Dealership Marketing

Defining A Hierarchy Of Automotive Digital Marketing Responsibilities

As larger dealer groups allocate more internal resources to manage their digital marketing investments, our industry needs to discuss roles and responsibilities for digital marketing execution. In the graphic above, I started a conversation in my latest book, using this chart, on how a dealer group could organize their marketing team or employees who are performing marketing tasks. …
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2 Strategies to Reduce Your AdWords Cost per VDP View

Dealers are spending more and more money each year on Google AdWords campaigns. AdWords can be a very effective way to connect dealers with in-market shoppers.  With budgets increasing, I want to encourage dealers to demand more transparent reporting from their AdWords management agencies. In particular, I would like dealers to request that each AdWords campaign …
Dealership Marketing

A Fresh Look at Segmentation and the Consequences to Dealer Marketing

Although most dealers don’t perform formal market segmentation analysis, the vast majority understand and use some form of segmentation. While there is value in a more formal practice, changes in consumer behavior are causing us to take a fresh look at the broader subject and rethink our approach to segmentation. Regardless of the dealership’s desire, …
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How to Install Your CRM Lead Values into Google Analytics

For Part 2 of this Tip You’ll need to have the Internet Lead Provider Report with the Values Per Lead source handy in addition you should be logged into the Store’s Google Analytics Account under the Admin > Goals section and also have a browser open to the Dealership Website. You might want go through the …
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Using Your Dealer CRM and Basic Math To Assess Your Lead Providers’ Value

[highlight color=”#F0F0F0″ font=”black”]In part 1 of this 2 part series, Dealership Staff learn how they can use their CRM to understand the Value of Each Internet lead. This helps dealers better align their digital marketing efforts and hold their lead providers and hold your BDC more accountable. In Part 2, dealers will be shown how …