Does your dealership need the power of automotive SEO? With car dealerships seemingly on every corner, you’ve got to make sure you’re leaning into every competitive advantage. This includes making sure your car dealership’s offerings are highly visible and being found by the right people in your communities. Attracting customers looking for the services car dealerships offer is a must, …
Focus on Fixed Ops in a Chip Shortage
The recent car chip shortage has put quite a wrench in the cogs of inventory levels and new vehicle sales. But at the root of this is a much bigger problem. The semiconductor chip shortage has halted automotive production in general. And in no small manner. From a story by CNBC: “The ongoing semiconductor chip shortage is now expected to …
How Car Dealerships Can Outpace Carvana
In this blog, you will: See how Carvana has disrupted the automotive industry. Get insight as to where consumers stand when it comes to purchasing a vehicle online. Learn how you can match (and beat!) Carvana’s unique brand of automotive customer experience. If you haven’t heard of Carvana by now, you aren’t paying attention. Eight years ago, Carvana was born …
The Importance of Car Dealership Digital Marketing
First things first: What is digital marketing? Digital marketing covers your overall online presence. This includes your website, social media accounts, email marketing, mobile devices, and smart fridge — you get the picture. Wherever you can place ads to engage your potential customers online: that’s digital marketing. But, we’re going to get more specific and talk about the importance of …
Automotive Chatbots vs. Human Guidance
(From the perspective of a CEE, AKA a Customer Engagement Expert) “Is this a chatbot?” “Am I speaking to a living person?” “How do I know you’re real?” These are just a few of the questions we get daily from hundreds and hundreds of conversations with car buyers. Consumers have come to know what to expect when it comes to …
How Cox Automotive’s New Buyer Segments and DataWiseâ„¢ Can Help Improve Your Sales Process
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Cox Automotive conducted a study that analyzed the types of customers looking to buy vehicles. The study identified five car buyer segments or personas, each with unique characteristics. When dealers better understand these demographics, they can use the information in tandem with DataWise to shorten the path to the sale and greatly enhance the …
7 Tips for Car Dealership Marketing
Dealer marketing has gotten a lot harder in the post-pandemic world. People have adjusted their spending priorities and changed where and how they shop. Unless you change your training and strategies to match, your brand will end up in the dust. It’s all about digital platforms now, and the trend shows no signs of slowing anytime soon. More people who …
11 Automotive Social Media Marketing Strategies
This blog was updated on 3/21/2024 Are you thinking about your automotive social media marketing efforts? In 2021, nearly 63% of the entire world’s population actively used social media for almost 2.5 hours a day. This statistic is simply staggering, and there is something pretty invaluable for those in the automotive industry to infer from this: Those people drive cars. …
7 Car Dealership Advertising Ideas
Okay, so you know you need to put out car ads, but you’re not sure where to put your efforts. Maybe you’ve run a few campaigns with minimal success. Maybe worse, you dumped a respectable amount of money into a car ad platform that returned nothing but a few wishy-washy leads. Dealership marketing isn’t easy, but you’re not alone! If …