The 1996 Toyota Supra Twin Turbo was the first one to not offer a manual transmission and made the targa roof standard.
How Toyota Used Google +Post Ads to Launch a Car
By JDRucker Automotive Advertising, Automotive PPC, Automotive Social Media, Dealer Tips, General, Uncategorized Dec 09, 2013
Finally, Google is using their extreme reach to a large chunk of the internet to make their Google+ social network more effective for businesses. ...
Profound Customer Relationships: How I Learned It and Why Dealers Should Learn It, Too
By JDRucker Dealer Authority, Dealer Tips, General, Increasing Sales, Philosophy, Uncategorized Dec 06, 2013
During my years with KPA, there were dozens of things that I can attribute to the company as important moments of truth in my ...
Marketing Best Practices aren’t as Obvious as One Might Think
By JDRucker Automotive Consultation, Dealer Authority, Dealer Tips, General, Philosophy, Uncategorized Dec 03, 2013
When you’ve been deeply immersed in digital marketing for as long as I have, you often take for granted that the things that seem ...
Why We’re Betting High on Tumblr
By JDRucker Automotive Content, Dealer Tips, General, Uncategorized Dec 01, 2013
When we first started using Tumblr in my former company about six years ago, we had challenges finding the real value for dealers. Sure, ...
Don’t Keep Ex-Employees and Ex-Vendors as Managers on Social Media
By JDRucker Automotive Social Media, Dealer Tips, General, Uncategorized Nov 29, 2013
It’s commonly overlooked. I wish I could say that it never happened to me, but after reviewing my Facebook pages and social media tools ...
The Most Compelling Luxury Car Video Ever
By JDRucker Dealer Tips, General, Offbeat Car News, Uncategorized, Video Marketing Nov 28, 2013
I’m ashamed to admit that I didn’t see this video until just now. It’s old. Hundreds of thousands have seen it and its different ...
Highlight and Respond: The Best (though not easiest) Way to Get More Reviews
By JDRucker Dealer Tips, General, Reputation Management, Uncategorized Nov 26, 2013
There are plenty of techniques and services available to help businesses get more reviews on sites like Google, Yelp, and DealerRater. While these services ...
Dealer Authority Now Rocking Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and Pinterest
By JDRucker Dealer Authority, General, Uncategorized Nov 23, 2013
One of the first things that any company should do when they’re getting formed is to secure their appropriate social media profiles. LinkedIn and ...
Psychology: The Reason Your Website Must Work Perfectly
By JDRucker Automotive Content, Dealer Tips, Dealer Websites, General, Uncategorized Nov 22, 2013
If a button here or a link there is broken, it’s not a big deal, right? Wrong.