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The Next Evolution of Social Marketing

When social media marketing burst on the scene nearly a decade ago, just about every dealership immediately piled onto the bandwagon. We didn’t all know exactly what we were doing; we just knew we had to do it because everyone else was doing it
Oct 6, 2017

Your DMS and Recalls

Last year was a record year for recalls; over 50 million vehicles had recalls with over 900 different campaigns. This was the third year in a row that recalls topped 50 million vehicles. Recalls can be good business for dealers if they handle them pr
Oct 5, 2017

The Marketing Tune-Up That Turns Inbound Shoppers into Customers

Not too long ago, a customer’s first step when considering a car purchase was a trip to the dealership. That’s no longer true. Today, 88% of car buyers use the Internet to research and shop for a new or used vehicle. Almost half do their research
Oct 5, 2017

Video: An Essential Part of Your Digital Toolkit

One of the many strengths of digital advertising is the broad range of possibilities it covers as a marketing channel. In just this one area, dealers can target customers in any number of ways, from dynamic search to programmatic display to social. O
Oct 5, 2017

Why Dealerships Must Embrace the Concierge Economy

It was a movie scene that predicted the future. In the 2002 blockbuster film Minority Report, Tom Cruise played a police officer on the run from a frame-setup. And as he walked through a mall on this near-future Earth, sensors scanned his retinas to
Oct 5, 2017

Tell Your Story!

First, a couple of thoughts: If you don’t have a ‘brand’, you are just a retailer of a commodity. If you don’t have a brand, you have absolutely no marketplace distinction other than price. If you don’t have a brand, your only ‘blue sky�
Oct 5, 2017

You Need to Know These Key Digital Strategies

This year, the number of smartphone users worldwide is expected to reach 2.32 billion.1 Because of this, your digital marketing must be 100% mobile-friendly in order to stay competitive in today’s market.2 But as the digital landscape changes alm
Oct 4, 2017

One Small Way to Slay the Recall Dragon

With the influx of recalls, two of the biggest challenges for manufacturers and dealers are locating vehicle owners and implementing an effective communication strategy that compels those owners to bring their vehicle into the dealership for repair.
Oct 4, 2017