If there’s one thing that automotive digital marketing has taught us over the years, it’s that things change. This is a good thing for those who are keeping up with the changes and a bad things for those who languish in yesterday’s strategies. As I’ve said many times before, what worked yesterday might not work[…]
Strategy Evolution: Why We’re Shifting (and so should every dealer in the country)
By JDRucker Automotive Advertising, Automotive Consultation, Automotive Content, Automotive PPC, Automotive SEO, Automotive Social Media, Dealer Analytics, Dealer Authority, Dealer Tips, Dealer Websites, General, Increasing Sales, Philosophy, Uncategorized, VDP Marketing Jul 30, 2015
How the Automotive World Fell Behind on PPC
By JDRucker Automotive PPC, Dealer Tips, General, Uncategorized Jul 07, 2015
If you look back a couple of years, ours was the industry to catch. Many vendors really mastered what Google Adwords could deliver to dealers, building or integrating technology that allowed for an industry within an industry. In fact, 10 of the 28 Google premier SMB partners are automotive-specific. That was two years ago. Today,[…]
If You can’t Win with Money, You have to Fight with Messaging
By JDRucker Automotive Advertising, Automotive PPC, Automotive SEO, Automotive Social Media, Dealer Authority, Dealer Tips, General, Philosophy, Uncategorized Jul 02, 2015
The best part about the business history of America is free enterprise. Capitalism in its purest form works because it rewards innovation, creativity, hard work, and strong business practices. There are little guys and big guys in every industry and most have no excuse for not overcoming the roadblocks to success.
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[…]