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		<title>Just When You Thought You Had Nothing To Tweet&#8230;&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 20:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you totally Twittered-out?  Is your mind blank, as you stare cluelessly at your computer screen, your fingers frozen above the keyboard?  Oh, I recognize this frustrating syndrome all too well, the frustration comes into play when you are stumped!  You have simply Tweeted and Twittered your heart out, and can think of nothing else worthy [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.liquidmotors.com&#038;blog=12204977&#038;post=1117&#038;subd=liquidmotors&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate Earth Day 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pam Klekamp</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cars]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, April 22, more than one billion people around the globe will participate in Earth Day 2012, with the focus on protecting and preserving the environment. How has your dealership been recognizing the awareness month, or how do you plan to celebrate on the 22nd? Even if you don’t have anything in place, it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.liquidmotors.com&#038;blog=12204977&#038;post=1109&#038;subd=liquidmotors&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Congratulations to Group 1 Automotive!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to top performer, Group 1 Automotive East Region, for claiming the #1 spot on the 2012 WardsAuto e-Dealer 100! Group 1 Automotive East Region, based in Danvers, MA, was an undisputed winner this year, boasting new Internet sales of 13,369 units and used Internet sales of 10,767, giving them an alarming total of 24,136 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.liquidmotors.com&#038;blog=12204977&#038;post=1106&#038;subd=liquidmotors&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Overlook the Basics</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We blog quite a bit about the importance of having photos and video on all your inventory, and I, as an Account Manager, preach it on a daily basis to most of you. Without a doubt, the flashy videos and breath-taking pictures posted of your inventory are essential in selling your vehicles, but don’t overlook [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.liquidmotors.com&#038;blog=12204977&#038;post=1102&#038;subd=liquidmotors&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Plead to Test Your Lead</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley Lewis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[CRM tool]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know that I have blogged about this before, but I cannot stress enough, the importance of testing your leads AND verifying that they are being parsed correctly in your CRM tool! Last week we had a situation come up where leads were not being parsed correctly in a dealers CRM tool. Come to find [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.liquidmotors.com&#038;blog=12204977&#038;post=1098&#038;subd=liquidmotors&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Small Car Dealers Phone Management System!</title>
		<link>http://blog.liquidmotors.com/2012/03/27/a-small-car-dealers-phone-management-system/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Holbrook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month blog has nothing to do with the Liquid Motors software platform it is simply useful information that smaller dealers or independent dealers may find extremely valuable. I hope this blog gives you some tools you did not have before. Many of you know our goal is simple at Liquid Motors: Help a dealer [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.liquidmotors.com&#038;blog=12204977&#038;post=1093&#038;subd=liquidmotors&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Next Month is National Car Care Month!</title>
		<link>http://blog.liquidmotors.com/2012/03/26/next-month-is-national-car-care-month/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pam Klekamp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you didn’t know, April is National Car Care Month, a nationwide effort that focuses on the importance of regular vehicle care, maintenance and repair. This awareness month helps drivers understand the benefits and importance of car care for safer roads, cleaner air, energy conservation, and consumer savings. What a perfect opportunity for you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.liquidmotors.com&#038;blog=12204977&#038;post=1089&#038;subd=liquidmotors&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Make Your Website Changes with the Season</title>
		<link>http://blog.liquidmotors.com/2012/03/21/make-your-website-changes-with-the-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley Lewis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[dealership websites]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a daily basis I look at all my dealers websites. Whether it be a website that we host, or that is hosted by another vendor, I can expect one thing to remain the same the majority of the time. Yes, I go to a dealers website and chances are, it has not been updated. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.liquidmotors.com&#038;blog=12204977&#038;post=1085&#038;subd=liquidmotors&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are you guilty of being a Gilt member?</title>
		<link>http://blog.liquidmotors.com/2012/03/14/are-you-guilty-of-being-a-gilt-member/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:59:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley Lewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of you will probably have no idea as to what I am talking about when I utter the phrase “Gilt Groupe?”. Anyone? Anyone? Gilt is similar to Zulily, again any man know what I am talking about? Both sites are similar in the sense that you must be a member, membership is free, they [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.liquidmotors.com&#038;blog=12204977&#038;post=1082&#038;subd=liquidmotors&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Some Things Never Seem to Change!</title>
		<link>http://blog.liquidmotors.com/2012/03/07/some-things-never-seem-to-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley Lewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was trying to come up with a brilliant blog, and in my search of a topic to write about I came across this article, &#8220;It Drives Me Crazy! A Short Screed On The Stupidity Of Car Salesmen&#8221; by Becky Quick, that was recently printed in Fortune Magazine. After reading the article, I felt like [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.liquidmotors.com&#038;blog=12204977&#038;post=1078&#038;subd=liquidmotors&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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