Company Updates
sMedia is #1 fastest-growing company in Saskatchewan in 2019
sMedia is Saskatchewan’s Fastest-Growing Company in 2019.
“Since the beginning, we aimed to create more local jobs and contribute to Saskatchewan’s economy,” says Marshal Finch, sMedia CEO.
Company Updates
sMedia becomes the 30th fastest-growing company in Canada in 2019
Today, Canadian Business recognized sMedia as the 30th fastest-growing company in Canada in 2019! We are thrilled to be among the most ambitious, innovative and successful businesses in Canada.
Company Updates
sMedia becomes a finalist for the Abex Export Award
We are thrilled to announce that sMedia is one of the Finalists of the Saskatchewan Chamber’s 2019 ABEX Award in the Export category.
Events
sMedia CEO Marshal Finch discusses how AI helps automotive businesses and consumers in the space
sMedia CEO Marshal Finch talks AI to the Automotive Marketplace at Investing News.
*The interview originally appeared on Investingnews.com Interview conducted by Georgia Williams; article text by Dorothy Neufeld.
Company Updates
sMedia launches Vroomance – the largest vehicle marketplace in the world
Today at the Collision conference in Toronto, sMedia is launching Vroomance – the world’s largest car marketplace that aggregates more vehicles than all other car marketplaces combined. Vroomance provides the most accurate, up-to-date market data on 16 million vehicles, while the second closest car search engine gives access to only 4.5 million cars.
Grow Car Sales
Top advertising techniques to stay ahead of the competition this spring sales season
Spring is right around the corner, and you know what that means for dealers – vehicle sales season is coming up.
March is traditionally the biggest month of the year for car sales. In the US, vehicle sales plummeted in March 2018 compared to the previous year (according to Statista).
Engaged Prospect Lookalike
How to attract in-market buyers: a guide to Lookalike campaigns [Infographic]
A Lookalike Audience is a way to reach new buyers who are likely to be interested in your VDPs because they are similar to your best existing customers on Facebook.
Facebook Lookalike campaigns attract buyers of socio-economic status and behaviours similar to your current engaged VDP shoppers.
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So, why should dealers bother with Facebook Lookalike audiences?
Marketing Efficiency
How to save 25% on your ad fees: breakdown of the “tech tax”
The Automotive industry is no stranger to digital advertising.
Both US and Canadian markets are continuously increasing investment in digital advertising and marketing. eMarketer experts forecast consistent growth in digital ad spending for Automotive through 2020.
Engaged Prospect Metric
Why VDP engagement is key: the main metric you should chase
In traditional dealership advertising – whether it’ radio, TV, newspaper or direct email – GMs usually use one metric to evaluate ROI (return on investment): how many people come through the door.
When dealerships adopt online marketing, they lose focus in vanity metrics that have little to no correlation with sales. Marketers start chasing traffic spikes, bounce rate, time on page, or a number of clicks and hit the wall with advertising campaigns. They target wide segments of unqualified traffic for low engagement at a high cost.
Ad spend becomes a liability rather than an investment.
VDP Optimization
The best and the worst Financing type buttons for your VDP’s
In the previous blog post on VDP optimization, we took a close look at a seemingly attractive “Test Drive” button group and how well such buttons actually convert leads.
Spoiler alert: “Test Drive” buttons don’t yield high conversion rates.
Another popular type of buttons visitors often encounter on dealers’ websites are Finance buttons. In this post, we will take a closer look at which Finance buttons have the highest chance of converting your visitors into warm leads.
