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Despite the wide adoption of Google Ads, dealers are still unclear on how to measure its effectiveness. :banghead:

What is SEM worth these days?

@brianpasch, founder of PCG Companies, shares the findings from his latest research on Google Ads | Paid Search. He promises some shocking outcomes!


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Enjoy the recording.

 
Super insightful discussion today. I really enjoyed it! Loved the discussion about conversations/real time retail shopping support concepts. DR technologies that provide shoppers only navigational capability and minimal to no "interaction" capability during the process will continually fall short.
 
Super insightful discussion today. I really enjoyed it! Loved the discussion about conversations/real time retail shopping support concepts. DR technologies that provide shoppers only navigational capability and minimal to no "interaction" capability during the process will continually fall short.
 

✨ AI Highlights

Brian Pasch from PCG Companies presented research findings on the effectiveness of Google Ads and paid search for car dealers, addressing widespread confusion about SEM ROI measurement. Key insights included the importance of real-time interaction and conversation capabilities in digital retailing tools, with the takeaway that basic navigational features alone are insufficient for converting shoppers. One commenter raised a skepticism flag about potential bias in third-party research funded by lead generation companies.

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