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Witness - The Worst Tactic Ever

Would you look at this! Oh my gosh just look at it!

https://www.clemonsottumwa.com/view-our-inventory/
Squeeze / gate page :)

They perform extremely well at sub-prime stores. Not sure I'd recommend one at a Lincoln store though. lol

If a sub-prime store does utilize a squeeze page I would recommend making the inventory results page accessible and instead place the squeeze page in between the SRP and VDP.
 
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I just loved the "So other dealers aren't spying on us" tactic. Never seen that one before.
Frank Myers Auto Maxx is one of the first dealers I became aware of utilizing this tactic many years ago:

But again, they cater to the sub-prime market.
 

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Dealers discuss a Lincoln dealership's use of a "squeeze page" (a gated inventory page) that requires customer contact information before viewing vehicles, justified with the message "so other dealers aren't spying on us." While Ryan Everson defends the tactic as effective for sub-prime dealerships (citing 100+ monthly sales from squeeze leads), other participants question its appropriateness for a premium brand in a small market and note that search features can bypass the gate anyway. The consensus suggests the strategy may work for certain dealership segments despite being user-unfriendly and somewhat absurd in execution.

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