It really isn’t that complicated. The easiest way for car dealers to move the needle on sales is to dominate the two venues that allow for utter domination: search engines and social media. On all other platforms, you’re relegated to moving up or down based upon budget. The more you spend with third-party sites, the[…]
Search. Social. Domination.
By JDRucker Automotive PPC, Automotive SEO, Automotive Social Media, Dealer Authority, General, Philosophy, Uncategorized Apr 24, 2014
Calling Out Vendors on the PPC Service Fee Percentage
By JDRucker Automotive PPC, Dealer Tips, Philosophy, Uncategorized Apr 21, 2014
This is definitely going to be an unpopular post with many vendors, particularly in the automotive industry. It’s a debate that has been raging since before I even hit the vendor side of the business and I still recall a conversation about it that I had with a company when I was at my last[…]
Automotive Digital Marketing
By JDRucker Automotive Advertising, Automotive Content, Automotive PPC, Automotive SEO, Automotive Social Media, Dealer Authority, Dealer Websites, General, Increasing Sales, Reputation Management, Uncategorized, VDP Marketing Feb 01, 2014
Are you an aggressive car dealership that will accept nothing short of absolute domination of your competitors? Have you ever been promised the world by an automotive vendor, only to find that your expectations and their results didn’t match at all? Are you tired of the mediocrity that the OEMs want you to accept for[…]
The Wrong Way to Make a Car Dealer PPC Landing Page
By JDRucker Automotive Advertising, Automotive PPC, Dealer Tips, General, Uncategorized Dec 11, 2013
There are certain simple rules that apply to nearly all landing pages. Some of those rules are solid and should never be broken. Others require tinkering based upon the situation, but even those must be tempered with common sense in order to make sure you’re not overthinking yourself out of a good lead and a[…]
How Toyota Used Google +Post Ads to Launch a Car
By JDRucker Automotive Advertising, Automotive PPC, Automotive Social Media, Dealer Tips, General, Uncategorized Dec 09, 2013
Finally, Google is using their extreme reach to a large chunk of the internet to make their Google+ social network more effective for businesses. The announcement of +Post ads is by far the most exciting news to come out in a long time from a business perspective for Google+.
New Google Ad Formats Shows them Testing the Mobilization of the Desktop
By JDRucker Automotive PPC, General, Uncategorized Nov 16, 2013
Every time Google makes a change to their advertising formats and placement, everyone rushes to the erroneous conclusion that they’re just trying something to get more ad clicks. This is not and rarely is the reason for their latest test models. There are definitely changes that they’ve made to promote their ads, but most of[…]
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