Dealers are already aware of the importance of advertising on Facebook and Instagram and for a good reason: your shoppers spend a lot of time on there. But what other apps do your prospects use?
There's a lot that you can do to ensure that you have the best creative, and to extend its shelf life. Today we are focusing on the three most important practices to ensure your best ad delivery, increase customer engagement, and extend the life of your ads.
So, you’ve decided you want to step up your digital marketing game and bring in some outside help to reach more customers and sell more cars. You’ve seen ads for, and received dozens of emails from companies that claim they can help you do just that, so how do you choose one?
As a car dealer you have more than likely heard about Behavioral and Contextual Targeting when it comes to marketing, but if you’re like a lot of the dealers I have spoken to, you may not be entirely clear on the difference between the two.
Why would anyone pay $6 for milk at a convenience store, when they could get the same gallon of milk at their local supermarket for less that $3? The answer is in the name: Convenience. So what does this have to do with you as a car dealer? Simply put, if you are convenient for your customers, you can make more money.
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles." -Sun Tzu’s Art of War Other dealerships in your area may not be your enemies and you’re not exactly at war with them. However, we can all agree that they are your competitors meaning there is a competition, and in every competition, there is a winner and a loser.
We’ve seen huge changes in the industry in the last 15 or so years that have forever changed how customers shop for cars, and in turn how dealers should be engaging and selling to them. Now more than ever it is important to have a Marketing Strategy. DON’T CLICK AWAY JUST YET.
First off, a dealership needs to keep an eye on their market share of both new and used cars. This should be done in at least two ways; against similar brand franchised dealers in their market and against all franchised dealers in their market.
Let's say there is a person who lives within a 15 mile radius of your dealership who is going to buy a vehicle sometime over the next six months. Let's also say that this person is considering a brand you carry and let's also say that they are even considering buying from you. Would you say that it would be to your benefit to have mail, email and perhaps Facebook (or other apps) delivering your message to this person on a consistent basis during the approximately 6 months prior to this person...
