MDS Brand Blog

The most important aspect in any business is the retention and acquisition of new customers. The smooth perpetuation of any business activity in any industry is dependent on a customer base, naturally; the boating industry is no exception. This article is aimed at highlighting some tips on how your dealership can identify and attract potential customers.

What is the purpose of having a blog? Should you go through the trouble of setting up a blog on your website? What information do I want to share? These are some of the questions that may come up as a company embarks on the journey of blogging.

While there was the historical local telephone book and the yellow pages where businesses and their telephone numbers were listed, today we have globally moved into the online world. While there is the overall presentation of the business website link, home page and phone number, there are a number of listing sites that provide customer reviews. Luckily, there are a number of free websites where your business information can be listed for free while also receiving a number of customer reviews that help present your business name out into the world.

Thinking of the word “re-marketing” it is easy to assume that there are many simple methods available to market your products and services repeatedly. However, there is no one basic definition of re-marketing, especially in consideration of the main focus of online business and eCommerce today. There are several different promotions and communication methods that can be made with existing leads or customers who would read your advertisements and marketing details regularly with interest. There are email campaigns that can be sent on a steady schedule to existing customers, as well as online display with enticing ad words that will help with both the conversion of leads to customers and attraction of new, high-quality leads.

As a boat dealer, calling leads and customers is a very important part of gaining and retaining business. To ensure, when speaking with a lead, that your prospect will want to proceed with the purchasing process there are a number of words and phrases to use that will help you gain their trust and ultimately, give them reason to continue further. A major factor when speaking with leads is to always remember the diverse nature of each and every client. If you know little about their age, culture, interest or personality of the prospect, it’s wise to maintain a general tone and use calling etiquette norms; greetings, audibility, etc. When calling a lead, bear in mind that the candidate hasn’t made a purchase yet, and reaching out to them is simply the next step forward.

The success of any dealership depends on two factors, the level of customer satisfaction and the degree of effort put into marketing. Social media marketing is a relatively recent trend that seems to be catching on pretty fast. Social media marketing capitalizes on the human desire to network and connect with other people, build new friendships, and exchange experiences. This article is aimed at exploring the dynamics of social media marketing and how to maximize your entire team’s involvement in it.

There are various methods, practices and procedures to best use Meta Tags in the development of any website and its included pages and posts.

There is much to be considered in the process of lead generation for any business, whether it is B2C (Business to Customer) or B2B (Business to Business). Leads do not always come easily and any marketing or sales department can shy away from this process due to the many myths that have come over the years about lead generation. Several such myths can be battled by implementing simple procedures and a little effort.

When creating your own website or others’, there is nothing better than knowing that upon any search, your desired audience will see your address at the top of the results list.

Taking great boat photographs is essential for any boat dealership. Here’s why: Pictures are the closest thing to the actual boat a customer can see without going to a dealership, and since most buyers shop online before entering a shop it is absolutely necessary to accurately portray your inventory. Additionally, photos can tell a story and give life to your brand; an exciting dealership takes exciting and action packed photos, a laid-back dealership takes photos that are laid back and relaxing to look at, and so on. Subsequently though, boring, cheap, and lifeless photos can reflect poorly on a dealership.