automotive

Automotive SEO: The Backbone

April 6, 2012

In this fast-paced world where technology has advanced and is advancing, and marketing in the automotive industry has been and is still challenging, help is on its way. Car dealers benefit by having a sophisticated and high-tech way of exposing their business – brand, dealership, vehicles- with the birth of Automotive Marketing and the aid [...]

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Study Shows Huge Social Media Impact For Automotive Sales And Service

April 4, 2012

In a recent study done by Sociable Labs it was revealed that a very significant number of Automotive shoppers are making purchasing decisions based on social sharing. Apparently 1 in 4 shoppers who are active on Facebook have made a vehicle or service department purchase based on recommendations they saw in their news feed. This [...]

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Managing Your Indexed Pages After Panda

March 23, 2012

Since the Panda update for Google algorithms, more and more people have been trying to manage their Google index by weeding out “low-quality” pages. Managing your index is always a good idea if your goal is good Automotive SEO, but there are a few common mistakes that you should look out for. One of the [...]

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Rich Snippets: A General Overview

March 16, 2012

Rich snippets these days are every where in the search engine results pages (SERPs), and they can help you improve your click through rate. For most people they help to show if what they’re searching for is within reach on a particular site. They can draw the users attention by providing extra relevant information about [...]

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10 Things To Keep In Mind For A Successful Blog

March 9, 2012

Blogging is a crucial part of a well rounded online marketing and automotive SEO strategy. Creating a successful blog is hard work but the benefits can be huge. So how do you make sure that your blog is successful? Here are 10 basic tips to keep you on the right track. 1. Keep your headlines [...]

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Unified Offers Online Certification For Social Media Marketers

March 7, 2012

Many people these days might consider themselves a ‘social media expert’ but Unified is actually giving social media marketers a way to prove it. Unified is a social media operating platform, offering tools for planning and analyzing social media marketing strategies. Now they are offering a service called Unified University, which will apparently make you [...]

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Great Tips For Dealers On Pinterest And Social Media In General

February 29, 2012

I recently read a blog post on ADM where J.D. Rucker detailed The Value of Pinterest for Car Dealers. In the post he gave us a few tips on how to get started using Pinterest as a social media marketing tool. Pinterest for those who don’t know is a relatively new social network site where [...]

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Wikimotive Workshop to Feature at 2012 AMBC

February 14, 2012

Wikimotive President, Timothy Martell – Featured Speaker See and hear what last years attendee’s and speakers had to say about the Automotive Digital Marketing Bootcamp. Wikimotive’s own Timothy Martell can be heard at 3:30 mark! Need some personalized advice on blogging? Need a blog created and/or managed for you? Give us a ring or use [...]

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Top 5 Facebook Marketing Mistakes Small Businesses Make

September 19, 2011

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. While automotive Facebook marketing is on the rise among small businesses, many are still struggling to master the basics. “Many people have difficulty with just the basic Page set up,” says social media [...]

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Will Facebook Subscribe Button Be Powerful Tool for Car Dealers?

September 15, 2011

Facebook is doing something similar to that of Twitter and Google+ in the way they allow people to view others’ feeds. By introducing the subscribe button, Facebook is allowing users to follow people within their stream even if they are not friends. This is basically the way that Twitter has always been and is somewhat like [...]

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