Join us this October 16-18th in Las Vegas, Nevada for 100+ actionable seminars, networking opportunities, and innovation – in one of the most exciting locations in the world. Digital Dealer 25 will feature an agenda packed with the industry’s mos

Today, too many dealerships rely on old attribution models, such as first-click or last-click. While current technological advancements provide a clearer picture of marketing with more up-to-date attribution models, dealers are failing to leverage th

In case you haven’t heard, Google is rebranding Google AdWords as Google Ads, and with that change will come a slew of great new features that can help dealers sell more cars. In our new blog post, we highlight some of the most important changes t

As I wrote in my April 2018 article, Google’s “Questions & Answers” feature is both the latest challenge and opportunity for dealerships.  Introduced in August of 2017, “Questions & Answers” is a channel for anyone with a Google ac

Search engine optimization is one of the most misunderstood marketing strategies in the automotive industry. Why? It’s because many dealerships limit the scope of their SEO strategy to non-branded keywords; in other words, they ignore search terms

I’ve got a test for you this Hard Facts Friday- make a search that your business SHOULD rank for and click through the pages of hits until you reach your site. Were you ranked on the 1st page of Google? If so- you’re an SEO master and I applaud y

Most dealers have heard of Google Analytics (GA), and they may know it is installed somehow on their website.  They might even understand that GA gives them performance data on click-throughs, visitors, leads, etc.  What many dealers don’t really

We’re diving deep into the car-buying journey over the next few weeks and giving you an inside look at the tools and strategies that line up with each micro-moment. You can check out our previous post here, which gives you a brief overview of the m

Of the many marketing “train wrecks” I uncover in auditing digital advertising results for dealers, the most common is runaway paid search spending.  Dealers overspend, under-inspect, and blindly trust their digital marketing agencies to invest