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Have you ever gone dark on a marketing channel to see what happens?

Does anyone have experience with a company that will help you analyze this type of info, BUT doesn't have a dog in race? typically its advertising vendors that offer to help you with this and is always biased of course.

Brad - @jon.berna has the software to help you easily get everything in one place.

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Automotive marketing professionals debate the value of temporarily shutting down advertising channels to test their actual ROI, with mixed real-world results—some dealers found 50% of their channels were worthless, while others saw no sales impact after cutting major spend like TV. The consensus recommendation is to conduct scientifically-rigorous tests with proper baselines and multiple KPIs rather than relying on anecdotal success stories, since each dealer's market dynamics differ significantly.

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