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Auto Retail Comes Roaring Back in 2019
By Ryan Kerrigan, Managing Director, Kerrigan Advisors Though SAAR remains relatively flat in recent years (see Chart 1), the financial health of the largest auto retailers could not be stronger. Multiple public dealership groups are posting record r
Sep 3, 2019
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12 Content Tactics to Strengthen Your Digital Reputation
Do you have a plan to increase business? Not something that’s been floating around in your head but a tangible, written strategy to engage more customers? Remarkably, most dealers don’t have a written marketing plan. Many don’t bother r
Sep 3, 2019
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Mastering Facebook’s New Ad Relevance Diagnostics
By Brad Highland, Director, Digital Marketing, Naked Lime Marketing Earlier this year Facebook announced they were changing ad relevancy scores to help marketers easily identify why their ads weren’t getting ranked as highly as they might like. Whi
Sep 3, 2019
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Marketing to Your “Personas” and Not Your Target Audience
Our industry will always be rife with buzz-words. As we depart from another engaging Digital Dealer Conference, I noticed that terms like “digital retailing,” “bots,” and “AI” are still the sexiest of terms driving
Sep 3, 2019
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May Your DMS Be Forever in Your Favor
This is my third and final blog in the series about what to look for when choosing a DMS. In this final part of the series, I cover three more areas to consider when investigating what should be a long-term relationship. 1. Evaluate for the Future �
Aug 15, 2019
Using Facebook to Jumpstart Your Loyalty & Retention Programs
By Adam Pavkov, Client Partner, Facebook No industry is immune to the fundamental changes occurring in consumer purchase behavior and the heightened expectations surrounding the new retail shopping experience. However, there is certainly good news fo
Aug 15, 2019
The Foundation of Connected TV Ads: A Brief History of Its Rise
By Mike Machado, Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer, Demand Local, Inc. The use of Connected TV (CTV) has grown substantially in the past nine years. CTV devices like Apple TV and Roku are putting viewers in control of what they watch and how they
Aug 15, 2019
You Keep Talking, But Are Your Customers Listening?
By Anthony Gjonaj, Regional Manager, automotiveMastermind Engage customers with the right message before they even know they’re in the market Today’s car shoppers are driven by digital and mobile technology, giving them more choice, more power, a
Aug 15, 2019
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How Automotive Marketers Can Drive More Sales From Their Slowing Digital Ad Spend
By Kayla Hammersmith, Senior Content Marketing Manager, DialogTech According to a recent eMarketer study, the auto sector is experiencing slowing growth in vehicle sales, parts sales, and digital advertising spend. It’s more important than ever to
Aug 14, 2019