Data Wars, F&I and Showroom, Jim's Thoughts, NADA, News, TrueCar 13 May 2016 The Lead-Gen Death Throes They came dancing into our lives back in the mid-’90s and totally transformed our industry. In fact, I recall the first time I saw Autobytel exhibiting at the National Automobile… The Alpha Dawg
Data Wars, F&I and Showroom, Jim's Thoughts 10 Apr 2015 A Battle Rages “There’s a battle outside and it is ragin’” is a line from one of my favorite Bob Dylan tunes, “The Times They Are A-Changin’.” Well, there certainly was a battle… The Alpha Dawg
Data Wars, F&I and Showroom, Jim's Thoughts 18 Apr 2014 Show Me the ‘Ups’ A recent conversation with a dealer reminded me of that scene in the movie Jerry Maguire when Cuba Gooding Jr. screams into the phone, “Show me the money.” The dealer… The Alpha Dawg
Data Wars, F&I and Showroom, Jim's Thoughts 20 Jul 2013 Data Wars Recent events are giving me flashbacks to Jim Ziegler, the hippie, circa 1973. Yeah, I’m talking about the long-haired, bearded,… The Alpha Dawg No Comments
Data Wars, Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto 07 Jun 2013 Dealers Object to Sales Leads Routed to Competitors Some dealers think they are paying for exclusive leads when, in fact, they are getting ones that are passed around… The Alpha Dawg No Comments
cars.com, Data Wars, Jim's Thoughts, Video 21 May 2013 Lies – Threats – Intimidation – Personal Attacks The Alpha Dawg talks about the Cars.com issue heating up. The Alpha Dawg No Comments
cars.com, Data Wars, Jim's Thoughts, Video 07 May 2013 Jim Ziegler and Tim Martell Talk Cars.com Controversy | Wikimotive Podcasts #1 Jim Ziegler and Tim Martell discuss the Cars.com controversy. When a consumer submits a lead on a paying dealer's inventory,… The Alpha Dawg No Comments
Data Wars, Jim's Thoughts, Video 02 May 2013 It’s 9:00 AM. Do You Know Where Your Inventory Is? The Data-Pirates may be at it again. Check and see for yourself. Are renegade vendors putting your proprietary inventory on… The Alpha Dawg No Comments
ADM, cars.com, Data Wars, Jim's Thoughts, Video 29 Apr 2013 Jim Ziegler is Concerned About Cars.com Jim Ziegler has long been dealer advocate as well as a consumer advocate. In this video Jim expresses strong personal… The Alpha Dawg No Comments
