Apr 7, 2020 | CRM, FRIKINtech, Lead Response, Marketing, Websites
As hard-hitting COVID-19 was on the world it did not cripple online car shoppers. As more manufacturers launched more compelling incentives and quarantining measures prevented showrooms full of ups, people went online. The above graph shows the engagement rate, by...
Mar 25, 2020 | Digital Retail, Marketing, Websites
Now is the best time to buy a new car. We’ve been saying it for years trying to drum up a sense of urgency for car shoppers. Well now, it’s true. For need-based buyers, the window may be closing to purchase a vehicle as dealers nationwide are facing...
Mar 13, 2020 | CRM, Digital Retail, Email, Lead Response, Marketing, Websites
In addition to our shared personal concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, car dealers, understandably, are also worried about the potential impact on sales in the coming weeks and months. When foot traffic slows, how are we supposed to keep in-market car shoppers...
Sep 11, 2019 | CRM, Desking, Digital Retail, Lead Response, Websites
Instant gratification is the desire to experience pleasure or fulfillment without delay or deferment. Basically, it’s the Veruca Salt complex. Whatever you want, you want it now. Businesses that embrace solutions designed to satisfy human impulsiveness will...
Jul 1, 2019 | Digital Retail, Marketing, Websites
A few years ago, tech company managers were sitting around a room, and someone started lamenting about a bad experience they had buying a car… and someone else nodded their head… and by the end of the meeting, they had decided that customers don’t want to buy cars...
Apr 3, 2019 | CRM, Email, Lead Response, Marketing, Websites
Your internet leads deserve more than a voicemail and generic email reply. With only 20% of automotive internet leads responding back to dealers, it’s easy to agree that we’re doing something wrong, universally, when replying to shoppers. When a car shopper reaches...