Tag Archives: Dealer Spike

You are a successful and busy boating industry professional. Maybe you own or manage a boat dealership, or you hold a managerial role at one. It’s likely that you want to market your business and promote your inventory in the most effective way, but you have limited resources. You just don’t have the time to devote to everything, which is ...

A few years ago, dealership marketers may only have considered traditional marketing vs. digital marketing on a desktop computer. They might have expanded their reach with digital by emailing an advertisement instead of printing flyers, or creating graphics to promote a sale on their dealership’s Facebook page. Today, the digital landscape has expanded on a huge scale, and it’s not ...

As we close on 2017 and look toward the new year, you may be considering the goals and improvements that you’d like to make in 2018, whether that be in your personal life or in your business. Call it New Year’s resolutions or just a good season to slow down and reflect – as we move closer to 2018, here ...

We’ve seen a lot of “About Us” pages on dealership websites, and they can really range in quality. Sometimes dealers put a lot of thought into this page – and it shows. The dealer has gone beyond a block of text that quickly summarizes the dealership’s products and encourages customers to buy – instead, the “About Us” page leaves the ...

It can be tricky to navigate social media as a business. There is a balancing act between posting too much or too little, it can be tough to predict what kind of content will best resonate with your followers, and social media algorithms are always changing – so even if you do create a high-quality post that your followers would ...

It can be tricky to navigate social media as a business. There is a balancing act between posting too much or too little, it can be tough to predict what kind of content will best resonate with your followers, and social media algorithms are always changing – so even if you do create a high-quality post that your followers would ...

Social media platforms are a goldmine for reaching your customers. According to data from Statista, 81 percent of Americans use social media, and that includes Americans of all ages. Not only is social media popular now, but it’s only expected to increase in popularity with time. While it’s not likely that your parents or retirement-age neighbors were actively using social ...

Ten years ago – or even five years ago, for that matter – when someone asked you how you were advertising your dealership, what would your answer have been? It’s likely that you were running ads in your local newspaper, on the radio, maybe you had a commercial on TV – if you were really wanting to make an investment, ...

What kind of first impression do you offer to your potential customers? You likely go to great measures to make sure your showroom is clean and organized, your sales staff are attentive and ready to help, and the coffee is always hot. But in 2017, is your physical dealership really serving as the first impression of your dealership? People are ...

As of May 24, 2017, dealership website provider Dealer Spike manages $8,012,158,946.89 in inventory. Dealer Spike is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider for dealers in nine industries, including powersports, RV, trailer, marine, truck, agricultural equipment, heavy equipment, lawn and garden equipment, and auto dealership sales. In addition to responsive websites, the company offers a product line to help dealerships increase sales through digital advertising. ...