increasing traffic and sales, SEO and paid search, enhancing online reputation and much…

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Added by Tony French on April 22, 2012 at 8:16pm — No Comments

Toyota Camry Tops Dataium ASI Rankings For Second Month In A Row

Auto Shoppers Remain Strong In March, Continued Strong Auto Sales to Follow

Increasing gas prices move fuel-efficient car models into Top ASI spots

Nashville, TN — 04/13/2012 — Dataium, the largest aggregator of online automotive shopper behavior, today released its monthly ASI report. The ASI (Automotive Shopper Intensity) index, a leading…

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Added by Tony French on April 14, 2012 at 12:14pm — No Comments

Leading Automotive CRM DealerSocket Creates Buzz With MobileCRM

DealerSocket's New Tool, MobileCRM, Makes Its CRM Tool Available in a Mobile App

AN CLEMENTE, Calif., April 10, 2012 - Leading auto dealer CRM DealerSocket (DealerSocket.com) is creating a buzz with the recently released MobileCRM, which allows users to access its industry-leading CRM tool in a mobile application.

"This advanced mobile solution is designed to take your key daily activities and make them available in a simple, easy-to-use mobile application," saysJonathan…

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Added by Tony French on April 11, 2012 at 5:30am — No Comments

Cars.com Adds "Exclusive" Lender for Online Customers

RoadLoans.com® Named Preferred Auto Lender for Cars.com™ Customers

Consumers can shop for and finance vehicles from the leading automotive Web site

DALLAS, April 9, 2012 — Online automotive research site Cars.com has selected RoadLoans.com as its exclusive lender for its online customers. Visitors to Cars.com, newcars.com and pickuptrucks.com can get pre-approved for auto financing as part of their automotive shopping experience.

RoadLoans.com is a leading online auto…

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Added by Tony French on April 11, 2012 at 5:30am — No Comments

AIM hosts Chicago DigitalCON at the Chicago Automobile Trade Association

Chicago IL, April 10, 2012 – Automotive Internet Media, a leading automotive online marketing company, announced today they are hosting Chicago DigitalCON on May 9-10th at the Chicago Automobile Trade Association.  The inaugural Chicago DigitalCON will bring the industry’s best digital subject matter experts from around the country to share the latest online strategies to help dealerships learn ways to enhance their online marketing.  …

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Added by Tony French on April 10, 2012 at 10:30pm — No Comments

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