Everybody on the women's blogging network is talking about the BMW ad pictured at the left. And all of them are offended by it. Our friend Yvonne DeVita at Lipsticking.com is fuming, saying "This ad isn't just visually disturbing. The text is also poorly thought-out. It's for USED cars...and it says, "You know you're not the first." Clearly a sexual connotation meant to depict the young ...
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Ask Patty at Auto Inc. Online Edition: "Reaching Out to Female Consumers" Posted 4/1/2008 By Angie Kilbourne Click to read the complete article at http://www.asashop.org/autoinc/april2008/women.htm AskPatty.com's mission is to turn women into automotive experts. What can you learn from their team to become a more female-friendly business? According to Road & Travel ...
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We’re holding a Blog Blast on Friday, August 24 to publicize AskPatty’s newest initiative - CarBlabber. AskPatty is a fantastic website providing automotive advice for women. It was highlighted on Cool Mom Picks last fall, and the AskPatty staff has recently launched CarBlabber, a place for women to write about their cars - the good, bad, and ugly - and to learn what other women think of their own ...
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Memorial Day weekend kicks off the beginning of summer days of fun, but according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, (NHTSA), it also kicks off the deadliest driving season of the year. On average, 269 more people die in traffic fatalities each month during the summer than in any other season of the year. Of the 25 deadliest days on American roads over the past five years, 20 of them fell during the ...
Find Your Dream Car on Ask Patty! I was reading a web release and learned about a great site! If you're looking for a car, or are having car problems, AskPatty.com is the answer to your problems. This site is directed at women who are looking for car help. Whether you're looking for help maintenance issues or are looking to purchase a car and want advice, AskPatty.com is the place to go! ...
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Note: This is a 60-page PDF. Click here to download. (3MB) Click here to get your free 2007 Wisdom PDF Marketers from 110 organizations contributed test results and lessons-learned stories for our fifth annual Wisdom Report, including: BMW, Motorola, GMAC and Savvy Tot: Email campaign segmentation tests and results Blogging, podcasting and mobile marketing tips Search marketing ...
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by Kim Walker, Owner of Peak Automotive As many young girls did, I grew up trusting my father to take care of all of the automotive issues for our family. As a responsible adult now I sometimes reminisce on the automotive lessons I learned from my dad – or those I didn’t actually learn. My dad subscribed to the less-than-proactive belief of “fix it when it breaks.” Needless to say, that is not the ...
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Students to Explore Auto Careers in New Car & Truck Dealerships Nationwide Students across the U.S. will learn about the wide variety of career opportunities available in automobile and truck dealerships during Automotive Career Month in October - an initiative sponsored by NADA. Young people participating in Automotive Career Month will receive a "behind-the-scenes" tour of a new ...
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