Jumpstart Automotive Group

Blog: Opinions

September 2, 2009

Perfect Time to Fail

Category: Grant Whitmore @ 10:00 am

Last weekend, my beach-bound reverie was interrupted by an email from a worried friend. His note was short and to the point. He was concerned that he was settling into a pattern of incrementalism that would doom his business to mediocrity.

September 1, 2009

Open-Sourcing the Automotive Industry

Category: Dave Latham @ 10:00 am

As GM and Chrysler continue to emerge from bankruptcy, the question remains, how will they find competitive strengths in the current marketplace?

Fuel: Articles

In-Market Shopping Trends – What’s Driving Consumer Awareness of ‘Green’ in the Automotive Industry

Category: Jumpstart @ 10:04 am

The Green conversation in the automotive world has resulted in new policies and standards for fuel efficiency and emissions as well as recent incentives for manufacturers and consumers to become more environmentally friendly.

Cash for Clunkers, An Honest Look

Category: Jumpstart @ 10:03 am

By now, we’ve all heard the good news about Cash for Clunkers. Dealers across the country have indicated that traffic went up and that the program not only worked to sell more fuel-efficient new cars but that it brought other new and used car shoppers into the market.

Twitter for Automotive?

Category: Jumpstart @ 10:02 am

Twitter is booming. Twitter’s growth in the US continues to accelerate at an impressive rate: ComScore reports 4 million unique visitors to the site in February 2009 up 55% from January’s 2.6 million. Their month-over-month growth rate from December 2008 to January 2009 was 33% in the US. Also, comScore’s numbers only reflect website traffic, [...]

Online Consumer Demand for Cars Remains Consistent Despite Downturn in Sales

Category: Jumpstart @ 10:01 am

Jumpstart Buyer Intent Index shows “Window Shopping” Pattern of American Consumers Increased Dramatically in the Last Year, Cash For Clunkers Spiking Interest

New Creative Marketing

Category: Jumpstart @ 10:00 am

Jumpstart Worked with Experian to Generate Brand Awareness Campaign for AutoCheck Product.