Instead of blanket spending on Google ads, the dealership now uses digital marketing company Sincro’s tools to micro-target social media audiences defined by its customer lists. That includes existing relationships but also informs “lookalike audiences” that are demographically similar but further outside the store’s geographic area.
“The move to social yielded a much better ROI,” Roberts says.
The dealership has seen two distinct improvements he traces to the new approach, though he cautions that COVID-19 has driven some customer spending regardless of advertising. “Customer pay and warranty used to be a 50/50 split; now it’s more like 65/35,” he says. “Conquest, or visiting owner rate, is also up 20 percent from last year.”
The dealership is planning to do more engaging video ads later this year but has focused on simple service reminders and offers. Once customers click through, they’re often taken directly to a landing page for scheduling.
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