The automotive social networking space has a new entry.  Jeff Kershner over at DealerRefresh is adding a forum to his already popular blog.  This is a welcome addition to the already fragmented automotive social networking …

Networking is a critical aspect of business.  From dealer 20 groups, business after hours and the morning coffee shop huddle found at every java house in America.  So it amazed me when I read an …

Still in BETA for public consumption, having had access to many of the features yet to launch, it will be the a huge resource in a dealers digital online marketing efforts.’” Automotive Digital Marketing -Ralph Paglia created this social network on Ning Ralph’s Description – “Automotive Digital Marketing serves Car Dealers, Internet Sales, BDC and OEM Managers, Advertising, Web Site, CRM and Technology Suppliers as an online exchange for strategy, tactics, best practices, resources and contacts within the auto industry.”

With the current state of the car business people on the ground need to learn how to expand their business without relying on the dealers to prop up new initiatives financially when they could use free time to build their own marketing portfolio that is transportable if they change dealers.

The marketing aspect of these types of forums can be abused, there are plenty of real life examples, and is probably the reason many of the forums by industry publications cannot gain any real traction.

You can see the letter at scribd.com the live link is Letter from Jim Ziegler’s Attorney to Paul Rushing This was attached to that letter : Draft complaint James Ziegler vs Paul Rushing My reply to this letter can be viewed at My Response to James Ziegler vs Paul Rushing My Second Letter removing my retraction: My Second Response to James Ziegler vs Paul Rushing

Update – New Take on Automotive Social Networking Visit this Link- Update Social Media Networks in the automotive industry are fledgling and the dynamics created inside of them is atypical of what you see in other niches.