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Is Your Dealership Site Too Slow for Google’s New Mobile Speed Update?

Everyone knows that that page load speed on your website is important, especially when studies show that 40% of visitors will leave a page that takes more than 3 seconds to load. Since we’re now living in the age of mobile, when customers want answ
Feb 1, 2018

THE AUTOMOTIVE PARADIGM SHIFT: Is It Time for Science to Take the Wheel?

In baseball, one slight alteration in the way a hitter approaches the ball can be the difference between strike one and a home run. If a batter’s swing is off by only a few millimeters, or even just a fraction of a millimeter, this makes all the di
Feb 1, 2018

Facebook Controls Attention. That’s Why Auto Dealers Need to use Facebook Marketplace. Now, You Can with Marketplace Ads.

The average American is on Facebook and its related apps almost an hour a day. With a hold on our attention, it is the perfect place to help people do what they want to do, whether it’s watching TV (Facebook Watch), chatting with friends (Faceb
Jan 31, 2018

If It Looks Like a Bot, and Smells Like a Bot…

Many of us have heard about, or experienced robot (bot) traffic on websites.  There are many forms of bots hitting our sites.  There are search-spidering sites, inventory scrapers, as well as other bots we’re not quite sure of the intent.  Howev
Jan 31, 2018

Auto Finance 2018: The Year of Digital Contracting

We live in a world where 24/7 accessibility and instant gratification has become commonplace, and the automotive finance industry is no exception. Within the past several years, businesses, private organizations, government agencies, funders, and fin
Jan 30, 2018

How to Close Uninsured Car Buyers

If you work at a dealership, an uninsured customer can not only waste your time and cause headaches, but can be the root cause of losing a potential sale. Not only is it inefficient, but it’s also frustrating to spend hours on the sales floor befor
Jan 30, 2018

Why Consumers Are Navigating Away from Traditional Customer Service

In a very interesting dynamic shift, consumers are increasingly changing how they want to interact with businesses for customer support. Just five years ago, think about how irritating it was to navigate through phone trees, just to finally reach a s
Jan 30, 2018

How to Navigate Error Pages Like an Expert

To err is human, and to get an error page is just another part of having a website. We’re all uncomfortably familiar with the 404 error page, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. There are plenty of other ways you can cause an error on your we
Jan 29, 2018

Do You Care How You Receive Your Customer’s Money? You Should!

The way consumers can pay for goods has dramatically changed over time. From bartering, to cash, to checks, to debit cards, all these shifts had one thing in common: More convenience and reduced friction. Well, what are consumers doing now? According
Jan 29, 2018