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Vertical Dealer is a privately funded independent Automotive Industry Review Board created to accelerate awareness of dealership best practices that apply to customer satisfaction and quality service, as well as dealership marketing and sales operations.

Dealer Public Relations

Dealer Public Relations is the new buzz going around the automotive marketing world. This is partly because a key factor for dealers in this tightening market is  squeezing every penny out of your dealer marketing, and that means more and more dealers are moving to the web for their marketing efforts. Dealer public relations professionals have known for some time that a dealer’s online reputation is as important as brand positioning.

Whether you advertise on TV, radio, or in print eventually 90% of your potential customers will go to the web to research your dealership prior to a showroom visit. Dealer public relations professionals will tell you that your dealership’s online reputation will be the deciding factor in almost every case. Research has shown that a typical dealership with a negative online reputation will lose as much as 41% of potential sales.

In a recent article from JD Power a negative online reputation was partially attributed to the total collapse of Bill Heard Chevrolet, one of the country’s largest dealer groups with over 2 billion in annual revenue.

With so much at stake it’s no wonder discussions of dealer public relations and dealer reputation management have reached a crescendo.

Here are some excellent resources for further information: Dealerpr.org - Dealerpr.net

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Dealer Public Relations Firm Wins Vertical Dealer Premier Status

DealerPR.org - The Organization of Dealer Public Relations Professionals - An exceptional firm that manages online reputations for some of the largest dealerships and dealer groups. Implementing legitimate online reputations and building positive brand recognition on the web.

www.Dealerpr.org has a history of expanding the automotive Internet marketing field and achieving remarkable results for clients across the country. 

Vertical Dealer is proud to welcome Dealer PR into the fold of Vertical Dealer Premier Vendors.

Our Premier Vendors receive a range of benefits that include convention speaking opportunities as well as co-op branding and marketing ventures with Vertical Dealer and our industry partners.

Dealer PR comes highly recommended and lives up to its reputation as a leading light in the automotive Internet Marketing field.

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