Originally published to Canadian Auto World In the wake of COVID-19, Canadians have been urged to stay home based on recommendations by the World Health Organization and the Public Health Agency of Canada. In response, many Canadian dealers have had to close their in-store sales department and limit their operations to service functions. Consequently, online
Whether partially or fully operational, a growing number of dealerships across Canada have turned to digital retailing as a key component of servicing customers and selling cars during the COVID-19 pandemic. While some have already made the shuffle, ahead of these unprecedented times, others will need to implement this all-new way of conducting business into
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In order to build a sound business approach and strategy, given the current operational limitations posed by COVID-19, it’s crucial for automotive dealers to understand the present-day intentions of Canadian car buyers. As Canada’s leading digital automotive solutions provider, we commissioned the team at DIG Insights to survey 2,800 Canadians and focus in on those
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Week by week we continue to analyze the trends on the AutoTrader.ca marketplace with our Director of Marketing Intelligence, Baris Akyurek. “In the past week, interestingly, we saw about a 6% increase in visits while unique visitors maintained consistent with the previous week. VDP’s increased by approximately 12%. A very slight decrease in leads indicate
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Getting equipped with the right tools to make going remote easier for your dealership is paramount during this time. We have identified two distinct groups of consumers actively browsing on the AutoTrader.ca Marketplace; (i) those looking to purchase a vehicle now, and, (ii) those stuck in a research stage, likely to buy once the spread
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It’s no surprise that COVID-19 has had an impact on the automotive market. While many expect car sales in the short term may be lower than usual, there are strong signals that buyers are still very much in market and doing research. For example, on the AutoTrader.ca marketplace during the week of Mar. 23, 2020,
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Originally published to trffk.ca If the saying ‘necessity is the mother of invention’ is anything to go by, current challenging times definitely call for some innovative steps and out-of-the-box digital marketing strategies. If you’re a car dealer looking for answers on how best to leverage digital platforms during these challenging times that no industry has
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As COVID-19 continues, consumers are increasingly not leaving their homes, following government advice. Consequently, online shopping has transitioned from an ease of convenience to a necessity. In order to respond to the needs of consumers, dealers have already implemented or are looking towards digital retailing platforms to integrate into their business. The evolution covers simple
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There are always challenges when navigating changing times within the industry. With the outbreak of COVID-19, a lot is expected of businesses around the world to immediately adapt to the this new normal, by making strategic yet impactful changes. Below we’ve outlined simple actions and techniques that you should implement within your dealership to instill
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