In our last article, Online Reviews: The Golden Key to a Solid SEO Strategy, we dove into how reviews can impact your Google SEO investment to increase your appearance in consumer searches. Reviews will also impact the ROI of your Google Adwords campaigns, and so it’s important to understand how reviews come into play for advertisers before you commit to a substantial … [Read more...] about The Importance of Reviews in Your Google AdWords Strategy
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Online Reviews: The Golden Key to a Solid SEO Strategy
We seem to finally be getting to a point where I estimate a significant majority of dealers track and care about their review scores. However, the motive for actively managing reviews focuses on a couple of different objectives. One is to comply with OEM standards or excellence programs. For example, both General Motors and FCA require that dealers enroll in a Reputation … [Read more...] about Online Reviews: The Golden Key to a Solid SEO Strategy
NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Reputation Management Chat with Melanie Borden
In this Episode of Mostly Automotive Marketing with Matt Wilson we chat about one of Matt’s favorite topics – reputation. What’s more important that your stores reputation? The answer is most likely, nothing! 92% of consumers now read online reviews vs. 88% in 2014– Vendasta report In a car dealership today, having a strategic process to address customer reviews is an … [Read more...] about NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Reputation Management Chat with Melanie Borden
The Automotive Insider’s Guide to Having a Seamless Reputation Management Strategy
It’s an early fall Tuesday morning. The air is crisp (at least here in the northeast), and your coffee is hot as you pull into the dealership. You immediately notice a giant garbage can knocked over next to the service drive, and squirrels and birds are feasting undisturbed. Service customers have been arriving for a few hours, driving by the unsightly mess as they pull in. … [Read more...] about The Automotive Insider’s Guide to Having a Seamless Reputation Management Strategy
What Does Website Downtime Actually Cost Your Dealership?
For many automotive retailers, the importance of your website has never been clearer than during COVID-19. As economic shutdowns and social distancing measures prevented your customers from visiting the store in person, people turned in record numbers to the digital retail experience. Your website should function as your virtual showroom ─ the foundation of your dealership’s … [Read more...] about What Does Website Downtime Actually Cost Your Dealership?