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F&Iby Michael BenoitAugust 10, 2012

Borderline Issues

The Internet has made out-of-state sales a day-to-day occurrence. But the magazine’s legal insider says there are some precautions dealers need to consider.

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F&Iby Jim RadognaAugust 10, 2012

Text Education

Text-message marketing is subject to more regulations than many dealers realize. Before launching your store’s next SMS campaign, give this compliance primer a read.

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DigitalCover Storyby Stephanie ForsheeAugust 7, 2012

Points of Pinterest

Joe Ciaccia thinks Pinterest offers dealers what Facebook and Twitter never will. Find out what it is and how his dealership plans to capitalize on the photo-based social network.

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F&Iby Brittni RubinAugust 7, 2012

Gone 'Ebaying'

Century Motors is proving every day that eBay Motors is more than just a marketplace for hard-to-find vehicles. In fact, 90 percent of the dealership’s sales originate from the site.

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DigitalCover Storyby Stephanie ForsheeJuly 17, 2012

Seeking Facebook's ROI

Two dealerships share their experiences on Facebook, and talk about why they’re believers in the social network even if they can’t quantify its effectiveness.

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F&Iby Gregory ArroyoJuly 17, 2012

The FordDirect Experiment

It has been more than a decade since Ford dealers joined forces with their OEM to create a service designed to help the brand enter the digital age. The editor goes one-on-one with FordDirect’s chief executive to get an update on their progress.

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F&Iby Melinda ZabritskiJuly 13, 2012

Auto Finance Keys Q1 Sales Uptick

Auto sales jumped out to a 14.5 million-unit pace in the opening quarter of 2012. The catalyst was a surging auto finance market in which several key metrics fell to pre-recession levels.

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F&Iby Gil Van OverJuly 13, 2012

A Costly Decision

The Federal Trade Commission has turned a helpful rule into another regulatory hurdle for dealers. The magazine’s resident compliance guru weighs in.

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F&Iby Mike EspositoJuly 13, 2012

State Your Purpose

There isn’t a tech tool out there that doesn’t promise to add to the bottom line. But how will adding new technology affect employees?

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F&Iby Tom HudsonJuly 13, 2012

Peer-to-Peer Pressure

The magazine’s legal eagle explains why the FTC’s charges against a dealer and a debt collector for saving sensitive data on a P2P network should serve as a wake-up call to the auto finance industry.

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