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How to Target Car Shoppers on Facebook, Post-Cambridge Analytica Scandal

Back in March 2018, Facebook announced an end to Partner Categories, the ad targeting parameters that were sourced by third-party data providers like Oracle Data Cloud and Acxiom. Talking to dealers across the United States, the move raised a questio
Oct 5, 2018

Think Tank: Google Store Visits Tracking – How To Know If Your Marketing Is Working

Last week I explained a little bit about Google’s forthcoming update– Store Visits Tracking. But this week, we’re going all in. If you’re a marketer– you’re finally going to be able to show your clients exactly wha
Oct 3, 2018

Think Tank: Google & Facebook Updates YOU NEED TO BE READY FOR!

The platforms we utilize most as advertisers are changing— some for the worst, and others for the better. That’s right… I’m talking about Google and Facebook . Regardless, your campaigns need to be ready for those changes— which
Sep 28, 2018

Getting the Most Bang from your Social Media Bucks

Today, it’s a well-known fact among dealers that a consistent presence on social media properties is vital to keeping their brand in front of consumers. It has also been found that some different types of content – text, images and video – perf
Sep 24, 2018

Can You Sell Cars on Facebook Marketplace?

Since Facebook has exploded, businesses have all rushed to capture their audience’s attention and leverage the platform’s marketing potential. In the beginning, gaining business exposure on Facebook’s platform was relatively inexpensive. As Fac
Sep 20, 2018

Think Tank: Humanizing Your Marketing with Video

Your marketing is what’s meant to drive leads to your door, but that doesn’t mean every aspect of your marketing needs to include a pitch or sale of some sort. Sometimes— humanizing yourself or your brand is EXACTLY what your campaigns
Sep 19, 2018

Facebook Gets Rid of Reviews and Changes to Recommendations

5 stars, 2 stars, 0 stars. For more than a hundred years, we’ve been ranking businesses with a star ranking system. “It’s a 5-star hotel, we have to go!”  or “Eh, it’s only 3 stars. I’d rather skip out.” We chose businesses entirely
Sep 13, 2018

Are You Training Customers to Blackmail You for Service?

If you hold a management position in the retail automotive industry, you’ve probably had a customer attempt to leverage something to get what they want. Whether it was an unreasonable request, or simply a last-ditch effort to get a perceived wrong
Sep 12, 2018