Marketing
No Third-Party Cookie Data? How Dealers Can Leverage Marketing
Third-party cookies have slowly phased out of the internet for years with stricter privacy regulations taking effect in Europe and several different...
RIP Facebook Marketplace for Dealers?
Facebook Marketplace underwent some changes in September and no longer lists vehicles from partner catalog feeds. This includes the entire...
5 Keys to Get More Customer Referrals
We all know that referrals represent our greatest opportunity for peak profits and predicable growth. As Mark Zuckerberg has acknowledged, There is...
Automotive Marketing Evolution: Interview with Bob Ruth Ford
Over the last decade we have seen so many changes in automotive marketing. The evolution of social media has changed the marketing landscape. With...
Why Your Team Should Be Part of Your Marketing Strategy
We humans complicate things, and it’s no surprise in dealerships it manifests in grandiose form, especially noticeable when it comes to how teams,...
No Inventory? No Problem. Marketing Tips From the Field for Your Dealership’s Success
The automotive industry is consumed with the inventory shortage-- while gross is higher than ever, dealerships are finding it hard to strategize...
Dealer Websites: When Gaming Google Hurts
It’s been nearly 6 years since “Dieselgate” broke and Volkswagen was busted by the EPA for gaming their diesel car emissions tests. When the vehicle...
Zero-Click Search Is Important, but Web Clicks Have Not Gone Away
There has been an increase in discussion of late (blog posts, conference sessions, etc.) talking about the Zero-Click search trend related to Google...
How to Set Up Google My Business (GMB) Nested Department Listings for Car Dealerships
Leveraging the power of Google My Business can place your store before the right customers, increase your sales potential and grow your dealership...
The Automotive Website Tragedy Still Exists and Frankly, I’m Shocked
We’re halfway through 2021 and we’re still seeing website tragedies in automotive. And yes, it really is a tragedy. When a dealership spends that...
A Guide to Getting More From Your Digital Retailing Tools
When I joined the automotive industry, the Chevrolet Celebrity was the top-selling car in the U.S. A lot has changed in the intervening 35 years....
Combat Your Cookieless Future by Creating Your Own First-Party
You’ve seen it and have read the headlines circulating your feeds and emails. The topic about a cookieless future. And while yes this can be jarring...
