When was the last time you drove past a store with no cars in front of it and stopped? You probably can’t think of the last time.

Why the Automotive Industry Needs to Prioritize Creating a Seamless Digital Experience  Over the last year, we’ve seen a tremendous shift in the way consumers prefer to shop. Successful brick-and-mortar stores have transitioned their businesses to

The smartphones and mobile devices today are far more powerful than the computing power of the room-size machines that first linked to create the Internet as we know it. Smartphones have fast become staples of our modern culture and have revolutioniz

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

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

LAS VEGAS — Before dealerships invest in TV campaigns, they should consider testing video ideas on less costly digital platforms, such as social media hubs YouTube and Facebook, to see how consumers respond, suggested Peter Leto, Google’s hea

Customer retention is typically much less expensive than customer acquisition. However, with the advent of the internet, consumers are changing. Now, I’m not saying that your dealership should ditch retention and loyalty strategies – not by a lon

Used Car Dealers Using Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook to build trust and community linkage. Although most franchise dealers have finally boarded the train of progress into the digital age, used car dealers have been slow to buy a ticket. As a conte

Put 20 people in a room and ask them, “What is social media success?” With the overabundance of social media “information” supplied today, chances are you’ll get 20 different answers. Some people will say vanity metrics