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10.Marketing to millennials: Make it online, fast, easy

Alison Spitzer, vice president of Spitzer Automotive Group in Cleveland, says customers such as Ivelisse Rosa, 25, “aren’t looking for a salesman; they’re looking for a customer advocate.” For Gen Y buyers, the hard sell is out.

9.  12 YouTube Clips of Hungry, Hungry Kitties

Since it’s Friday, I thought I’d share something cute and funny. My favorite cat was the one eating the graham cracker, which one is your favorite?

8. Figures Lie, But Liars Didn’t Figure on Wikimotive!

This is an interesting read. Timothy Martell calls out automotive vendors for not providing value to their customers. Read this one with an open mind.

7.  Social Media Etiquette

ActivEngage’s Ketty Colom shares a few much-needed tips about how to conduct your social media postings. If you aren’t tagging, linking, or crediting other people for their work, you’ll definitely want to read this.

6. Epic Video Mash-Up  
This goes to show you that the melody of music is in a stagnant position where you can put lyrics to anything and it will flow and make sense. Enjoy! (If you can Gangnam, show it off! Post a link to the video in the comment section below!)

5. Blonde With 9-Inch Spikes

Lance Boldt tells the fascinating story of his days as a 5-year-old who put on women’s clothes just so he could play with a giant nail – and miraculously relates this to the auto sales process. Sorry about your childhood, Lance.

4. Automotive Leadership and True Leaders

James Schaefer gives a detailed post on what it means to be a leader as well as common traits that leaders have.

3.  Study: Politics on Social Media

How impactful is social media on political opinions? According to the Pew Institute, not as much as you might think. This study reveals that 84% of social media users want nothing to do with politics.

2. You Think Gas Prices Are Bad Here? Italians Are Paying $9.50/Gal

Some perspective for those of us that complain about the high price of gasoline. Drivers in the Mediterranean area are paying almost 3 times more than Americans. Keep this figure in mind when your wallet is feeling light!

1. Twitter Launches More Robust Targeting For Promoted Tweets

Promoted tweets just got a huge upgrade with the ability to target Twitter users by username and interests. This means that you can target all Twitter users who have a marked interest in automobiles. Are you listening, car dealers?
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