Jim Burke

Jim Burke Auto’s website has to do more than just sell cars. The site has to reach customers who may live more than a half-hour away. The dealership is located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, but targets prospects who live in the suburbs and drive past other dealerships to get to Jim Burke.

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SEO Target

Anyone who has sat through multiple SEO pitches from the various vendors in the automotive industry would probably admit that they all sound very similar. The description of how the services work will normally be accompanied by an example or two and then they evade the question of traffic expectations.

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Blogging isn’t for everyone. Only the truly aggressive dealers who are willing to invest the energy into maintaining a blog should consider it as it’s a tremendous commitment. Having a neglected blog is worse than not having a blog at all, so keep that in mind. Still, it’s worth it if you have the time.

+JD Rucker is Founder of Hasai, Inc, a Social Media Firm, Director of New Media for KPA, an Automotive SEO firm that purchased Hasai, and Editor at Soshable, a Social Media Marketing Blog. Find him on Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest.

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This promo for our upcoming webinar about search engine optimization was well-received when we did it live at the Innovative Dealers Summit in Denver, CO, and should prove to be one of our most watched webinars to date. Check it out Dealer Webinars – register before Wednesday, March 28th!

 

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Social Media? Think “Fixed Ops” and Make an Impact.

March 22, 2012

When social media is discussed in the automotive industry, we often think of marketing, new and used car sales, and other front end activities. Too few dealers are using social media in the back end as a way to promote fixed ops.

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Speaking at the Innovative Dealer Summit: 7 Ways Dealers Can Help Their Search Rankings in 10 Minutes or Less

February 29, 2012

On March 21st and 22nd, dealers in Colorado and across the nation will descend on the Colorado Convention Center in Denver to hear the brightest minds in automotive marketing at the Innovative Dealer Summit. Thankfully, Tim Jackson and his team invited me as well. The topic is one that I haven’t covered at conferences in [...]

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7 Habits for a Better-Optimized Car Dealer Website

February 24, 2012

The best thing any dealer can do to improve their marketing is to hire the right partners, but even then they shouldn’t rest on that alone. There are tools and increasing knowledge at the dealer level that makes it possible for the progressive marketing-minded dealers to excel ahead of the competition. You can see some [...]

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The Automotive Industry Made a Touchdown with Super Bowl Ads

February 6, 2012

Forty-Two Super Bowl ads ran this Super bowl Sunday and out of the forty-two, eleven were dedicated to the Industry we know and love, Automotive. The key players were, Chevrolet with the most ads. Chrysler, Kia, Cadillac, Volkswagen, Audi,  Honda and Volkswagen let’s break it down in numbers shall we? Kia, Honda, Cadillac, Audi, Volkswagen [...]

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TK Carsites Superbowl Shebang @ NADA – Party with Richard and JD!

February 1, 2012

TK Carsites is bringing Super Bowl excitement to Las Vegas! Being at 2012 NADA doesn’t mean you’ll miss the Super Bowl. It means you’re in the right place for the party. We’re throwing a Super Bowl bash at the Gordon Biersch Brewery, 5 Feburary, 2:30pm. Friends, colleagues – all are welcome to drop in for [...]

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TK Carsites Client Burnsville Toyota Wins the Top Digital Dealer Website Excellence Award

December 21, 2011

We are proud to announce and would like to congratulate Burnsville Toyota, a TK Carsites client since 2004, who is the 2011 Top Winner of the Digital Dealer Website Excellence Awards. Burnsville Toyota earned this honor by scoring higher than 229 above other dealerships and dealer groups nationwide. Burnsville Toyota achieved the best score in [...]

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