How to Avoid These Six Common Dealer Pitfalls

How to Avoid These Six Common Dealer Pitfalls

Even well-run dealerships are subject to brutal market forces. Threats are not always easy to identify and avoid. Analytics provide insights to bring the marketplace and your position within it into perspective.  Below are some common traps dealers fall into...
Why Bother with Local Listings for Your Dealership?

Why Bother with Local Listings for Your Dealership?

If you’re thinking, I already know about local listings. Great! Here’s the thing, though. You don’t know what you don’t know – but the good news is, we do.   And just to make sure everyone’s on the same page, local listings are what car buyers see...
Search Engines Take Auto Buyers from Point A to Point B

Search Engines Take Auto Buyers from Point A to Point B

Did you know that one-third of auto buyers between ages 18 and 54 kick off their car buying journey on a search engine, and that a typical consumer might do 139 Google searches to find her next vehicle?  Let’s talk about where search...
Search Marketing Puts Your Dealership on Top

Search Marketing Puts Your Dealership on Top

There are a lot of car dealership marketing strategies out there but search marketing – a.k.a. paid search, pay-per-click, and SEM – is one of the best. Here’s why search marketing fits the car buyer’s journey like a pair of Italian driving...