At DigitalDealer.com and Dealer Magazine, we are frequently asked if we accepts articles from outside contributors. The short answer is “Yes, we do.”
The longer response is that we have certain criteria for what is submitted.
When it comes to news stories, we prefer to write our articles in-house or cross-post them from other Emerald publications. That allows us to maintain editorial quality and journalistic integrity.
However, Digital Dealer does publish vendor-neutral guest editorials which cover the issues of the day at a dealership—from electric vehicle sales to F&I management to the latest ways to improve sales.
Submission Criteria
Our opinion-based submitted pieces run between 700 and 1,000 words; but we stress that you should not write to a number. We do edit all articles before publishing them, but it is done in a collaborative way so that the content is in your voice.
These guest editorials should make a clear point and provide a fresh prospective or insights for our readership that go beyond the typical issues we cover daily in our news coverage.
Most importantly, they should not focus on promoting a particular company or its products, as they are intended as education rather than as advertising or marketing.
If you’d like to contribute a guest editorial, I invite you to email [email protected] and let us know what you’d like to write about. Or, if you already have an article handy and ready for submission, feel free to send it along as a DOC file (no PDFs, please, as we edit all articles before publishing them).
Please submit only articles that have not been previously published in print or online, as we prefer that our content remain exclusive to Digital Dealer for six months after the date of publication, during which time we promote the articles in our weekly email newsletters.
If you decide to submit an article, please send along a headshot of the author as a high-res JPG, along with a one-paragraph bio. Relevant charts and/or tables can be included (again in JPG format), though they’re not necessary. There is no monetary compensation for articles submitted.
Press Releases
You can also send us your latest announcements. Has your firm introduced a new product, purchased a new dealership or a new hire? Have your signed a new distribution deal? Or do you have news you’d like to share regarding the expansion of a dealership?
If so, email your press release to [email protected]. If it’s a good match with our website’s focus, I can have a reporter reach out to you for more information, or post it Industry Press Release section.
Finally, if you have a news tip and want to pass that on, feel free to email me at [email protected].
