Marketing strategies for car dealerships are constantly changing to reflect local markets and buying patterns. Dealerships must plan their budgets carefully to take full advantage of the money available, but there are some strategies that car dealerships can use to maximize their ad dollars.
In today’s digital era, you can’t ignore mobile. Mobile can be considered the most important part of modern marketing. This is because smartphones are a way of life. Next time you’re in a public space, take a look around. Most people will likely be using their smartphone, holding their smartphone, or their smartphone will be in their pocket or on the table in front of them.
Pay-per-click (PPC) advertising is a key part of your company’s SEO strategy because it offers immediate results in bringing potential customers to your website and ultimately to your bottom line as new sales. It is also an important way to build an identity for your brand or products and should not be ignored when looking at your marketing budget. Here are some elements to consider when looking at your next PPC campaign:
You may see retargeting in your social media interactions without realizing it occurs. As an example, you may go shopping online for a new coffee pot. You don’t buy anything but rather go to a sports page to check hockey scores, then you leave that to check your Facebook feed. There in front of you is an advertisement for the coffee pot you had pondered earlier. This is retargeting at work. Why is it important to auto dealers?
Below is the video of our Director of Paid Search, James Murray speaking about what to track and watch out for when it comes to Automotive PPC. Below the video is a bullet point break down of the content in the video.
