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		<description>Thanks for the article. I almost passed your blog up in Google but now I&#039;m glad I decided to stop and got to go through it. I&#039;m definitely a little better informed now. I&#039;ll be sharing your site with some other people I know. They&#039;ll for sure enjoy the heck out of what I just read too. LOL. --Jon</description>
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		<description>Sad. And reality is that customer acquisition is a huge cost. Probably more than $800. Customer retention on the other hand is usually far cheaper and easier. Is it any wonder they&#039;re in financial trouble? We need them to crash &amp; burn so a dozen smaller, better startups can take their place and make better cars with better customer service.

People need to care more about their jobs but monolithic companies foster this I don&#039;t care attitude. Smaller companies are the future because people will care about their jobs and have the power/authority to make things happen. Big companies don&#039;t trust their reps to do more than read off of a screen. Small companies give reps power to make decisions with the understanding that those choices make long term impact on that employees chance of having a job.</description>
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<p>People need to care more about their jobs but monolithic companies foster this I don&#039;t care attitude. Smaller companies are the future because people will care about their jobs and have the power/authority to make things happen. Big companies don&#039;t trust their reps to do more than read off of a screen. Small companies give reps power to make decisions with the understanding that those choices make long term impact on that employees chance of having a job.</p>
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		<title>By: Joe Feser</title>
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		<description>With the average price of the vehicle increasing 4% per year, you are well over a million dollars.

For the record, GMC is GM, which also owns Chevy, Cadillac and Buick.

They are shedding the Pontiac, Saturn and Hummer brand.

Great job GM.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With the average price of the vehicle increasing 4% per year, you are well over a million dollars.</p>
<p>For the record, GMC is GM, which also owns Chevy, Cadillac and Buick.</p>
<p>They are shedding the Pontiac, Saturn and Hummer brand.</p>
<p>Great job GM.</p>
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