Autotrader’s Dealer Advantage Blog offers digital marketing strategy, best practices for online advertising and virtual selling, and industry insights for automotive dealerships.
Previous posts
The Spring Sales Season Has Sprung! Digital Marketing Strategy for Stimulus, Tax Season and Q2
Mar 19, 2021
Kevin LeSage, Director of Digital Marketing
Optimism is rising in the auto industry, and the spring car sales season has begun! The March 8 edition of the Cox Automotive Dealer Sentiment Index shows an 11-point jump […]
Car Buyer Satisfaction Has Increased During the Pandemic. Why, and What’s next for Dealers?
Blog Industry Trends, Reports & Research
Feb 26, 2021
Wendy Brunson
Cox Automotive has just released a special edition of the Car Buyer Journey Study, focused on the buying journey during the pandemic. Believe it or not, this consumer survey of […]
Tips for Increasing Dealership Service Revenue This Quarter
Blog Contactless Sales & Service Service & Repair
Jan 28, 2021
Kevin LeSage, Director of Digital Marketing
The majority of my client conversations revolve around front-end sales and generating high-quality audiences of in-market shoppers to target. But what about service and repair audiences? Service and repair is […]
How to Get the Audience Targeting Data Your Dealership Needs for 2021
Analytics, Reporting & ROI Blog Digital Marketing Strategy
Dec 11, 2020
Kevin LeSage, Director of Digital Marketing
Data strategy and audience targeting will be more critical than ever in 2021. Because this election and COVID-19 have changed our historical performance, year-over-year analysis comparing 2020 and 2021 will not be […]
Growing Your Fixed Ops Market Share
Best Practices & Tips Blog Service & Repair
Nov 13, 2020
Jade Terreberry, Director of Dealer Sales Analytics, Autotrader
If you’ve been keeping up with our recent posts, you know that we’ve got our eyes on the ever-shifting shopping and buying expectations of today’s consumer. Today, let’s take a […]
Navigating Dealership Blind Spots Without a Rearview Mirror
Blog Digital Marketing Strategy
Oct 21, 2020
Jade Terreberry, Director of Dealer Sales Analytics, Autotrader
What has the pandemic done to our industry? It has advanced how we use technology. It has forced us to be scrappier and smarter with our time and money than […]
Regional COVID-19 Automotive Consumer Trends and What They Mean for Your Dealership
Blog Industry Trends, Reports & Research
Sep 17, 2020
Wendy Brunson
Well, folks, it has been six months since the world came to a grinding halt due to COVID-19. Everyone from the East Coast to the West worked on flattening the […]
How Vehicle Sanitization and Disinfection Can Drive Sales and Fixed Ops Revenue
Blog Contactless Sales & Service Digital Marketing Strategy
Aug 19, 2020
The Autotrader Team
Early on in this pandemic, shelves were emptied of cleaning supplies, we were warned to wipe down our packages upon delivery, and handwashing became the hottest topic on social media. Basically, the world […]
Creating Demand: How to Drive Car Sales and Get More Used-vehicle Inventory
Blog Digital Marketing Strategy Vehicle Trade-ins
Aug 5, 2020
Jade Terreberry, Director of Dealer Sales Analytics, Autotrader
Every dealership I’ve talked to lately has had the same couple of things on their minds: how to get more used-vehicle inventory and how to get consumers to buy now. […]
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