Digital Dealer Conference Announces Speakers; Hummer Done?

News 8th Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition Announces First Round of Speakers Learn how to drive new, big-found business to your store with proven tactics developed by Joe Orr, General Manager for Dick Hannah Honda at the 8th Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition. And hear from Joe High with the XIGroup on ways to make sure your website is giving customers the information they want so they buy from you. For more information and to register visit us at 8th Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition being held at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, April 20th-22nd, 2010 in Orlando, FL. With Social Media, your Time has Become the New Currency…

How Will you Spend Yours?  Presented by Ralph Paglia

Unlimited social media and digital marketing opportunities are available at little to no direct cost, but they require significant amounts of time and attention. Learn how to optimize your time investments and maximize sales result…

This highly practical session focuses on tips and techniques used to streamline social and digital marketing processes and those daily processes that must get done to keep your dealership competitive. Attendees will leave this session better equipped to maximize sales results from the time you have available. Actual social media sites will be evaluated based on objective criteria and the results they deliver, versus the time required to manage them. You have access to virtually unlimited social media marketing opportunities, which are available without direct media buying expenses. But are they free? Only if your time has no value! When the true value of your time is factored in, there are still many ROI positive opportunities, but there are also social media sites that become "black holes of time" and should be cut from your roster!

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Saab Deal Completed Spyker Cars NV confirmed it has finalized the deal with General Motors to purchase Saab Automobile AB, a process that took months of hard negotiations. Saab and Spyker will operate as sister companies under the umbrella of the Amsterdam Euronext, the parent company of Spyker. Spyker executives said this transaction signals the start of an exciting new era for Saab. No plan was announced for how dealerships will be structured under Spyker.   HUMMER Wind-Down Expected To Begin General Motors announced yesterday they were unable to secure a deal to sell the Hummer brand, and will begin the wind-down of the brand. Sichaun Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines Co., Ltd. was unable to complete the acquisition of HUMMER. GM said they will continue to honor HUMMER warranties, while providing service support and spare parts to current HUMMER owners. No time line on the wind-down and closing of dealerships was announced.  Does my dealership really need a mobile app? Get the answers at the 8th Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition How do I use social media to drive traffic to my service department? Do I really have to have a mobile app? How are some of these dealers selling and servicing so many cars in this market? What's the latest technology I'll have to know? Get answers to these and other questions at the 8th Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition being held at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, April 20th-22nd, 2010 in Orlando, FL.   The February Digital Dealer magazine e-zine is here Dave Parrott, Internet Sales Manager for Global Imports BMW, shares his thoughts on how his dealership cranks out 100 Internet sales a month in February's issue of Digital Dealer.

News 8th Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition Announces First Round of Speakers Learn how to drive new, big-found business to your store with proven tactics developed by Joe Orr, General Manager for Dick Hannah Honda at the 8th Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition. And hear from Joe High with the XIGroup on ways to make sure your website is giving customers the information they want so they buy from you. For more information and to register visit us at 8th Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition being held at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, April 20th-22nd, 2010 in Orlando, FL.   Saab Deal Completed Spyker Cars NV confirmed it has finalized the deal with General Motors to purchase Saab Automobile AB, a process that took months of hard negotiations. Saab and Spyker will operate as sister companies under the umbrella of the Amsterdam Euronext, the parent company of Spyker. Spyker executives said this transaction signals the start of an exciting new era for Saab. No plan was announced for how dealerships will be structured under Spyker.   HUMMER Wind-Down Expected To Begin General Motors announced yesterday they were unable to secure a deal to sell the Hummer brand, and will begin the wind-down of the brand. Sichaun Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines Co., Ltd. was unable to complete the acquisition of HUMMER. GM said they will continue to honor HUMMER warranties, while providing service support and spare parts to current HUMMER owners. No time line on the wind-down and closing of dealerships was announced.  Does my dealership really need a mobile app? Get the answers at the 8th Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition How do I use social media to drive traffic to my service department? Do I really have to have a mobile app? How are some of these dealers selling and servicing so many cars in this market? What's the latest technology I'll have to know? Get answers to these and other questions at the 8th Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition being held at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, April 20th-22nd, 2010 in Orlando, FL.   The February Digital Dealer magazine e-zine is here Dave Parrott, Internet Sales Manager for Global Imports BMW, shares his thoughts on how his dealership cranks out 100 Internet sales a month in February's issue of Digital Dealer.   U