I can’t stress enough the importance of a clean, up-to-date marketing database. Data inaccuracy harms your efficiency and effectiveness and makes you look like an amateur– no trait any potential customer is looking for. This problem isn’t unique to dealerships, but as other industries adapt and change with consumer expectations, automotive retailers are falling … [Read more...] about Want New Revenue Opportunities for your Dealership? They’re in the Data
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In a Time of Crisis Turn to Each Other
Come Together, Right Now In a once in a lifetime experience, where we're all looking for guidance, answers, and direction, now is the time to come together as an industry. I've been thinking—what can we leverage, how can we help, and what best practices can our platform provide? And not just gut feelings, or encouraging words—although those don't hurt–but real, … [Read more...] about In a Time of Crisis Turn to Each Other
How Consumer-Identity Data Revolutionizes Automotive Marketing
Although 2017 was one of the five strongest years of vehicle sales in history, forecasts for 2018 show sales could decline up to 5%, so dealers will have to employ smarter marketing strategies to get qualified buyers into the showroom. With the market contracting and consumers spending more time shopping online and less time in the showroom, it’s no longer enough to rely on … [Read more...] about How Consumer-Identity Data Revolutionizes Automotive Marketing
5 Things Dealers Need to Understand About Big Data
With the NADA Show 2018 in Las Vegas a mere matter of weeks away, two words dealers are probably hearing a lot—and will hear much more often at the convention—are big data. Many of the biggest and most innovative vendors in the automotive space will be touting the latest and greatest in their big data and analytics offerings at the show, and as impressive as it all sounds, … [Read more...] about 5 Things Dealers Need to Understand About Big Data
Get Back to Basics With the Rule of 7
How familiar are you with the Rule of 7 as it pertains to marketing? It might be considered an old-school marketing methodology, but if you take a moment to understand what it is, you’ll appreciate the fact that it’s a sound concept that works, and should be followed. In short, the Rule of 7 is a basic principal that addresses consumers' need to hear and see a marketing … [Read more...] about Get Back to Basics With the Rule of 7