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  • AUTOMOTIVE: How AI Is Changing the Rules of Search

    If your dealership website is seeing fewer visitors than it was a year ago, you’re not imagining it. Some of that declining traffic is a direct result of how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the way people search online and the rules are changing faster than most dealers realise. Over the last 18 months as…

  • AUTOMOTIVE: The Autotrader Deal Builder Double Whammy

    A sharp, forecourt-level look at how Autotrader’s Deal Builder and the rise of Zero Click behaviour are squeezing used car dealers from both sides, eroding autonomy, visibility and buyer engagement in a fast-shifting digital marketplace. Autotrader’s Deal Builder isn’t just another product tweak. It’s a disruptive structural shift in how used cars are bought and…

  • CAR DESIGN: Positive and Negative Euro Supermini EV

    There was once a time when a supermini was a matter of necessity, not indulgence. The 1970s gave us the first Renault 5 a pert little pâtisserie of pressed steel and whimsy in vivid colours, every bit as much at home dodging gendarmes in a subtitled film fantasy as it was rusting gracefully on the…

  • DIGITAL MARKETING: 2025 Developments You Cannot Ignore. Pt.1

    The first of a five part post on the key developments in digital marketing that businesses should be aware of in 2025. Part 1. AI Integration in Marketing. In 2025, AI integration stands as a transformative force in digital marketing, shifting from a luxury to a fundamental necessity for competitive advantage. By leveraging advanced AI…

  • MARKETING: The Weak Ad Threat

    I spend time researching advertising and too often struck by weak, unfocused and what can only be described as complacent ads. Advertisements without a strong call to action (CTA) are burning money. Here’s why: The CTA Imperative. Without a clear directive, potential customers are left confused and unmotivated. CTAs serve as critical signposts guiding users…

  • ADVERTISING: Old School Ogilvy For Today

    David Ogilvy, often called ‘The Father of Advertising’ revolutionised the industry with his iconic campaigns. A great observer of detail, his constantly finessed drafts and final adverts combined meticulous research, storytelling and creativity to captivate and resonate with audiences.Here are some of his greatest works and iconic campaigns and how his style can still inspire…

  • DIGITAL MARKETING: FREE Website Audit

    Four decades of business management and marketing experience, pre & post Internet. From SME to major European manufacturers. Let’s begin improving your business TODAY with a FREE website audit. Call me on +44 (0)7407 038877

  • CASE STUDY: Change Of Trading Style.

    Objective With a limited budget organically increase the used car enquiries and online visibility of a former Stellantis New Car Franchise nowadays Used Car Sales, Service & Parts. Included: Current Marketing Strategy Analysis Carried out a comprehensive business SWOT Analysis Agree Goals of increase sales, local awareness, increase website traffic While maintaining the high customer…

  • DIGITAL MARKETING: Money Matters.

    We are all motivated or many people would remain in bed all day. The essentials of life have to be accounted for with whatever we can earn. But to achieve more than basic needs we need a driver. A great example is a mortgage. We all want to pay off our mortgage, but actually, having…

  • SOCIAL MEDIA: Video Killed The Literary Star

    The Rise Of Instagram Reels Video & TikTok over static images. The new 2021 Instagram Algortihm. Earlier today on Clubhouse Social Audio during the 4:13 Leadership forum I was asked to compare marketing online now versus twenty years ago. Categorically I would say it’s far more sophisticated, much lower cost, far more effective and offers…

  • DIGITAL MARKETING: Brief Take On Domain Authority

    With Internet development, a website’s Authority is a compound metric used for measuring a domain or individual web page’s overall quality and SEO performance particularly against other websites within a similar realm. The score is based upon many metrics representing authority within the field and trustworthiness. Machine Learning (ML) ensures the result is fresh so…