Autotrader’s Dealer Advantage Blog offers digital marketing strategy, best practices for online advertising and virtual selling, and industry insights for automotive dealerships.
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5 Ways to Elevate Your Dealership Brand & Experiences to Drive Profits Now
Sep 8, 2022
Karrie Sudbrack, Vice President of Deal Sales, Cox Automotive
With continued inventory shortages and rising interest rates, juxtaposed with a still present buyer demand, it’s more important than ever for auto dealers to learn how to sell the […]
3 Ways to Keep a Car Shopper’s Focus Online
Aug 4, 2022
The Autotrader Research Department
Consumer behaviors are evolving quickly, especially over the past few years during changing and distracting times. These rapid and big changes have left many in the auto industry wondering how […]
Industry Trends on Media Spend
Jul 6, 2022
The Autotrader Team Research Department
With constant changing consumer behaviors, it’s more important than ever to identify industry trends and how that can, and should, relate to your media ad spend. It’s still important to […]
Managing the Big Shift in Car Shoppers’ Expectations
Apr 24, 2022
Erin Lomax, Cox Automotive VP Ops Consumer Marketplace
The shift in car shoppers’ expectation boils down to four things: The good news is that these shoppers are wide open to being influenced by marketing. In truth, they see […]
Breaking Through Screens to Reach Gen Z Car Buyers
Mar 23, 2022
Jessica Stafford, SVP and GM of Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book
Gen Z is the largest, most diverse population ever, and 88% of them plan to make their first vehicle purchase within the next 5 years. This generation’s lives are dominated […]
6 Digital Marketing Trends Dealerships Can Use in 2022
Dec 8, 2021
Greta Crowley, VP Marketing Cox Automotive
As we get ready to close the book on 2021 and gear up for another year—which is already filled with uncertainty in the auto industry due to inventory challenges, labor shortages and an […]
The 5 Habits of Effective Digital Car Dealerships
Nov 17, 2021
Erin Lomax, Cox Automotive VP Ops Consumer Marketplace
Between the inventory shortages plaguing the entire auto industry and the digital revolution that’s changed the way people buy cars over the last two years, it’s safe to say the car dealership has experienced some change. […]
6 Takeaways from the Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book Dealer User Summit
Sep 28, 2021
The Autotrader Team
The 2021 Cox Automotive all-virtual Dealer User Summit was a packed three days of instructional sessions for clients, providing the tools and best practices to enhance user experience, master your digital solutions and deliver better customer service. In […]
5 VDP Best Practices to Boost Conversions
Sep 8, 2021
Erin Lomax, Cox Automotive VP Ops Consumer Marketplace
When you’re getting ready to list your cars both on third-party sites and your own website, stop. Take a step back and assess how you’re building your vehicle detail pages (VDP) and consider if it’s optimized for today’s customer experience. As […]