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Advertising Methods

Recently Jeff and I were at an "event" on the east coast and this was shared with us from Google on dealer marketing spend vs consumer behavior. This might help you.

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As for Duke, the only traditional marketing we do is TV in our PMA. Heavy on digital, then we do a lot of grassroots - support many charitable events.
 

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A BMW/MINI dealer asks peers where they're investing advertising budgets across TV, radio, internet, print, and direct mail channels. Respondents overwhelmingly favor digital and internet marketing over traditional media, with one dealer having completely eliminated print advertising, while another combines targeted TV in specific markets with heavy digital spending and grassroots community engagement—suggesting a shift away from traditional broadcast and print toward data-driven digital strategies.

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