Industry News

Where the COVID-19 Outbreak Is Impacting Dealers’ Marketing Strategies
As the world continues to watch and see exactly how the COVID-19 outbreak unfolds, everyone involved in the automotive industry is also eyes wide...

Your Customer Communication Survival Guide for COVID19
We are in a period of great uncertainty. Travel is restricted; here in a suburb of Seattle, Washington (where I am writing this) events over 50...

The 'Why Behind'
I need an email address. What are the miles? Is the wife on the title to the trade-in? The insurance card is expired. Where’s the etch number? What...

The New Customer Experience - Adjusted for Social Distancing and the Coronavirus
We are in unchartered and distressed waters, and we need to make adjustments now. The spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused a global social...

Should Your SEO Be Outsourced?
Automotive SEO is complex, period!! Yet, most dealers will make the mistake of trying to perform SEO themselves rather than hiring a professional for...

A Better 5-Step Plan to Product Sales Success
Whether you’re launching a new F&I product, a new bundled package or want to increase the penetration of products you’ve displayed on your menu for...

The Sales Funnel & The Shape of Water
Between a busy career and a larger than average family, I don’t get much time to indulge in a good movie. As it so happens, one of my best friends is...

Diminishing Returns: How Many CTAs Should You Have?
Several of the DealerScience tools integrate directly into dealership websites. This means that throughout the process of discussing our products...

Google My Business: Expert SEO Tips for Auto Dealers
Today your dealership needs every advantage and a strong locally-focused SEO strategy is more important than ever. One key way to drive organic...

Why Your Ad Budget Should be Optimized by AI and Not Humans
For a long time, we all feared that machine learning and AI would take our jobs, diminish work, and leave us unemployed. But we’re over that. Now,...

Research Reveals How Dealerships Optimize Their Digital Marketing Channels
As dealers commit more and more attention and budget to digital marketing, choosing exactly where to invest becomes a challenge. Complicating that...

Sales Opportunities Start… In Service?
It might sound counterintuitive, but one of your best ongoing opportunities for boosting dealership sales lies in the Service department. Consider...