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Selling your vehicle through powerful photography
When it comes to selling your car, the importance of great photography is quite often overlooked. However, the perception of both your brand and the value of your car is judged by your visual representation. Therefore, knowing the art of powerful photography can have...
Tesla changes mind on dealership closures and price reductions
American electric car manufacturer Tesla has now backtracked slightly on plans to close almost all of its stores and reduce prices dramatically. Only a few weeks ago, on February 28th, the EV manufacturer stated that it would be ‘winding down many of our stores’ over...
22 months of growth for AFVs
Overall, the UK’s new car market saw year on year growth of 1.4% in February, which is usually a slow month ahead of the March plate change. This growth could have been caused by the looming prospect of a no-deal Brexit and the threat of price increases on imported...
Google My Business: What is it and why is it so vital?
Having an online presence is so important to ensuring dealers thrive in this day and age. This is why we have created our Learning Hub, which is chocked full of tips and advice on how to boost your dealership’s digital marketing efforts. We’ve mentioned the importance...
MAX’S MONTHLY COLUMN: Engine size, the BMW M550d, and Max’s favourite car of all time
Max Berry Welcome back to the 2nd edition of my, Max Berry’s column, here on the Spidersnet blog. Here’s a question right; why is it still February? Every year I’m utterly bewildered as to why the first couple of months of the year last for so long. By no means am I...
How can you measure marketing channel value?
In our first Google Analytics guide, we taught you all about the basics - how to measure traffic, the key terminology and how to find out which page is performing the best. In this guide, we are going to take you deeper into the world of GA and we're going to show you...
Buyers now favour new hybrids over diesel
Insurance comparison website GoCompare has conducted a survey of 2,000 people asking which fuel type they would favour for their next car. The results showed that more new car buyers are now looking at hybrids than diesels. Only 18 per cent of those considering a new...
Codeweavers: What do you know about your customers and how can you use these insights to your benefit?
Eventually the car decides it can do no more miles and the dreaded ‘0 miles – refuel NOW!’ message pops up. This is where the boys are separated from the men. I think once you’ve owned your car for more than six months, you have this strange belief that because you’ve...
Porsche and Volkswagen both warn UK consumers about Brexit price rise
It was revealed this week that Porsche and Volkswagen vehicles may see a price rise after Great Britain leaves the European Union. Both Porsche and VW, which are owned by Volkswagen, have said that if a 10 per cent tariff is applied to imports of cars after Brexit, it...
Ebay’s acquisition of Motors.co.uk given green light
Ebay’s acquisition of Motors.co.uk from Cox Automotive has been given the green light by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) today. Last year, on 19th October, it was announced that eBay would be acquiring the car classifieds site, so long as it was given...
5.75% increase in dealership salaries
Specialist recruitment site, InAutomotive, has released its first annual report which reveals a 5.75% increase in salaries advertised for dealership jobs in 2018.
Lawgistics: GDPR – what was all the fuss about?
This month’s partner blog post comes from legal consultancy firm Lawgistics… Lawgistics provide specialist motor trade law advice and support to a range of clients within the retail motor industry. Nona Bowkis is a Solicitor at Lawgistics Ltd, and this month Nona has...
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