Sharon Hill
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  • Phoenix, AZ
  • United States
  • founder DeScribe…
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Which best describes you?
Trainer
What company do you work for (or own)?
founder DeScribe LLC;Sr.Writer/Analyst AIM Group, LLC
What is your current position within your organization?
senior analyst for AIM Group
What is your company website?
http://www.aimgroup.com
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http://www.facebook.com/sharonhill
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http://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonhill
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Phil Zellinger on Blog Talk Radio
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I keep abreast and report on the world of automotive products, ideas, and best practices for the AIM group site, its media clients and its Classified Intelligence Report.

Sharon Hill's Blog

How NOT to Blog, post and share content

Posted on August 31, 2014 at 1:36pm 0 Comments

Most of us know the value of online content, and so many who are not trained writers or editors are straying into the area of blog posting and sharing of others' Web content. Much of it is informational and shared by industry experts, which helps us all.

Some, however, are doing so in a way that violates others' rights and might even land them in court. A professional writer / author / blogger friend of mine was recently the victim of this, with his work not only reprinted without…

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AutoTrader.com says social car-shopping rare; are you listing vehicles on social sites?

Posted on August 19, 2014 at 12:13pm 0 Comments

 

In its 2014 Automotive Buyer Influence Study, AutoTrader.com researchers determined that social media has little impact on auto sales, and traditional media as a shopper resource is heading continually downhill. In fact, only 7 percent of millennials turn to print newspapers to look for vehicles. And, after many have said that millennials aren't interested in buying vehicles, this study says that mobile-addicted millennials are the shoppers spurring the most change in the vehicle…

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Showrooming - how and now not to respond

Posted on February 17, 2014 at 6:24pm 0 Comments

I was rather appalled to read an industry article today that included a suggestion by a digital marketer that dealers should combat showrooming by blocking the URLs of their competitors while shoppers with smartphones and tablets are wandering their own showroom or lot.

Additionally, one dealership GM said that he gave all his sales people an iPad so that they could find shoppers that were comparison shopping from their smartphones, look over the shoppers' shoulders, go to the same…

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At 8:45pm on August 20, 2014, steven chessin said…

Actually showrooming is much simpler than that. With customers shopping now at less than 2 stores before they buy  - chances are - if they are at your store they probably will buy.

At 7:01pm on March 17, 2014, Erin Ryan said…

Thank you for your kind words Sharon! I am glad to connect - Erin Ryan

At 6:42pm on January 16, 2014, Anne Fleming said…

Thank you for your words, Sharon. :) Tell me what you write and more about yourself.... i read your side bar, but curious about your business.