Digital Marketing
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Dealer profiles 30 MarHow Cazoo leapt head-first into online car sales
The motor industry may have dipped a toe in the online retail pool, but Zoople and LoveFilm founder Alex Chesterman has just leaped in head-first with his latest project - car retail platform Cazoo.
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Digital Marketing 26 MarCar buyers in lockdown trigger 80% social media enquiry upsurge
Car retailers are being urged to embrace social media to engage with car buyers who are taking to the Facebook during the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown – sparking an 80% rise in online posts.
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Opinion 23 MarPositive signs for car retail amid COVID-19 lock down, guest opinion
Agile and innovative companies are marked by their ability to react to change in markets and environments and that has never been more true than during the current COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
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Supplier News 23 Mar
Car retail suppliers cut fees to offer coronavirus business support
The AA, eBay Motor Group and JudgeService are among the latest suppliers to cut fees and offer free services in a bid to help the car retail sector through the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
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Car Dealer News 23 MarCazoo raises a further £100m to boost online car retail ambitions
Cazoo has launched a further £100 million to boost its online car retail ambitions after delivering £20 million worth of vehicle sales in its first three months of trading.
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Supplier News 20 Mar
What Car? offers free trial of New Car Buying platform
Car retailers and manufacturers are being given three months’ free access to the What Car? New Car Buying platform as the business aims to offer a boost to businesses amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
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Supplier News 19 MarCoronavirus: Auto Trader axes April fees in car retail support response
Auto Trader will suffer April losses of up to £7 million in a bid to help car retailers mitigate the impact of coronavirus by axing its April fees and deferring March payments for 30 days.
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Car Dealer News 19 MarMarshall and Hendy Group bosses offer coronavirus reassurance and support
Business leaders from the car retail sector have been taking to email and social media to reassure their members of staff and customers of their actions amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
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Car Dealer News 19 MarCarwow highlights dealers that offer ‘zero contact’ buying experience
Carwow is highlighting car retailers offering a remote buying service for consumers preferring not to visit showrooms during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak as part of a new 'Delivered & Disinfected' initiative.
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Market Insight 19 MarData privacy a top concern for UK drivers, LeasePlan survey finds
Results from the latest LeasePlan Mobility Monitor have revealed that car data privacy is a top concern for UK drivers.
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People News 18 Mar‘Key appointments' made at JudgeService
Customer insight firm JudgeService has expanded its team with the appointment of a new Personal Home Page (PHP) developer and data support administrator.
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Digital Marketing 17 MarPeter Vardy offers coronavirus-hit car retailers FREE online sales platform
Peter Vardy is offering free installation and use of his end-to-end online car retail platform SilverBullet in a bid to make the sector’s businesses more resilient to the impact of COVID-19 coronavirus.
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Opinion 17 Mar
How car dealers can nurture enquiries as coronavirus takes hold, guest opinion
As the ‘social distancing’ measures introduced to help limit the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus start to bite, it is inevitable that those vehicle showroom and workshop facilities that remain fully open will experience a reduction in consumer footfall.
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News 17 MarBig Motoring World duo launch Carzam online car retail platform
Big Motoring World chief executive Peter Waddell and former Cox Automotive president of international operations John Bailey are set to launch Carzam – a new "Amazon-style" online car retail platform.
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Used Cars 16 MarFord Ka is Auto Trader's fastest selling used car in February
The 2016 Ford Ka city car has retained its status as Auto Trader’s fastest-selling used car in February as the online marketing platform recorded a speeding-up of stock turn ahead of the key number plate change month of March.
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Supplier News 11 MarCarwow YouTube car reviews channel reaches a billion online views
Carwow's YouTube channel has reached one billion views after its new electric vehicle (EV) range car test video became its most watched new upload on the channel.
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Manufacturer 10 MarVauxhall dealers to fit tyres sold by new Tyres Online service
Vauxhall dealers are welcoming customers from all car brands to their workshops as the brand launches a new online tyre buying service.
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Digital Marketing 6 MarASA rules against advert describing pre-registered cars as 'new'
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a car retailer’s adverts which described pre-registered vehicles as 'new' after a complaint branded the marketing as "misleading".
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Digital Marketing 6 MarEVs were most discussed automotive Twitter topic of Q4 2019
Electric vehicles (EV) were the most discussed Twitter topic among automotive influencers during Q4 of 2019, according to research conducted by GlobalData.
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Digital Marketing 5 Mar
Vertu Motors secures Channel 4 Formula One TV sponsorship deal
Vertu Motors’ Bristol Street Motors and Macklin Motors car retail groups will race on to television screen across the UK as part of a Formula One sponsorship deal with Channel 4.
