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7 Fall Driving Tips: Handing Wet Leaves & Rain
Here at Openbay, we regularly dispense driving advice, and because our office is based in beautiful Cambridge, MA, a good deal of it has been related to driving in the snow. Yet at this time of year, lots of young drivers are hitting the roads, bound for college or high school, and this may be […]
Spending Wisely: How to Save Money on Your Car
There are numerous expenses well beyond the cost of your new or used car, that are associated with owning or leasing a vehicle. These unavoidable expenses are frustrating, but they don’t need to overwhelm you. Fortunately, there are many apps out there to help alleviate the burden of these costs. 6 Apps to Help Save Money […]
Embarrassing Driving Mistakes – Car Fails, Police Encounters, and More
We’ve all experienced embarrassing moments in life, and many of us have had them while behind the wheel of a car. Odds for embarrassment are high while driving, because we spend so much time doing it. According to AAA, the average American spends about 293 hours – or 7.3 full-time work weeks – behind the wheel […]
Openbay Founder & CEO, Rob Infantino, Interviewed for AIS Expert Interview Series
Openbay’s founder and CEO, Rob Infantino, was interviewed by Auto Insurance Specialists (AIS) for their Expert Interview Series. Click here to read the full interview. Background on AIS Auto Insurance Specialists provides insurance coverage for motorcycle, classic car, boat and watercraft, motor home, recreational vehicle, homeowners, renters, condo owners, earthquake, mobile home, flood, umbrella, life, business, and […]
Openbay Wins 2016 Owler Hot in Cambridge Award
Each year, Owler, a crowdsourced competitive intelligence platform, recognizes the top trending companies in cities around the world. This year, Openbay was chosen as the winner of 2016 Owler Hot in Cambridge, MA award. Cambridge, a mecca for startups and for millennials seeking to latch on to the next rising star, is strengthening its position as one of the […]
Marketing Strategies for Auto Repair Shops: Blogging, Social & Co-Marketing Tips
Hubspot, the two-billion-dollar ‘inbound marketing’ company, recently hosted its massive INBOUND conference here in Boston. We joined, with an eye toward learning some useful marketing strategies for auto repair shops, so we could share with our community of service providers. The focus of INBOUND was — appropriately — “inbound” marketing, or creating content — blogs, social […]
Meet Ruby Davis, founder of ChickDriven: Auto Reviews & Car Advice for Women
Following ChickDriven’s recent review of Openbay, we connected with the site’s founder, Ruby Davis, to learn more about her new venture. ChickDriven touts itself as “America’s primary car website for women.” It features a new perspective on automotive reviews and general car advice for women. Davis had just returned from the SEMA show, where […]
Driving in the Rain: How to Stay Safe
Most of us will have to drive in the rain many times in our lives. Many people attempt driving in the rain as if the conditions were warm and dry, when everything is actually wet and slick. This attitude could be costly, or even deadly. Stay Safe Driving in the Rain & Driving On Wet Roads 1) […]
Are Donald Trump & Hillary Clinton Bumper Stickers Affecting Your Behavior On the Road?
Openbay Survey Reveals On-Road Reactions to Presidential-Race Politics CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Nov 2, 2016) – As the political climate heats up in the last week of the presidential race, Openbay, the award-winning auto-repair marketplace, surveyed U.S. vehicle owners to learn how news of the U.S. presidential race affects them while behind the wheel. Here’s Some Top-line […]
Clinton vs. Trump on the Road: Political Bumper Sticker Commentary
The U.S. presidential-election day is on November 8th; you’ve registered to vote, right? Tensions are running high, as Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton inspire gossip and groan-worthy headlines. If your car or truck sports a political bumper sticker, chances are you’ve inspired the occasional gossip or groan from your fellow road-goers, too. The Power of Political Bumper Stickers Do […]
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