Auto Show Models Are Getting a Makeover

Found this article on the Wall Street Journal and thought it was fascinating! Apparently fashion models at auto shows are being dressed to reflect the brand they represent. The result is a classier, more distinctive look, which the auto makers hope will draw potential customers to their company. The models are increasingly educated business women, [...]

Social Tools Empower Women’s Car Buying Process

Here’s a great article about the power of social tools in the car buying experience, particularly from a female perspective. Take a look – the stats are enlightening!

Put Her in the Driver’s Seat: Social Tools Empower Women’s Car Buying Process

BlogHer’s most recent study explores how women use social media to help make decisions during [...]

Gender and Social Media: Did We Get It Right?

courtesy thebabyboomerentrepreneur.com

Found this article extremely interesting: the team at TheRaynMakers.com recently added their own two cents to the ongoing discussion about how men and women use the web. Contrary to some opinions stating that women are less savvy on social networking site LinkedIn, the author of this post, Ray Knight, says the evidence used [...]

What You Don’t Say Can Make the Sale

Non-verbal communication can be just as valuable, if not more valuable, than verbal communication when it comes to interacting with a potential client. This is nowhere more apparent than in the sales-to-customer relationship that a dealership nurtures with a female buyer. Women make 85% of automotive buying decisions, tend to be more loyal customers once [...]

Blake Griffen Jumps Over 2011 Kia Optima

I found this fun marketing idea Kia came up with while browsing socialcarnews.com. The automotive company brought a 2011 Kia Optima to the NBA, and had one of the players jump over the hood for a slam dunk. The player won the 2011 Dunk Contest, and Kia got some solid publicity.

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