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One More Reason Why Car Dealers Need a Google+ Page

Posted on December 21, 2011

Google has started to list Google+ Pages in the search results.  This was announced yesterday on sproutinsights -  http://sproutsocial.com/insights/2011/12/google-plus-pages-search/   As of right now, the Google+ page results appear to only be showing for a limited number of brand (business names) … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Fake Online Dealer Reviews

Posted on August 8, 2011

I recently came across an online discussion around an outsource and freelance job site adding a posting looking for bodies to post reviews from multiple IP addresses. While we all know this most certainly goes on, below are a few … Continue reading →

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A Look Back at Search in 2010

Posted on January 11, 2011

2010 was a very busy year in all of digital with the changes in mobile and social marketing. But search wasn’t left behind in the innovations. Google made a number of significant changes and we saw a major announcement between … Continue reading →

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Online Reviews and Google Places More Important Than Ever for Dealers

Posted on December 21, 2010

As I was watching Google’s innovations around it’s Places and consumer reviews with searches for restaurants, dry cleaners, and other “local searches”, I was  wondering how long it would take for Google to begin experimenting with car searches. The image below shows … Continue reading →

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Third Party AdWords Reporting Requirement Changes From Google

Posted on November 29, 2010

Effective February 2011, Google will be implementing new policies around third party reporting requirements. What information must be reported to all advertisers? Partners/agencies advertising with AdWords will be required to disclose the following information: Advertising budget (cost) actually spent on … Continue reading →

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Google Instant Now Available on Mobile

Posted on November 5, 2010

… yesterday Google announced the launch of a beta version of Google Instant for mobile. Continue reading →

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Google Instant Search Impact

Posted on October 26, 2010

When Google Instant first appeared there were many rumblings about its possible side effects.  We’re now starting to see some published information around Google Instant’s application on the Web and there are three recent articles, which I feel have some … Continue reading →

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Google Changes – More Are Coming

Posted on October 12, 2010

It was recently pointed out by Patrick Altoft on his blog that Google was testing a new search feature where they show a preview of the website when the searcher hovers over the website listing in the search results. As … Continue reading →

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Google’s Instant Search Results

Posted on September 9, 2010

Yesterday Google announced its latest search innovation, Instant Search Results. As Google puts it, “Google Instant is a new search enhancement that shows results as you type. We are pushing the limits of our technology and infrastructure to help you … Continue reading →

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