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What does the decline in diesel mean for the car industry?
In December 2017 we spoke about how new car sales were falling, and how this has affected the car sales industry. Fast forward a few months to March 2018 and it’s hard to get away from the fact that this decline is still very much in full force. Although most of us...
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Fouracres of Thorney – Case Study
Fouracres of Thorney is a family run car dealership that specialises in 4x4s and has been in business for over 40 years. Having been a Spidersnet customer for a few years, the team at Fouracres recently decided that they wanted to upgrade their website and invest in a...
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The Car Buying Journey for Consumers in Europe
How being tactical online is the best way to achieve success in car sales – And why dealers must understand the importance of being found by their customers online, ratherthan chasing them down manually. Most motor dealers would acknowledge the fact that the...
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Do you need to be following Tesla’s lead?
We found a really interesting statistic the other day and it really made us think. Invesp stated that ‘78% of online shoppers don’t look at a product in a store before buying it online’, and what makes this figure even more staggering is that in 2017, an estimated...
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Adventure Leisure Vehicles – Case Study
Here at Spidersnet we recently put a new Elite Caravan website live for our new customer Adventure Leisure Vehicles. We’re extremely pleased with this site, and we feel it’s shows off this fantastic customer’s great stock in a very simple yet effective manner. This...
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GDPR: What we’re doing to prepare
Many people will have heard mention of GDPR around the office over the past few months. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the new European privacy law that will take effect on May 25th 2018. It is essentially an update of the law in light of how much...
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Car Sales Face a U-Turn – What Can Car Dealers Do to Survive?
As we enter into a brand new year, car dealers across the country have been left fearful after an SMMT report stated that new car sales in the UK have fallen for the first time in six years. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) new car...
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A continuing fall in new car sales is a worrying sign for car dealers
A total fall of 163,541 in registered vehicles has been recorded last month – which is also down 11.2% YOY according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Trade. This is also bad news for the demand for diesel cars with a 30.6% fall making November the eighth...
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Attention Car Dealers: Facebook is Now the Most Important Social Platform for Engagement Between Dealers and Customers
For many dealers, it may come as a big surprise to hear that, social media platform Facebook, is now the most important channel for engaging with customers. The news came from a data driven marketing agency, Marketing Delivery. They carried out a survey which showed...
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Spidersnet teams up with DroneAir to offer aerial photography and drone footage
Spidersnet has recently partnered with Drone Air, an innovative aerial filming and photography business, meaning we can now offer their fantastic services to our dealers. We’re able to offer Spidersnet customers fabulous high-definition aerial photography and drone...
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Car Dealerships Becoming More Competitive as the Value of Unsold Stock Rises by 16% in the UK
Recent figures have shown that the value of unsold stock at car dealerships up and down the UK is at a record high. Chartered accountant group UHY Hacker Young’s research revealed that in the last 12 months the value of unsold stock in showrooms and forecourts around...
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5 Key Focus Areas To Improve Your Car Dealership’s Online Presence
When it comes to promoting your dealership, there are so many options out there. You know that you need to be actively marketing your business to attract new customers and to grow – but how? We’ve put together 5 unique ways to promote your car dealership that you may...
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