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Automotive SEO Expert to Deliver Speech at Innovative Dealer Summit

September 1st, 2010

Brian Pasch of PCG Digital Marketing is offering dealer professionals an in-depth review of automotive digital marketing strategies.  In his upcoming seminar scheduled for September 8th at the Innovative Dealer Summit in Denver, Pasch will explain how some digital marketing methods are actually hurting a dealer’s own direct website traffic.

Pasch’s leadership message is entitled: “Car Dealers are Under Attack,” and dealer professionals will learn why at the Denver summit. Pasch will explain why some very popular inventory advertising models can actually drive traffic away from their own site, as well as how dealers can fight back against online attacks on their brand name.

Information is power, and according to Pasch, dealers will leave his seminar with the proper information needed to protect their digital marketing investments. Tim Jackson, director of the Innovative Dealer Summit, said, “Brian’s presentation will be very timely and one of the most popular and interesting of the conference.”

Innovative Dealer Summit

The Innovative Dealer Summit is considered one of the premier leadership functions for dealer advancement. Summit attendees will include dealer principals/owners, general managers, senior dealership managers and directors, Internet sales managers, business development managers, F&I managers, key dealership leaders, sales leadership, advertising and marketing consultants, controllers and other key decision makers.

Attendees will learn the latest in innovative technologies from seminars devoted to 30 emerging, compelling topics during the 12-hour conference. Topics include Internet strategies regarding search engine optimization, dealer reputation management, social media marketing, lead generation and follow-up, and more.

Brian Pasch, CEO and Founder of PCG Digital Marketing (http://www.pcgdigitalmarketing.com) is a popular speaker and writer on automotive digital marketing strategies.  He is an active blogger on the most visited social networks and forums for car dealers who seek to learn more about SEO, SEM, social media and leveraging the Internet to grow dealership sales.

Brian Pasch is also creator of the popular ASMA Awards (http://www.asmaawards.org) which recognizes the best digital marketing platforms in the automotive industry.
The Innovative Dealer Summit was created as a directive and priority of the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association. For more information visit http://www.innovativedealersummit.com

PCG Digital Marketing Welcomes St Louis Mitsubishi Dealer

July 7th, 2010

PCG Digital Marketing welcomes Kirkwood Mitsubishi in Missouri to their family of growing automotive dealerships.  The St Louis Mitsubishi dealer has contracted PCG Digital Marketing to kick-start their automotive Internet marketing initiatives that will include executing Search Engine Optimization strategies and managing Social Media activities such as connecting with consumers via Facebook and Twitter.

As part of their new strategic digital marketing strategy, Kirkwood Mitsubishi will receive the most advanced automotive digital marketing strategies developed by PCG.   Enhancing the dealer’s online visibility will be accomplished through on-site and off-site SEO strategies, content development and the opportunity to be included in PCG’s exclusive Automotive Advertising Network (AAN).  The AAN combines PCG Digital Marketing’s proven strategies in Search Engine Optimization, content marketing, social media and blogging to provide dealers with an industry leading solution for lead generation and direct sales.

Additional PCG services will include blogging, writing and publishing press releases, link building, posting customer reviews, Twitter, Facebook, Google SEO compliance, Analytics, Google Maps, video uploads and more.   The goal of the new Internet Marketing campaign will be to increase the frequency that their vehicles appear in local and regional search results and to generate additional traffic and leads to their business.

New Digital Marketing Packages Announced by PCG Digital Marketing

April 12th, 2010

PCG Digital Marketing announced today three new digital marketing services specifically designed for savvy automotive retailers that seek to leverage social media, consumer review portals, search marketing and paid advertising strategies to expand their brand(s) online.The three monthly marketing packages offer a comprehensive approach to digital marketing for car dealers.  PCG Digital Marketing’s proven strategies in Search Engine Optimization, content marketing, Internet Reputation Management, social media and now inventory advertising raise the bar for the automotive industry.

The core PCG monthly Digital Marketing Package offers dealers a powerful combination of off-site and on-site marketing and search engine optimization strategies which include customized microsite development, a complete Google compliance review of their current site, online Press Release distribution, blogging, content development, social media management and more.  Their core monthly digital marketing package is priced at $1,195 per month.

In addition to PCG’s core Digital Marketing Package, dealers can now enhance their digital marketing strategies with three new packages:

  •  Internet Reputation Management  (IRM)
  • Google Adwords Management (GAM)
  •  Automotive Advertising Network (AAN)

 Monitoring Car Dealer Reputation Scores

According to Brian Pasch, CEO, “Internet Reputation Management will be one of the key metrics for success in 2010 and beyond.  Mobile phone apps that reward consumers for on-site reviews make a clear case why dealers in 2010 need a reputation management policy and strategy.”

The PCG’s Internet Reputation Management (IRM) package, priced at $595 a month, includes customized reputation management policies and procedures for dealers, design of a Reputation Management Portal (RMP) and full reporting that monitors each month the dealer’s online reputation scores. 

PCG’s IRM team also assists dealers with contacting customers to participate in online review websites.  The assistance provided by PCG and the creation of a Reputation Management Portal (RMP) simplifies the process of engaging customers to post online reviews.

Innovations in Car Inventory Advertising

The Automotive Advertising Network (AAN) consists of a network of car inventory advertising websites that target national, regional and local search phrases that consumers use to research new and used cars.  The AAN features hundreds of regional websites containing automotive buying news, tips, resources which also advertise local dealer inventory.  (http://www.automotiveadvertisingnetwork.com)

In addition to the AAN’s network of regional and local websites, dealers can leverage and advertise their cars using CarPort App™, a software application that allows cars dealers to post their cars on social media websites and popular blogs like WordPress.  With CarPort App™ car dealers can leverage the search engine power of blogs to write about the cars they sell and include sample inventory inside the blog post. 

CarPort also allows dealers to create a custom tab on their Facebook Fan Page which displays cars that are in stock and ready for sale.  Dealers can view an example of the CarPort technology on Facebook by visiting the Rairdon Auto Group fan page and clicking on the “View Cars” tab: http://www.facebook.com/RairdonGroup .

The AAN package is currently being offered at an introductory price of $495 per month until June 1, 2010. After June 1st, admission to the AAN will move to $795 per month.  The AAN provides unlimited leads at one low monthly price.

Dealer professionals who would like to learn more about the enhanced monthly marketing packages can contact PCG Digital Marketing at 732-450-820http://www.pcgdigitalmarketing.com/ 

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