Success Story: Discover How Audi Coral Springs and Audi Ft Lauderdale Did It
The Qvale Automotive Group is one of the major players in the automotive industry, and one of the reasons for their success has been steady, measured growth. Already having a large presence in California, the group expanded to Florida in 2010 and opened Audi Coral Springs. The company selected Glenn Grosso, who worked his way
It’s Time to Re-Examine Your Digital Marketing Spend
Much of the discussion in automotive digital marketing is starting to center around Google AdWords and the quality of Website traffic that is being generated. Over the past decade, we have measured our results on Google AdWords by looking at cost per click (CPC), bounce rates, impression share and click through rates. These simple metrics worked great when cars were flying off
Fixing Your Fixed Ops: Three Marketing Strategies to Rise to the Top
“Hey Siri, where can I get an oil change?” This type of search takes place more than a million times per month. In fact, according to Google Automotive Insights, service- and parts-related searches have increased by more than 400 percent over the past five years and now account for 28 percent of the total automotive
Times Have Changed – Take a New Look at Your Online Marketing Spend
Over the past decade, we have measured our results on Google AdWords by looking at CPC, Bounce Rates, Impression Share, and Click Through Rates. These simple metrics worked great when cars were flying off the shelf.
Your Marketing Check Engine Light Is On: Three Strategies to Get on Top of Fixed Ops
“Hey Siri, where can I get an oil change?”
This type of search takes place more than one million times per month. In fact, according to Google Automotive Insights, service- and parts-related searches have increased by more than 400 percent over the past five years and now account for 28 percent of the total automotive search market.
Credit Information Emerges as Important Informational Tool to Drive Incremental Sales
The auto industry has done well the past eight years. Since bottoming out at approximately 10.4 million in new vehicle sales in 2009, the industry has attained an average annual growth rate of 7.6 percent for new vehicle sales. The near-decade momentum, which culminated in approximately 17.46 million new vehicle sales in 2017, meant growth came much easier than normal for most automotive retailers.
The Power of Brand: How to Stand Out in the Sea of Dealers
Look to the world’s top companies when adopting your brand philosophy. Focus on what you do best, create a simple-to-understand brand persona, make it seamless from Web to showroom floor and market the hell out of it.
Use Social Media to Flood Your Dealership with Leads
Dealerships have a constantly expanding group of lead sources available to them today. With so many choices, it can be difficult to decide which to try. While considering lead sources, it is important to consider the cost per lead, lead volume and the quality of the leads. At the end of the day, it is
Your Customers Will Pay More
The best way to gain and retain customers is by providing services that other dealerships won’t, and making sure that the customers know you value their business. Happy customers not only continue to do business with you, but will often pay more if they value the relationship. In my years in the car business, I’ve
Success Story: A Vision of Excellence
Delivering 30+ sales per month from the service lane through a vision of commitment to their team, a strategized marketing plan and a deep focus on data, Lithia Hyundai of Reno unveiled an innovative plan to profitability.
