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Articlesby Todd SwickardMarch 23, 2010

2010 - Your "Friend?"

Todd Swickard - Is it the year for social networking in the car business, where we all connect to our customers and show them how good of a "friend" we are? Or is it the year that we make videos of everything? Why don’t we clog servers to show them video instead of pictures?

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Articlesby Todd SwickardNovember 6, 2009

Is Your Ad Strategy a Clunker?

Todd Swickard - Since the world is changing, your marketing strategy needs to change too, or you’ll be left in the dust. It’s time to trade in your old ways of doing things to get the most mileage out of your marketing budget. So, here are a few tips for how to go about reviewing your strategy to make sure it’s ready to roll.

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Articlesby Todd SwickardAugust 26, 2009

Automotive Website Compliance | Automotive Websites | Todd Swickard

Dealers have a sort of love/hate relationship with compliance, especially in terms of their Web sites. Before manufacturers implemented standards for dealer sites, there was a kind of “Wild West” feel to things ...

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Articlesby Todd SwickardMay 1, 2009

Mobile Marketing Today

Todd Swickard - The hype is building about mobile marketing and how it will affect automotive in 2009. Early adopters are pushing text messaging and mobile Web advertising. Those who sell mobile marketing services say it’s the future of CRM. After all...

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Articlesby Todd SwickardFebruary 23, 2007

2007 Myths About SEO & SEM

Todd Swickard - Numerous vendors joined the parade and have tried to offer dealers a solution that makes sense for them. Now, we are on to the wild and wonderful world of 2007. So, is this really the year for search marketing?...

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Articlesby Todd SwickardJanuary 9, 2007

Web Marketing Refresher Crash Course

Todd Swickard - If you haven’t done it lately, go through every page of your Web site. Make sure it is as complete and easy to use as possible...

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Articlesby Todd SwickardNovember 8, 2006

Search Budget: How Much Is Enough?

Todd Swickard - When considering overall online budget, the rule of thumb seems to be a 10 percent allocation of the total advertising budget...

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Articlesby Todd SwickardSeptember 5, 2006

The Search For Money

Todd Swickard - Search engines want your money; so do search marketers, lead providers and online classifieds...

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Articlesby Todd SwickardAugust 31, 2006

Do I Really Need to Advertise on the Internet, too?

Todd Swickard - “Money for the Internet” is a phrase that can make dealer principals and marketing managers cringe...

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Articlesby Todd SwickardAugust 31, 2006

Internet Advertising and My Marketing Plan

Todd Swickard - The ad industry would have you believe using eight percent to 10 percent of your marketing budget for Internet marketing is acceptable...

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