Have you noticed a change to your Google Ads? I’m not talking about the recent rebrand the company announced. I’m talking about the all-new in-market audiences feature Google unrolled last month. Available in both Bing Ads and Google Ads, in-market audiences gives search marketers a brand new tool to reach audiences on the search engine results page (SERP) in a more targeted … [Read more...] about How In-Market Audiences Boost Your Dealership’s Paid-Search Performance
5 Secrets of Social Media Marketing for Dealerships
The past couple of years haven’t been the greatest for social media companies, especially the most influential, popular, and notorious one: Facebook. Between its selling of user data, charges of interference in elections (inadvertent or otherwise), and its vulnerability to manipulation by “fake news” and divisive elements, Mark Zuckerberg’s social media behemoth has seen its … [Read more...] about 5 Secrets of Social Media Marketing for Dealerships
Social Media Presence Alone Doesn’t Mean You Have a Strategy
Just because your dealership has presence on several different social platforms doesn’t mean you have an effective social media strategy. If you’re like many dealers, you jumped onto the social media bandwagon because you heard from numerous marketing experts that you “must” be on it. You created profiles, post, tweet, share, and even advertise, but you’re not really sure … [Read more...] about Social Media Presence Alone Doesn’t Mean You Have a Strategy
The 5 Keys of Marketing and Selling to Women
On June 24-26, Women in Automotive (WIA), founded in 2015 by six female leaders in the automotive industry, will hold its latest conference in Orlando. The growth and success of WIA and its conferences reflect the need—and great opportunity—for more women to get into the rapidly changing world of automotive retail. Last year, Dealer Marketing Magazine’s cover feature prior … [Read more...] about The 5 Keys of Marketing and Selling to Women
How to Use Social Media Channels to Generate More Leads
For many years, dealers have been told that social media channels can’t be used like other marketing channels. We’ve heard that social media is best for “soft marketing” objectives, such as raising brand awareness and increasing likeability, and that social shouldn’t be used for selling. Times have changed. Thanks to big data, predictive analytics, and automated marketing, … [Read more...] about How to Use Social Media Channels to Generate More Leads