Posts Tagged ‘automotive’

Auto manufacturers need to rethink their entire approach to their websites. The typical content that every OEM displays on their website is getting stale and boring. Yes, you should still have a vehicle details page, and all the shopping tools that go with it, but why not start including different types of content outside of […]

Digital marketers in the automotive industry need to take advantage of the uniqueness of the industry. There are two specific factors I want to discuss that make the industry so unique. First, the auto industry is required to report industry-wide sales to the government and the public. Second, its transactions are done entirely in-person rather […]

According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and the Pew Research Center, millennials are defined as those born between the years of 1981 and 1997. That would make those between the ages of 21 and 38 millennials (up to this point in 2019), for those of you looking around the office wondering […]

Since the dawn of digital, the consensus has been that the Tier 1 OEM site should drive leads for the dealer group, and the sales conversion should be the responsibility of the dealer. That line of thinking has been accepted as the standard, as the generation of a lead was the furthest down the funnel […]

Why are automotive companies allowing third-party auto sites to control and dominate the online car shopping process? Next time you are sitting on your couch watching TV or online streaming video, pay attention to the automotive commercials. One thing you may notice is that none of them tell you to go to their website in […]

The United States Postal Service (USPS) looks forward to a two-week trial using self-driving freight carriers supplied by an autonomous trucking firm. As the Old Saying Goes… “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” This is the motto of the USPS. […]

Automotive dealerships are changing the searching and purchasing process. These dealerships are taking steps to implement a new omnichannel experience. Think back to the last time you bought a car. About your experience as a customer; thinking about vehicle details you are looking for, visiting dealerships, haggling with price or financing. Keep in mind, everybody […]

Perficient Digital is proud to partner with our clients in creating better experiences for their customers and internal teams. We’re even more proud when that hard work is recognized by other experts in our industry, which happened this week when the new, multi-platform mobile app we helped create for GM Financial was named Best Financial […]

5G is here! Well, kind of. Industry-leading telecommunication companies Verizon and AT&T both initiated preliminary 5G services in late 2018. Right now the service is more about bragging rights and who can bring the technology to the table first. The important race begins now, since the technology is a reality. 5G is the fifth generation […]

The automotive industry is continuously producing innovations that feature and support wireless connectivity, sensors, AI, smart infrastructures, and automation. These innovations have seeped into many areas of the industry, from the buying process to driving to servicing. What’s fascinating is that many of the current and emerging trends share the same common denominator, and that […]

Every day, we sit at our computers and read the constant flow of headlines that cross the wires. In our meetings, we hear about our competitors, from what they are working on to how they are getting it done. It is these stories that drive organizations to innovate and perform better. It is these conversations […]

Think back, and we are talking about 30 to 40 years ago; when a company would release a new car. These different automobiles would be completely new in regards to the make and design. It was exciting to see the fresh new features and styles that the companies would introduce. That is what people wanted. […]