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In the Middle, it’s the Messaging that Makes Digital Success
In the world of digital advertising, there are three primary components: targeting, messaging, and landing pages. So much emphasis is put on targeting such as PPC keywords or display ad placement. After that, the focus is often placed on the landing
Jul 7, 2015
Humanize Your Online Presence
The use of social media is becoming mandatory for dealerships. Prospective clients are looking for local dealers’ Facebook pages; they’re searching YouTube for product comparisons and even asking friends across social platforms for recommendation
Jul 6, 2015
How to Get Granular With Your Paid Search Geotargeting
Your paid search ads don’t need to be shown to everyone. In fact, it’s less cost-efficient for you if they are, since that might result in clicks from searchers who aren’t near you, or aren’t in the market for a vehicle. Instead of having tha
Jul 6, 2015
Managed vs Self-Serve Chat
The automotive industry is really starting to come around to the idea that they must have chat on their websites. It has moved from being a luxury to becoming a requirement due to the increased use of mobile and the trend towards real-time communicat
Jul 6, 2015
Three Ways Your Dealership Can Attract Millennial Car Shoppers
Young people aren’t driving differently. They’re shopping differently. And that’s a good thing. The automotive industry is increasingly focused on the car-buying habits of the “Millennial” generation: car buyers born after 1980. Dealers hav
Jul 2, 2015
13 Rules For Social Media Success in the Car Dealership
Social Media use in the car dealership is different today than it was just a few years ago. It’s interesting how in a short period of time being active on social media has evolved from something that was considered ‘free’ and optional to som
Jul 2, 2015
5 Things to Freshen Up Your Dealership’s Marketing for Summer
It’s usually the spring season that brings about thoughts of “change” and “cleaning up”. But it seems as if we ran past the exercise of “spring cleaning” this year and got right back into selling mode as soon as we moved the snow shovel
Jul 2, 2015
The Future of Auto Marketing Could Be a Little Creepy
If the automotive industry can be seen as a bellwether for digital marketing, get ready for some seriously precise targeting that straddles the line between powerfully scientific and creepily intrusive. During a lively presentation at the J.D. Power
Jul 1, 2015
Why Social Trumps Search for Paid Inventory Shopper Traffic
It’s no secret I have never been a huge fan of PPC or Google Adwords. Don’t get me wrong, I feel they have their place but what I have typically struggled with is the lack of transparency in this area of digital marketing. Dealerships have blindl
Jul 1, 2015