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General Motors is announcing today that mobile websites are now live for all GM dealers in the iMR Program, adding mobile sites for those dealers with Cadillac, and Buick/GMC brands. Mobile traffic to dealer websites is growing rapidly and GM understands the importance of providing an optimized shopping experience for mobile website visitors. This enhancement was initially planned for 2012 and has been pulled…

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Added by DealerELITE on December 13, 2011 at 3:17pm — No Comments

Dealer Defender December 2011

Sucker Punch

When I arrived in Atlanta in 1982 with my mattresses tied to the roof of my 'buy here- pay here car', you might say I was 'street tough' and 'world wise'... certainly not the warm and fuzzy, cuddly, kinder gentler Ziegler you've all grown to know and love. I used to say we couldn't have a class reunion till all of my friends got out of…

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Added by DealerELITE on December 8, 2011 at 12:30pm — 16 Comments

EXCLUSIVE: DealerRaterJoins CarWoo! (official press release)

DealerRater® Launches PrivateBuy™ in Association with CarWoo!

DealerRater and CarWoo! join forces to offer DealerRater consumer members PrivateBuy - an online service that provides auto consumers with the necessary tools for a positive, well-informed online car buying experience while remaining anonymous.

Waltham,…

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Added by DealerELITE on November 3, 2011 at 11:25am — 1 Comment

EXCLUSIVE: CarWoo! Joins DealerRater (official press release)

Powered By CarWoo!, DealerRater^® Premiers PrivateBuy™

Enabled by the CarWoo! MarketPlace, DealerRater releases PrivateBuy to consumer members offering an online service providing auto consumers the ability to get great market prices and a positive online car buying experience while maintaining…

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Added by DealerELITE on November 2, 2011 at 7:30pm — No Comments

DealerELITE's Exclusive Interview with Tommy McClung, CEO of CarWoo!

DealerELITE's Exclusive Interview with Tommy McClung, CEO of CarWoo!

1. What is CarWoo!?

CarWoo.com is an online marketplace where car buyers say what car they want and dealers make online offers to sell them a car. The experience is 100% transparent between the…

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Added by DealerELITE on November 2, 2011 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Dealers Use Hollywood Premiere to Improve Customer and Employee Satisfaction

Dealers Use Hollywood Premiere to Improve Customer and Employee Satisfaction

Car dealers are participating in the premiere of a major Hollywood film in an effort to improve their customer and employee satisfaction and loyalty. Dealers in New York City and Los Angeles are hosting the premiere for the award-winning film, The Might Macs, a major motion picture that was executive produced by Sean Wolfington. Wolfington and David Boice are the owners of…

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Added by DealerELITE on October 15, 2011 at 9:14am — 1 Comment

Advertising on dealerElite

dealerELITE advertising.

- dealerELITE has the right to choose who they want as advertisers. What we ask is for our advertisers to help promote dealerELITE by inviting new members and placing a reciprocating ad of dE on their website as well.

- dealerELITE periodically checks their advertiser's websites to ensure a proper ad back to dE and tracks invitations to memberships.

- In return, dealerELITE provides our… Continue

Added by DealerELITE on October 13, 2011 at 12:01pm — No Comments

Dealer Elite's Exclusive Interview with Tom Kain, President at AutoDealerTarget

Dealer Elite's Exclusive Interview with Tom Kain, President at AutoDealerTarget

1.What is AutoDealerTarget?

AutoDealerTarget is a company that started as a vision to provide email marketing to auto industry vendors and traniers, and has now grown to add the same level of premium digital…

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Added by DealerELITE on October 13, 2011 at 10:30am — 7 Comments

Dealer Elite's Exclusive Interview with "CarsDirect.com"

Dealer Elite's Exclusive Interview with "CarsDirect.com"

1.What is CarsDirect?

CarsDirect.com has been in the online automotive business for over 12 years now. We are one of the pioneers of selling cars online. As a leader in the online automotive community, we partner with dealers to give them access to our automotive network. Our network spans to nearly 100 automotive enthusiast and forum sites. We also own Autos.com, SellMyCar.com,…

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Added by DealerELITE on September 16, 2011 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

Dealer Elite's Exclusive Interview with "Cars Out The Door"

Dealer Elite Interview

1. What is "Cars Out The Door"?

If you are the car buyer, Cars Out The Door is negotiation-free online car buying, with online trade-in, lowest out-the-door price, and know your loan amount and car payment before you click the button to buy the car.

If you are the car dealer, Cars Out The Door is every single internet efficiency you were promised to offset your compressed internet margins - but never received. Cars Out The Door…

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Added by DealerELITE on September 6, 2011 at 6:30pm — 2 Comments

Help dE reach our Goal of 6000 member's on 8/8

We are asking each of our members to invited 5 friends in the Automotive industry to join dE today. Call them,email them or text them. What ever works best for you! Together We could make this happen!

34 more member's to reach 6000

Added by DealerELITE on August 5, 2011 at 11:00am — No Comments

Jim Ziegler, National Featured Columnist Expands His Media Reach to Auto Dealers

Jim Ziegler, National Featured Columnist Expands His Media Reach to Auto Dealers

Atlanta, GA: After 14 years as the featured auto industry national columnist in Dealer Magazine, Jim Ziegler resigned to take his widely read articles to new and broader venues. In his column, The Dealer Advocate, Jim became known as the champion for auto dealers, and after sharing his insights with dealers and industry executives; he has helped change attitudes and policies with various… Continue

Added by DealerELITE on July 19, 2011 at 6:09pm — No Comments

Recruiting Talent and Processes. Are they Related?

Our recent poll, "What is the number 1 challenge most dealers have with improving profits?" shows that RECRUITING TALENT and PROCESSES are the #1 challenge to improving our profits as dealers. The question now becomes:

Are RECRUITING TALENT and…

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Added by DealerELITE on July 14, 2011 at 12:00pm — 14 Comments

dE Exclusive interview with IntellaCar

1. How long have you been a Dealer Elite member?

We joined Dealer Elite from the inception of IntellaCar to help us stay on top of emerging trends during our development process. We wanted to be a part of the Dealer Elite platform that integrates best in class for a variety of different processes.

2. What do you like best about Dealer Elite?

Dealer Elite members are among the most cutting edge, innovative and engaged dealers, who are…

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Added by DealerELITE on July 13, 2011 at 4:46pm — 2 Comments

Breaking News Jim Ziegler has resigned from Dealer Magazine after 14years

Jim Ziegler, widely read columnist with Dealer Magazine has resigned after being with the magazine since the beginning in 1997. Ziegler will issue press releases in weeks upcoming about where he will resurface.

Where do you think Jim Ziegler should resurface? Why? …

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Added by DealerELITE on June 24, 2011 at 12:05am — 12 Comments

What did you think of "Turnaround King"?

Since we are in the automotive business, it makes sense to take a look at Grant Cardone's new show, Turnaround King. In case you missed it, Grant and his team entered Gold's Gym in NJ and Straub Buick GMC in his first two episodes.

What…

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Added by DealerELITE on June 22, 2011 at 5:07pm — 16 Comments

The most important area to address in a failing dealership is...

Our fellow dE member, colleague, and friend, Grant Cardone will be "Turning Around" dealerships in his new TV series. If you were to go into a failing dealership for the first time, NOT KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT THEM, where would you look to first and what would be the most important area to help turn them around...?

Added by DealerELITE on June 15, 2011 at 7:01pm — 10 Comments