Brian Blum | October 05, 2008 | Automotive, Real Estate
Online shopping site Overstock.com, which allows thrifty Web surfers the ability to buy from a large selection of “excess inventory” merchandise, has... Brian Blum | October 03, 2008 | Automotive
Here’s a partnership that makes perfect sense. CarFax is making its Vehicle History Reports available to users of HomeNet’s Inventory Online (IOL)... joe michaud | October 02, 2008 | Automotive, Real Estate
A new report from Bernstein Research out today predicts the financial markets crisis will hit newspapers particularly hard. As reported in Media Post, some 21... Brian Blum | October 02, 2008 | Automotive, Real Estate
Even before this week’s financial markets melt down, the American economy has been slowing rather dramatically lately. Car and home sales are significantly... AIM Group | September 29, 2008 | Automotive
We've reported this trend recently, but it's worth underscoring: An estimated 25 percent of U.S. auto dealers are using online video, AdAge quoted AutoTrader.com.... AIM Group | September 29, 2008 | Automotive
Online Media Daily reports that video gamers not only influence each other on their entertainment, many are also avid auto enthusiasts who influence each other... Brian Blum | September 26, 2008 | Automotive
Autobytel has cut 75 jobs out of a total of 225 staff members under a cost-cutting plan it began last year. The jobs were mainly in non-core parts of IT and... joe michaud | September 23, 2008 | Automotive, Real Estate, Horizontals
EBay’s at it again. Only a few months after the company got slammed in Australia and was forced to back down over a plan to force all its sellers and buyers... bruce oren | September 22, 2008 | Automotive
General Motors will cut its 2009 advertising spending in North America in all media, including interactive media, Advertising Age reported today. GM has increased... joe michaud | September 22, 2008 | Automotive
CarsDirect co-founder Scott Painter has a new automotive startup up his sleeve and it’s got us intrigued. TrueCar was one of the 52 companies presented on... Brian Blum | September 22, 2008 | Automotive, Real Estate, Recruitment
Adicio has partnered with HeraldNet, a news provider in Snohomish and Island (WA) Counties, to increase HeraldNet’s online traffic. Adicio reports that... Brian Blum | September 16, 2008 | Automotive
The Portuguese car magazine “Motor Clássico” will launch a new Web site in November. The magazine is a monthly publication of the Motorpress... Brian Blum | September 16, 2008 | Automotive, Real Estate
With Queanunciar.com a new classified ads Web portal was started in Spain in September. The Web portal is managed by Moisés Rodríguez Alonso, a private... admin3 | September 15, 2008 | Automotive, Real Estate, Recruitment
Online classifieds technology provider Adicio says its 2008 revenue growth is on track to hit 2007's growth -- a record 30 percent over prior year.... Brian Blum | September 15, 2008 | Automotive
Fox International Channel has redesigned AutoMundo.com, an automotive Web site for Hispanic auto-world enthusiasts and the companion site to AutoMundo Magazine.... Brian Blum | September 07, 2008 | Automotive
PennySaverUSA.com has added a new automotive widget that allows consumers to browse thousands of automotive classified listings, organize favorites and submit... Brian Blum | September 02, 2008 | Automotive, Real Estate, Recruitment
Web classifieds vendor Adicio has been busy, making a number of announcements in August. The highlights:– The company has rolled out a new product that... Brian Blum | August 28, 2008 | Automotive
When it comes to satisfying auto dealers, AutoTrader.com ranks highest for new-vehicle leads while Cars.com ranks highest for used-dealer leads, according to the... AIM Group | August 01, 2008 | Automotive
By Joe Michaud It’s a tough time to be in the auto business. Seismic changes are shaking this category: .. This content is available free to Classified... Brian Blum | August 01, 2008 | Automotive
Craigslist has been eating the lunches of sites offering private auto sales. This past June, Cars.com pulled up a chair at its own lunch counter. Its new... Brian Blum | August 01, 2008 | Automotive
by Brian Blum Franchised American automotive dealers spent more than $7.86 billion on advertising in 2007 according to the latest report from the National... AIM Group | August 01, 2008 | Automotive
By Katja Riefler The European automotive market is suffering: in the first half of 2008 only 8.3 million new cars were sold – 2 percent less than in 2007. Sales in... AIM Group | July 31, 2008 | Automotive
Anyone with a stake in the auto business is wondering how to ride out the current slump. Here are some timely suggestions from a recent survey of members of the... AIM Group | July 31, 2008 | Automotive
Any discussion about online auto-dealer advertising very quickly turns to the question of “leads.” In other words, is it all about delivering specific,... Brian Blum | July 31, 2008 | Automotive
By Alessandra Ritondo AutoScout24.it., the Italian version of the German Autoscout24. Gmbh, has changed up its Web site and it management. Giovanni... Brian Blum | July 31, 2008 | Automotive
Online business-optimization firm Ominiture announced new customers this week including Chicago-based Classified Ventures. Omniture has 4,700 customers worldwide.... Brian Blum | July 31, 2008 | Automotive
Critical Mass, an Omnicom digital-marketing agency, has been named the interactive agency of record for AutoTrader.com. Critical Mass’ team will develop and... Brian Blum | July 31, 2008 | Automotive
Automotive mobile-marketing and technology provider Gumiyo has launched a new “Mobile Ready” initiative. Aimed at retail automotive-advertising... Brian Blum | July 31, 2008 | Automotive
The Portuguese car magazine Turbo, owned by the major publisher Impresa S.A., has finished a complete redesign of its site, www.aeiou.turbo.pt. New features... Ross Hoddinott | July 31, 2008 | Automotive
By Ross Hoddinott New-car sales in Australia passed the 1 million mark for the first time in 2007. The early months of 2008 showed continuing growth but,... 