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The Up-Tick of the Click: Putting the Rise of Cost Per Click into Perspective

It’s not surprising that digital media, as a percentage of total media consumption, officially surpassed TV in 2013. You can’t go anywhere without being surrounded by folks staring at a screen or tuned into their ear buds. We now travel unfettere
Jul 15, 2015

Avoid the 5 Mistakes Dealers Make in Digital Marketing

Digital marketing is not only here to stay, it’s become a major chunk of annual marketing budgets. Automotive dealers need to have a complete understanding of what to expect from their digital marketing efforts to increase their return on investmen
Jul 14, 2015

Why OEM Marketing Mandates are a Great Thing for Dealers (at least those who do it right)

Stop the presses! The cow just jumped over the moon. Pigs are flying. Hell froze over. Who kidnapped me and replaced me with an OEM shill? The answer isn’t that I’ve gone insane. It’s that I looked deeper into the subject and realized it can be
Jul 9, 2015

The Inbound Difference: How to Market When Your Price is Not the Lowest

It’s just not apples-to-apples any more.  While you might sell the same shiny new F-150 as the joint down the street, yours comes with a different maintenance plan, financing options, chrome package, floor mats, or other more trivial add-ons. Whil
Jul 9, 2015

5 Ways SEO Writing is Backfiring on Your Website

Interest in automotive SEO content is likely at an all-time high thanks to increasing digital marketing budgets and the need to rank for high-value keywords that create a constant stream of leads. Unfortunately, all of the wonderful benefits of SE
Jul 7, 2015

The Recipe to a Successful Automotive Digital Marketing Campaign

Today’s consumers are more connected, empowered and informed than ever before, and with their easy access to information, and the power that comes with it, they naturally demand higher value and satisfaction from the products and services they buy.
Jul 7, 2015

3 Reasons Why Your Dealership Needs to Be Mobile

Today’s consumers are always on the go and constantly connected with their digital devices.  A recent Forbes article predicts that by year end 2015, almost half of all Google searches will come from mobile form factors. (Olson, 2015) As Millennial
Jul 7, 2015

Your Marketing Message: Let Customers Know Your Name Is Not “$199 a Month”

It’s happened to everyone. I can guarantee it’s happened to you within the last 24 hours. What happened? You were exposed to some type of advertisement—and when it was over, the message of who ran the ad was gone. Maybe you remember the offer.
Jul 7, 2015

Content Marketing

What is content marketing? Basically, content marketing is a strategic way to deal with publishing valuable and consistent content or information to acquire and retain a wide audience and possibly get positive customer feedback. This can be done in m
Jul 7, 2015