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Oct 9
2008

JD Power Roundtable: Mobile Catching On for Auto Shopping

At JD Power’s Automotive Internet Roundtable in Las Vegas this week, several speakers said that they believe mobile search and services are an increasingly important part of auto marketing –assertions backed up by JD Power research showing that 18 percent of auto shoppers use mobile during the car buying process, up from 15 percent in …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Conferences, Local Search, Mobile, Sales Channels, Verticals

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Oct 8
2008

JD Power Internet Roundtable: Auto Dealers in Tough Times

JD Power’s Annual Automotive Internet Roundtable is being held in Las Vegas, amidst an industry that is being especially hard hit by the credit industry. Indeed, a bunch of dealers at breakfast this morning estimated that “90-95 percent” of their sales are made on credit, and not many are going through right now. Sales themselves …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Conferences, Local Search, Mobile, Research, Sales Channels, Verticals

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Oct 3
2008

Interview: Autobytel CEO Jim Riesenbach on ABTL’s Future

The news hit the wires this week that Autobytel, one of the original third party auto sites, had hired RBC Capital Markets to explore its options, and was laying off 75 of its 225 workers. This was on top of recent executive departures (Mark Canon to Yell.com; Jon Rosen to SpotRunner). We asked CEO Jim …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Money, Verticals

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Oct 2
2008

Zillow Adds a Home Services Directory

With the real estate market in an indefinite doldrums, Zillow is transforming itself from an information provider about home sales to a full service provider of information for home owners. The ad-supported service announced today that it is launching a Professional Services Directory that is probably going to encroach on similar territory mined by services …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Google, HyperLocal, Local Search, Misc, Newspapers, Sales Channels, Verticals

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Oct 1
2008

‘Clickable’ Provides SMBs With Search Management

To the ranks of Marchex Connect, WebVisible, ReachLocal, Yodle, Metrix4Media, Orange Soda and others add Clickable, a pay per click and search “dashboard” company that has attracted $23 million in venture funding from Founders Fund, Union Square Ventures and FirstMark Capital. The company’s vision is to focus on an Omniture-like dashboard for larger local businesses …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Google, Local Search, Sales Channels, Shopping/Transactions, Verticals

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