Feature Friday: Geo-fencing

 

Happy Friday! I’m excited to announce a new series we’ll be rolling out today: Feature Friday Videos!

In these videos, we’ll be showing off some of DealerOn’s top-performing, results-driven features. They’ll give you a more in-depth look at the tools that make us tick. Our goal is to help you better understand some of the features of DealerOn websites that can make your dealership stand out from the competitors.

This week we’ll take a look at Geo-fencing, a feature that allows you to strategically target potential customers based on their location. Geo-fencing creates opportunities for your dealership to target specific audiences for location-based campaigns, like if you wanted to show social media ads to people in your competitor’s showroom, or if you were trying to reach students on campus about your student discount.

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT

When you’re walking down the street and you pass a shop you might hear, “Come in for the best t-shirts in the city,” or “For you, $5 off your entree.”  Pointed messages, directed at you — and they’re enticing because you’re right in front of the store. This is real life geo-fencing.

In this digital age, successful marketing is all about sending the right message to the right person at the right time. Geo-fencing is the technology that makes this possible. By simply selecting an area on a map, your dealership can choose where to run its ads and special promotions.

Think about it. Rather than a blanket message all over town, you can strategically target your customers.  Maybe you want to remind people leaving the big game on Sunday about your dealership’s great leasing program.  Boom, geo-fencing gives you that opportunity.  Maybe customers at your competitor’s lot will be interested in your bigger rebate offers.  Let college students at a nearby university know they can use their student ID for a discounted oil change.

With geo-fencing technology and DealerOn’s innovative geniuses, your dealership is closer than ever to closing sales.

Remember, over 50% of all auto shoppers checked their phone for better prices on the dealership lot, which means YOU have the chance to make your dealership shine.

That’s it for today’s Feature Friday. Tune in next week for more tips & tricks guaranteed to rock your dealership.

 

Don’t Neglect Your Service Department

Adapting to a digital marketplace is important when marketing all parts of the automotive industry, but as I pointed out in “Screen Test” at Fixed Ops Journal, it’s especially necessary for your service department.

Dealers spend a lot of money on digital advertising to build more leads and sell more cars, but it’s important that you also concentrate on building a digital presence for your services. Especially since this department provides such a significant income.

The best way to do this is to go mobile. The majority of vehicle owners search for services on their smart phone, which means dealerships should optimize their sites for those devices. A responsive site that adapts to mobile browsers, computers, and tablets is the best way to achieve this.

You can get all of my advice on digital advertising for your service department in the full article here.

We want to make a difference. Here’s how you can help.

 

The tragedy that has affected southern Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey is a cause that many Americans feel close to heart. It is estimated that Harvey caused at least $40 billion worth of damage, not to mention the homes and lives it destroyed and disrupted. Many Americans are looking for ways that they can give back, and we’ve found an opportunity specifically for the automotive industry.

DealerOn has partnered with Dealers United and the CauseNetwork Foundation, a nonprofit that aims to help businesses support causes that are close to them, to try and make a difference in the lives of those affected by Hurricane Harvey. This will give dealerships the chance to help other dealers and their communities to rebuild their businesses and homes after the destruction.

This partnership will allow dealers to create custom charity programs catered to their specific dealerships. Dealers can donate cars, a percent of their proceeds, or work with the foundation to find other means of supporting the hurricane victims. And after the hurricane damage is assessed, dealers can continue to work with the CauseNetwork Foundation on other causes and charities that they believe in.

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CLICK HERE FOR THE CAUSENETWORK

In a time of crisis, it’s important for communities to come together. The automotive industry is a close-knit group of individuals who know all too well the importance of this. Through this partnership, dealers can lend a hand to those who need it most, including fellow businessmen and women.

You can go here to get in touch with a CauseNetwork specialist and to begin making a difference.

We’re headed to Vegas for Digital Dealer 23! You coming?

Digital Dealer 23 is just around the corner on September 18-20, and if you haven’t registered yet to attend or scheduled your demo with us to get $50, you’d better get going.

If you need a little persuasion, remember that there will be over 100 educational speakers at the 3-day conference. You’re bound to learn something you didn’t know before. This year’s speakers will include DealerOn’s Greg Gifford and Shaun Raines.

You can hear Greg talk about pushing yourself to the top of Google’s organic search with inbound link opportunities and optimizing site content. This 100-minute session is based on the 2017 Local Search Ranking Factor, and Greg will share more details and go more in-depth than he ever has before.

And you really don’t want to miss out on Shaun’s Beatles-themed session on the future of digital marketing. Come Together and hear how you can improve your mobile and voice search engagement with a few tips and tricks Shaun has mastered.

And of course you can’t miss out on stopping by DealerOn’s booth #305 to check out all of our digital excellence. We’re rolling out the big guns this year, and we’ll be sharing info on some of our new services like:

  • Click-2-Buy: A fully integrated, all-in-one plugin that puts the entire car buying process online. Convenient, simple, and easy to use.
  • Behavioral Targeting System: Our brand new BTS ensures website visitors will have personalized, relevant offers while cruising your site. Give the people what they want, when they want it.
  • Parts & Accessories E-Commerce Platform: A ready-to-use parts & accessories storefront integrated directly into your website. That’s your market right at your customer’s fingertips.
  • Geo-Fencing: Target your customers with precision and accuracy, anywhere, anytime—like in your competitor’s showroom.

If that’s not enough to convince you, then don’t forget to schedule your demo from DealerOn and receive a $50 gift card, no strings attached. Since the conference is in Vegas at the Paris Hotel and Casino, you might just be able to turn that $50 into $500. Who knows?

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