The prevalence of mobile browsing continues to make up the larger share of the traffic pie for the average dealer. It’s no secret that social proof is a powerful tool in online conversion. However, there is heavy competition for space on the small screens of even today’s largest smartphones. Our Conversion Rate Optimization Team is currently analyzing the effects of positive reviews. We are doing this by placing them prominently next to VDP forms on mobile devices Convertus' fully-integrated … [Read more...]
Limited Offer: Market-First Facebook Campaigns
The challenge with running a successful Facebook campaign often comes down to finding the right audience. More specifically, it's related to population density (frequency) and interest (relevance). Even a limited budget can spam a smaller population area (have high frequency) if not handled well. Our Paid Social Team has developed specialized campaigns that are designed to drive awareness and interest. This allows us to then focus on and drive leads. Our Paid Social Team has completed … [Read more...]
Do VDP Views Lead to More Sales?
The “VDP Views Cause Sales” Fad If there’s anything that deserves to be called a fad in automotive digital today, it’s VDP views. Articles from “9 Million Reasons why VDP Views Are The Metric that Matters” and “The #1 Digital Activity That Really Sells Cars” – all talk about how “correlated” or how much VDP views are a “predictor” of sales – but one thing that nobody seems to notice is that they’re only talking about a relationship, not a cause-and-effect. Do VDP Views Actually Increase … [Read more...]
Search 101: Paid Search
So, what is paid search? I'm glad you asked. Paid search is the process of getting your website to appear in both the paid listing section of a search engine, and in other high traffic areas around the internet. This includes paid advertising on search engines like Google and Bing, but also on social media networks like Facebook, Twitter, and more recently, Instagram. Ads can be text based, image based, or anywhere in between. What does paid search look like? Well, that depends. It is … [Read more...]