February 25, 2013 Updated 2/25/2013

Feb. 25 Tire Business NewsPoint

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Hello, I'm Alaina Scott. Welcome to Tire Business NewsPoint, your video source for exclusive tire industry news.

Tire Business reporter Jennifer Karpus interviewed John Gottschalk and Kate Bullach of FordDirect, which is a joint venture between Ford Motor Company and its franchised dealers to help create a Web presence for dealers. FordDirect conducted a survey that found consumers prefer auto dealers who engage in online conversations.

Mr. Gottschalk spoke about tips for a dealer who wants to start engaging their customers online and also how a business can implement that strategy into its everyday schedule.

Although the data was compiled for auto dealers, many of the statistics are relevant for tire dealers.

That's it for this edition of Tire Business NewsPoint. Thanks for joining us and be sure to catch another exclusive industry report on March 4.