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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 »

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Sep 4
2008

Gannett Takes Controlling Interest in CareerBuilder

While other media companies stave off bill collectors and even bankruptcy, Gannett is taking advantage of its cash reserves to buy larger shares of the local ecosystem. The newspaper and broadcast company, which purchased remaining shares in ShopLocal from Tribune a couple of months ago, has now bought a controlling interest in CareerBuilder. Gannett paid …continue reading »

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Aug 26
2008

JD Power: Auto Dealers, Dissatisfied, Ramp Up on Leads

Auto dealers have ramped up their use of online lead providers, according to a new Dealer Satisfaction study by J.D. Power, which was conducted in May and June with 4,141 respondents. They’ve gone from using an average of 5.6 lead providers in 2006 to 6.8 in 2008. In addition, more than half the dealers in …continue reading »

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May 6
2008

Cars.com, Google at Kelsey Seattle: ‘Google’s Place in Verticals’

Google is a collaborative partner with all verticals, and generally speaking, has no interest in competing with them, per Adrian Madland, Google’s head of automotive strategic partnerships, who was speaking at Kelsey Seattle.“We love all the vertical people in the room,” said Madland. “We don’t do verticals. We try to make them better. We want …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Conferences, Google, Local Search, Newspapers, Sales Channels, Verticals

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Apr 22
2008

Kelsey Seattle Next Week: Google, Avvo, Loladex+++

At long last, The Kelsey Group’s Drilling Down on Local: Marketplaces program is just around the corner. Our version of Coachella (or Woodstock) takes place NEXT WEEK, Wed. to Friday April 30-May 2 at The Westin in Seattle. We think it is the first conference exclusively dedicated to the development of local online marketplaces. It …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Conferences, Google, HyperLocal, Local Search, Mobile, Newspapers, Research, Sales Channels, Shopping/Transactions, Technology, TV/Radio, Verticals, Yahoo, Yellow Pages

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Mar 7
2008

OK, Here’s The Lineup for SEATTLE, April 30-May 2

It’s been a lot of fun putting this together – a “who’s who” lineup for Kelsey’s Drilling Down on Local: Marketplaces, which takes places April 30-May 2 in Seattle (my favorite city). This show, entirely inspired by Kelsey’s Marketplaces research program, which I run, takes a fresh stab at everything, with a major focus on …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Conferences, HyperLocal, Local Search, Mapping, Mobile, Newspapers, Research, Sales Channels, Shopping/Transactions, Technology, TV/Radio, Verticals, Yahoo, Yellow Pages

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