The DOs and DON’Ts of social networking for auto dealerships

Social media has become an extremely popular and effective form of marketing for practically every business out there, including auto dealerships, auto body shops, and auto repair shops.  At Stratosphere Studio, we’re in favor of this trend and encourage all of our automotive clients to use social media to their...

Our top tips for branding your auto dealership online

Eventually, nearly every auto dealership in this country finds itself in a serious discussion about branding.  This might happen when the dealership is just in the developmental stage or it might happen well after the business has been established and maybe just needs a fresh face.  The automotive industry is...

How do I use Twitter for my auto dealership?

For many auto dealerships, social networking might come across as superficial, oversaturated, and overblown.  While this perception holds some validity, depending on which social media outlets you use and who you follow, it doesn’t represent the whole truth.  In actuality, social networking has likely as many positive aspects as negative. ...

Should I use Facebook in my auto dealership marketing?

At Stratosphere Studio, we strongly recommend that you make the quality of your website a priority before you dive into social media.  In our research, we’ve seen too many auto dealerships with strong social networking strategies, but very poor websites.  If your website looks great, is optimized for search engines,...

How do I use social media in my auto dealership marketing?

It’s become practically expected for auto dealership owners to use social media in support of their business marketing strategies.  In many ways, this is a great development, since social networking can contribute to boosting your website traffic and sales.   But how should a car dealership most effectively use social networking? ...

Why isn’t my auto dealership website showing up in Google?

Naturally, when you develop a website for your auto dealership, you hope that it will not only explain your services, but that it will also bring you more customers.  Yet, how can you accomplish anything if you’re not even showing up on Google?  Many of our automotive clients had this...

I don’t have time to use social media for my auto dealership!

If you’re like many of our automotive clients, your day is filled with customer questions, scheduling issues, paperwork, insurance company calls, and more.  In the midst of such a busy workday, I’m sure it feels like there’s no time to devote to marketing your business—especially through the use of something...

I need to increase my auto dealership’s website traffic fast!

Everyone in the automotive industry knows that time is money, so when your auto dealership is in need of more business, you don’t have time to wait forever for it.  At Stratosphere Studio, when we first take on new auto dealership clients, one of the first questions they usually ask...

How can I get more online reviews for my car dealership?

In our last post, we discussed the importance of online reviews for businesses.  Initially, the statistics might have seemed surprising.  The infographic from AutoBody-Review.com revealed that 85% of consumers say that they do read online reviews for local businesses, while 65% of consumers are more likely to choose a business...

The top 5 mobile marketing tips for your auto body shop

A large percentage of people these days rely on their smartphones and tablets for entertainment, news, social interactions, and many other needs.  Here are some mobile statistics from SlickText that might surprise you: ·         91% of adults have their mobile phone within arm’s reach 24/7. ·         53% of American consumers...