Archives for Automotive

Strategic Marketing Choices

Do you know that every dollar spent on advertising does not generate the same results? With so much uncertainty in the world today, dealerships need to make the best choices possible when managing their marketing budget. Making changes to your marketing plan can be a daunting thought but considering the amount of ambiguity over the next couple months, it’s important not to discard marketing that works while retaining the redundant marketing overlap. Data Driven Decisions Dealers have always had to build their dealership brand, advertise inventory and sales promotions and build customer loyalty. In today’s turbulent environment, dealers must play
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Dale Pollack Predicts in 16 Years There Will Only Be 26 Dealer Groups After Mass Consolidation!

    Dale Pollack predicts in 16 years there will only be 26 dealer groups after mass consolidation! AIM recently attended an event at the Chicago Automobile Trade Association that featured Dale Pollak, Executive Vice President for Cox Automotive, as the keynote speaker. He provided an abundance of information to help dealers navigate the automotive industry today as well as he made some bold predictions based on analysis conducted by Cox Automotive about the future. In addition to mass dealership consolidation, Pollak projects that the automotive industry will constrict by six million sales by the year 2034. His reasoning for
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Buying VDP Views Works if Done Right

Driving auto shoppers to your website is the cornerstone of all successful digital marketing strategies for auto dealers. However, this position has some dealers wondering whether linking the shopper to their vehicle display pages is a good use of their advertising spend. Non-progressive dealers have been on the losing side of this battle for the past few years. The value of increasing auto shoppers to your website without the ability to track them back to a specific lead has caused some dealers not to understand the value of inventory marketing. Many of these naysayers do not truly understand the value
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Is Your Website the Best it Could Be?

10 REASONS WHY OUR WEBSITES ARE THE BEST IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY: 1. Simplicity, Navigability, Usability We don’t make users think. We make it obvious and self-explanatory for shoppers on how to use the site. 2. White Space and Design Complex sites are harder to read, scan and use. Our designs make it easy for a consumer to shop for your inventory. Our goal is to showcase your inventory, products and services. 3. Increased Conversion By minimizing friction and implementing clear, easy to use lead forms our sites will help you generate more leads. 4. Searchability Our simple search tool
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