I heard this NPR radio article “To Attract Millennials, Automakers Look To Smartphones,” about car makers looking to Smartphones to attract Millennials to buy cars, because the adoption rate of... Read more →
Automobile Blogging
I was looking at the Ford blog to attempt to determine what platform the company is using for its website for my post on business blogs of the Fortune 500,... Read more →
The question of how you deploy social media within a large multi-brand company, really comes down to budget, which department is going to pay for the resources to set up... Read more →
General Motors Brands Use “Immerse & Disperse” To Adopt Social Media
March 15, 2010
Since joining General Motors in March 2007, Christopher Barger, GM’s Director, Global Communications Technology, has struggled to spread the idea of engagement with customers using social media across the American... Read more →
Marketing Is The Whole Brand Experience
July 05, 2009
Paula Drum's recent reply to me on twitter had a phrase that really struck a chord with me about the concept of marketing, she said, "Marketing is the whole brand... Read more →
Autos, Social Media & Pitchmen: An Interview With Peter Drakulich
July 02, 2009
Peter Drakulich has 17 years in the automobile dealership industry, today he runs a company that optimizes sales for companies, Driving Up Sales. We were chatting recently and talked about... Read more →
Does Saving The Auto Industry = Saving America’s Spirit?
June 08, 2009
I was reading a comment by Wendy Kenney, on David Meerman Scott's blog post about his 5 problems with GM for a turnaround. "I am so disappointed in your company... Read more →
My Take On GM's Use Of Online Marketing
June 07, 2009
David Meerman Scott, one of the best online marketers in the business, writes grouchy post about General Motors "Attention GM: Here are the top 5 marketing ideas for your reinvention".... Read more →
Will Ford & Auto Industry Be The Web 2.0 Turnaround Story Of 2009?
December 14, 2008
Roxanne Darling beat me to the punch line with this post, "How Ford Can Ramp Up It’s Social Media Turnaround Story of 2009." In February 2007 I wrote the blog... Read more →
Cars & Social Media
September 01, 2008
George Colony asks why America can’t build a great car. He suggests that the big three have lost their spark for innovation. Social media and the connection to customers through... Read more →