Industry News

#1 new & #1 CPO Ford Dealer in the US – Brandon Ford & CBC!

By Matt Hayward CBC would like to congratulate Brandon Ford in Tampa on becoming the #1 volume new Ford dealer & #1 volume CPO Ford...

Congrats to CBC’s #1 Clients!

By Matt Hayward CBC Automotive Marketing would like to congratulate our dealer-partners who are currently #1. We’re proud to be a small...

The Power of Used Car Marketing!

This is the fourth article I’ve written in two years on the importance of franchised dealers expanding used car marketing efforts in...

‘OVER-THE-TOP’ Advertising

Last month I made the ‘big switch’, cutting the cable delivered TV to ‘Streaming’. And in the process, discovered the world of...

More Success Secrets of Used Car Marketing

After writing advertising/marketing articles for almost 25 years for DEALER, I can always tell when an article really strikes a nerve...

Advertise Used…Sell New!

One of the least known, most incredible retail automotive marketing stories in our history is the story of Ralph Reedman and his brothers...

Branding Secrets of ‘My Pal Sal’

As a student of successful ‘branding’, I’ve always been fascinated by the branding success of one of my favorite restaurants in New York...

The ‘BIG 5’ of Marketing Success!

The BIG #1: Define Your Brand! Not the brand(s) of vehicles you sell…YOUR brand! Why do people buy from you? For decades we’ve trained...

5 Ways to Power-Up Your Advertising Effectiveness!

There are a lot of ways to power-up your ad effectiveness. Here’s my top five! 1. Research Now, more than ever, you need real-time...

Ford Website Providers: Who Are They and How Do You Choose?

How do you measure the success of your dealership website? Is it how many leads you get? Average VDP views? Number of website visitors...

Advertising Your Tech-spertise!

Nothing has changed as much in our automotive industry in the past 20 years as the technical advances in vehicles. Millennials love the...

Your People Are Your Brand

What is your brand? It’s likely a combination of name recognition, years in business, innovation, location, consistency, service, and...

Professional Voice-Over Secrets

If you, or someone in your dealership does on-camera work or voice-overs for radio, here are some professional ‘secrets’ from someone...

Tell Your Story!

First, a couple of thoughts: If you don’t have a ‘brand’, you are just a retailer of a commodity. If you don’t have a brand, you have...

Free Educational Audio for Dealerships: Using Big Data to Your Advantage!

By Matt Hayward At Digital Dealer 23 in September 2017, CBC Automotive Marketing’s Bob Myhal teamed up with Oracle Data Cloud’s Arianne...

Advertising ‘Attitude’ is Everything!

In advertising, just as in every other aspect of your business, attitude IS everything. The tone, the message, the inflection, the...