Automotive Digital Marketing | SEO & SEM Solutions

CONNECTED MARKETING™

Creative cross-channel marketing strategy powered by unprecedented technology to maximize dealer ROI.

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LOW ON INVENTORY?

Check out our advanced vehicle acquisition strategy webinar today.

STAY ON TARGET

How to reach in-market shoppers under the new rules of digital engagement.

GROW YOUR AUDIENCE

Watch how you can find the most valuable car shopping audience on the planet.

THE SEARCH IS IN OUR DNA

Founded by a few dealers with a passion for search marketing in 2011, we set out to maximize dealer ROI with high-ranking SEO content and efficient, high-converting paid search campaigns. Then, things escalated. We began building our own technology to push the limits of what was possible for targeting and converting ready-to-buy shoppers.

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NOW WE CONNECT THE ENTIRE JOURNEY

By deploying our fully connected marketing strategy, you can guide shoppers through each touchpoint in the car buying journey — maximizing ROI by converting more customers for (way) less advertising spend.

RESEARCH

Our holistic SEO Strategy draws in and captures high-funnel shoppers looking for answers, while our Cars.com Display solution conquests active shoppers away from researching your competitors.

DISCOVERY

You can’t wait for all customers to come to you. We drive high-quality traffic to your website by making sure local shoppers across social advertising and in-market video channels discover your unique brand and offers.

INTENT

Then, we capture all of that increased awareness and shopping intent by dominating the SERP. Our holistic organic, local, and paid search strategy maximizes your dollars only on low-funnel, ready-to-buy shoppers.

CONVERSIONS

Even the most dominant marketing strategy doesn’t do much good if your website isn’t set-up to convert. That’s why we built our advanced Website Platform and assembled a legendary Managed Services team that keeps your offers and creative in-sync and optimized to turn visitors into customers.

RE-ENGAGEMENT

The most likely customers are the ones you’ve already met, so we keep new shoppers and past customers tied to your dealership with dynamic inventory remarketing, custom-tailored email marketing, and personalized website experiences that greet them based on their past shopping activity.

REPUTATION

After we help our dealers drive sales and service through a great customer experience, we sync with DealerRater® Reviews to turn those happy customers into a powerful reputation that draws in more and more customers across platforms through trust, awareness, and personal connections.

RESEARCH

DISCOVERY

INTENT

CONVERSIONS

RE-ENGAGEMENT

REPUTATION

IT TAKES A TEAM TO STAY IN SYNC

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Incentives change every month and the world seems to change every day, so how do you keep your website and marketing channels updated and in-sync with your current why (and how) buy message? We do it all for you with dedicated digital strategists that move fast and create seamless customer journeys that convert.

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MOVE EVERY VEHICLE
WITH DYNAMIC ADVERTISING

Our FUEL™ technology dynamically targets search, display, and social advertising to the shoppers most likely to buy soon, and then optimizes the ads in real-time with your inventory feed to showcase the vehicles, details, and images that will convert them into customers.

WATCH HOW FUEL: SD WORKS

MOVE EVERY SHOPPER
WITH IN-MARKET VIDEO

FUEL: In-Market Video™ taps into the power of Cars.com’s market-exclusive audience data and channels it directly into targeted, cross-channel video advertising – maximizing every dollar only on active car shoppers with brand messaging and monthly promotions that drive decisions.

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OUR TECHNOLOGY IS YOUR
MARKETING HOOK

The consumer-friendly website, chat, and digital retailing technology we built to convert your marketing campaigns, can also be your campaigns. By connecting your marketing with the Dealer Inspire Platform, we’re able to promote your instant, easy, and socially distant customer experience to set you apart from the competition.

YOUR VIRTUAL
DEALERSHIP

Have Conversations™? We’ll promote your virtual customer service with live video, and convert shoppers directly through your ads by launching instant messages.

YOUR ONLINE
BUYING EXPERIENCE

Add Online Shopper™ to your website and we’ll launch campaigns showing shoppers how you empower them to customize, compare, and check-out completely online.

YOUR INSTANT
VEHICLE FINDER

Leverage our Advanced Website Platform and we’ll show in-market shoppers how they can find the perfect vehicle for their budget and preferences in (literally) milliseconds.

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IT’S TIME FOR YOUR SERVICE TO SHINE

Watch how our connected strategies come together to (efficiently) fill your service bay with loyal customers.

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MEET YOUR ULTIMATE TEAMMATE

When you partner with us, you get a dedicated Performance Manager to run point on your entire custom and connected digital strategy, bringing you ongoing insight, execution, and transparent reporting to drive your business forward.

Dealer Inspire is constantly evolving and staying on top of the trends and changes in the digital world. With the complexity and velocity of digital marketing, it’s essential to have a resource like my DI Performance Manager Danielle that can help you navigate through. I’m looking forward to many more great years with Dealer Inspire!

JENNIFER LYDON

Digital Marketing Manager, Keenan Motor Group

Choosing Dealer Inspire has proven to be a great decision. Our Performance Manager goes above and beyond to ensure our continued success, which has been instrumental in putting our dealership back to the top sales volume position in our district.

ADAM MORRIS

General Sales Manager, John Hine Mazda

I have been extremely pleased with our Dealer Inspire experience. Our website, SEO, and digital advertising tools are the complete package, and paired with Kathleen: we have the perfect team.

DONNA RANSDELL

Digital Marketing Manager, Patty Peck Honda

Working with Dealer Inspire has been a wonderful experience. Our Performance Manager is always available to help us with whatever we need! The DI team provides us with in-depth performance reviews regarding our SEO and Digital Advertising services so we know where are money is being spent and we can see the ROI that translates directly into business.

GEORAN CHURCHILL

BDC Manager, VW of Des Moines (Lithia)

Our Performance Manager Lucy is very knowledgable, offers suggestions, and ensures we always have a top presence online. Because of our positive experiences with Lucy and the Dealer Inspire Platform as a whole, we moved our entire dealer group to Dealer Inspire.

GAURAV “G” KHANNA

Internet Marketing Manager, The Experience Auto Group