“Ask Jim” is an ongoing question-and-answer series with Jim Roche, Xtime’s senior vice president of marketing and managed services, on the pressing topics and issues within the fixed operations world. Question: What % of my RO’s should I be i

In a recent blog, I wrote about how content marketing is more of a long-term play. In addition, to attract an audience, it is vital to offer more than purely sales content and “buy now!” messages. Consumers are constantly bombarded with these sal

Dealerships spend a lot of money on leads. The bigger the store, the more money spent. And, added to that expense are staffing costs and the time and effort involved in trying to engage with consumers who submit the leads. In the car shopping process

Dealers spend large sums of money driving visitors to their website.  They spend on digital marketing such as paid search, paid social, display ads, and purchased referral traffic.  Dealers also spend on traditional media to drive organic and direc

Today, too many dealerships rely on old attribution models, such as first-click or last-click. While current technological advancements provide a clearer picture of marketing with more up-to-date attribution models, dealers are failing to leverage th

Today, it’s a well-known fact among dealers that a consistent presence on social media properties is vital to keeping their brand in front of consumers. It has also been found that some different types of content – text, images and video – perf

Women make a full 45% of new consumer car purchases—that’s no small market. And when it comes to making these purchases, this market tend to consider much more than just cost. Price is definitely a component of their decisions, but emotional fact

Like many of you, I like “Best of” lists. They can often be amusing, but also provide a great tidbit or two of very applicable instruction. That’s what I’m going for here when looking at great customer retention ideas. They’re drawn from my

The stereotype of the car salesperson of yesteryear who didn’t let the customer get a word in edgewise stubbornly persists. Yet it is largely a misleading characterization. Granted, personalities who are drawn to a sales position in any industry, n