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Consumer Attention Spans Are… SQUIRREL!

If you haven’t already noticed, human’s attention spans, in general, are decreasing. A deluge of short soundbites, marketing messages and social media has created a society that simply won’t listen… if you talk too long. Do you have a friend
Aug 31, 2017

Traffic Attribution vs. Sales Attribution: What’s the Holy Grail of Marketing Measurement?

Part 1 of a 2-part blog discussing the value and pros and cons of Traffic vs. Sales Attribution Historically, there have been few ways for dealers to accurately measure if their marketing spend is providing ROI – and really, truly trust the data. �
Aug 31, 2017

Think Tank Tuesday: What Are You Focusing On?

“We sometimes miss the fruit of our hard work due to focusing on the wrong things”. Yes were busy but what were doing is not really moving us any closer to the results we desire. Here is a sharable quote “Focus on the Root not the
Aug 30, 2017

Interaction isn’t ALL you should Measure: Pay Attention to What’s Working!

(Part 4 of a 4-part blog series on vehicle merchandising) In the past 3 blogs in this series, I’ve shared vehicle merchandising best practices for improving and increasing inventory exposure to online car shoppers. While following those best practi
Aug 30, 2017

Turbocharge Your CRM for More Sales

Facebook data reveals that out of every five minutes people spend online with mobile devices, one is spent on Facebook. That’s 20 percent of mobile web use, and it can be a gold mine for dealers – if they leverage CRM data and it’s done methodi
Aug 24, 2017

Making the Case for Used-Car Locates

In my nearly 25 years in the car business – 15 of them in car sales – I’ve seen a lot of practices I don’t understand. Lately, I’ve noticed that many dealers who seemingly can’t do business without new-car locates will not do the same for
Aug 24, 2017

What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You

For decades dealers have been searching for an effective way to understand and quantify whether their large marketing investments are paying off. Even when technology came into existence so they could begin to see web traffic and referral sources, mo
Aug 24, 2017

Traditional Versus Digital… It’s Time to End the Debate

As the landscape of automotive advertising changed, two camps have emerged: traditional marketing and digital marketing. This segmented philosophy left many dealerships behind the curve, forging through a continual drop in gross margins and wasted ad
Aug 22, 2017

Text Messages: Google’s Wake-Up Call to Dealers

Texting is by far the most popular form of communication for consumers – especially with younger generations. However, because of the many compliancy rules and laws that have to be followed, many dealers are hesitant to adopt text messaging —
Aug 22, 2017