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Have You Hugged Your Salesperson Today?

A dealership’s salespeople humanize your brand and make you more responsive to customers: 97 percent of car buyers would like to select a salesperson before they visit a dealer.[i] A recently published Wall Street Journal article, “Dearth of a Salesman,” underscores why dealerships need to invest into their salespeople. Citing data from talent management firm […]

The Rise of the Super Platform

Facebook and Amazon will command nearly 25 percent of all digital advertising dollars spent in 2018.[i] These two brands are more than powerful advertising destinations. They are super platforms, or self-contained universes offering businesses – including automotive dealerships — a vast audience and tools to reach them. The rise of super platforms is an example […]

How Personalization Is Changing Automotive Shopping

Automotive dealerships are now trying to please consumers whose expectations for a great customer experience are set on non-automotive sites such as Amazon, Netflix, Spotify, and Tinder. These online destinations have successfully responded to a new breed of consumer who demands a more personalized shopping experience. They’ve flourished in part by using machine learning to […]

How Ride Sharing Is Changing Automotive Dealerships

For auto dealerships, change does not hit in waves — it’s an everyday reality that can help or harm you depending on your adaptability. In coming days on the Grow with Cars blog, we are going to discuss some of the catalysts of ongoing change. Today let’s look at one of the most talked about […]

Three Ways Dealers Can Close the Year Strong

It’s make-or-break time for automotive retailers. U.S. automakers reported that the average selling price of a new car is increasing based on August auto sales, but the demand for passenger cars is dropping, and as the industry approaches the fourth quarter, clouds are on the horizon in the form of expected higher interest rates and […]

Amazon Puts Automotive at the Center of a Voice-First World

Amazon recently showed that automotive is leading the way to a voice-first world. On August 9, Amazon announced the launch of Alexa Auto Software Development Kit (SDK), which makes it easier for software developers to integrate Amazon’s voice assistant, Alexa, into vehicles. As a result, automakers can integrate Alexa to perform more tasks through hands-free […]

How to Humanize Your Dealership with Video

The automotive industry spends more on video to build our brands than any other industry except travel – even more than media and entertainment.[i] The heavy spend, though, makes it harder for a dealership to set itself apart amid a sea of video content. Here’s one way to do so: share your brand through people, […]