All ADM Blog Posts Tagged 'tips' (35)

Joe's been "Smartphone" browsing for trucks while he's on his lunch break. He spots a 5 year truck on YOUR dealership's site and thinks it could be the right one.

Joe calls the dealership and a salesman tells him the truck's still available ..."ask for Andy!", says the…

"A Dictatorship.  That's How the Business Works!"…

Facebook Trending Feature

 “Facebook Trending aggregates the headlines of the day, while Twitter Trending Topics check the pulse of the moment. Both have their uses.”- Josh Constine.…

TRAINING_SUCCESS.jpg     Personal Accountability is one of the most lacking standards in under performing dealerships today. In order to be more successful in an ever changing market, we have to be constantly ensuring that our staff consistently interacts with their customers in a different, more engaging way than…

Unless you've been living under a rock, you know by now that Google made some major changes recently to the data they provide webmasters.

As of September 23rd Google flipped a switch and made all Google searches secure. This means that organic analytical data (aka organic keywords) is now virtually non-existant for Google traffic.

How do you figure out how to cope in our new "(not provided)" reality?  If you're like me, you started Googling (ironically?) for answers. However,…

Sales Manager Rocco Massarelli began to notice a trend at Patrick BMW. “Everything is done online now. Our marketing, our test drive appointments, even our service appointments are done via the Web. I’ve been in the industry for over 28 years now, and this is a big…

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There has been a lot of posts online and in forums on the best practices of car dealer livechat. While those best practices are legit, there is one thing that some…

When should I do this, when should I do that? Time management is an important factor in the automotive industry, and it applies to all departments and positions. However, when it comes to social media marketing and other promotions, timing is essential to getting the most return out of your investments.…

We've already emphasized that at least 57% of your customers are looking to chat while online shopping. Now we need to discuss how to get those customers to your website in order to use your live chat feature.

I recently did a Google search and found that when I…

In several aspects of the business world, thinking like a consumer will help you to better market to their needs. This includes knowing how your customers communicate and gather information, which has been changing rapidly as more and more people are using mobile devices and smartphones to search for information online.

It is forecasted that the mobile…

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D on’t fight it dealers. Mobile email is here to stay, "According to a study by Litmus, more email is now read on mobile (36 percent) than on a desktop (33 percent) or via webmail (31 percent), and opens in mobile devices have increased a full 80 percent in…

There are tools. Tools are great if used properly. The biggest challenge with tools is that they can be turned into a crutch that actually takes away from the exposure of the post. In other words, you can "tool yourself out of the message" by overusing them or by using them improperly.

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I know what you're thinking – who does this guy think he is? How does he know what my “thing” is. Good – I have your attention.

I find it absolutely fascinating just how many dealerships I've walked into over the past couple of months and found, you ready for this? Silence. No customers on the lot, sales people hanging out around reception, flirting, cracking jokes, texting and the list goes on. Everything opposite of what should be happening is happening.

I…

The Automotive Industry has been posting and engaging on Facebook on the wrong days at the wrong time. According to Buddy Media, the automotive industry should be posting on Facebook on Sundays stating, “Engagement rates spike significantly for Posts made on Sunday, but the automotive industry is slow to capitalize on this trend, with less than 8% of all posts being made on this day.”

Don’t get discouraged dealers! I’m here to tell you how…

Instagram is undoubtedly the most popular photo sharing site in the world. So how can your dealership capitalize on this App , engage users, and gain more followers? I’m here to tell you, of course! =)

There are 5 easy steps your dealership can take to gain more followers on Instagram :…

I've mentioned numerous times how having a Pinterest account is vital to your social media plan and makes your dealership more likeable as a whole. Well, I found a study online by EyeTrackShop which highlights where the user’s eye is drawn to on a Pinterest page. While most websites draw the users to the left side of the…