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Sarasota Ford Featured as Newest Facebook Business Success Story

For Immediate Release:

Sarasota Ford Featured as Newest Facebook Business Success Story

How a dealership's custom-tailored Facebook Advertising strategy helps them
move more metal

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, May 4, 2017 -  Sarasota Ford, a Top 150 Ford Dealer, and
Dealers United, a company that brings digital solutions to auto dealers, were
recently published by Facebook Business highlighting their collective success
with Facebook Advertising.

The case study showcases how the dealership triumphantly reached their local
community and earned a 125X return on ad spend using Dealers United’s
Facebook Program.

You can view the full success story here:
https://www.facebook.com/business/success/sarasota-ford

Through Facebook’s extensive data sets, auto dealers have the unique ability
to launch targeted campaigns that reach In-Market Auto Shoppers and select
people in their community while they’re on the platform.

By tailoring messaging about their events and promotions to ideal prospects,
advertisers are able to layer in a variety of data points to build their
perfect audience. For auto dealers, this ranges from Facebook’s behavioral
data, user hobbies, psychographics, and automotive-specific data from DLX Auto
powered by POLK.

It was a campaign created with this level of advanced targeting that landed
Sarasota Ford its presence on Facebook Business’ feature page. Specifically,
their “Ladies’ Day Wednesday�?? campaign, which targeted local, female
In-Market Auto Shoppers and vehicle owners of particular makes and models with
a service offer, generated 30,185 video views and 5 vehicle sales within 30
days.

In his interview with Facebook, Matt Buchanan, Owner and Operating Partner of
Sarasota Ford, said, “I’ve been running TV ads for years, and no customer
has ever told me, ‘I’m here because of your ad.’ However, with Facebook,
it was unbelievable how many customers actually mentioned that they had
stopped in to check out our facility and the Sarasota Ford experience due to
the [Ladies Day] campaign.�??

Buchanan who is also the Co-Founder of Dealers United, was the first dealer to
try their Facebook Advertising program before it launched to their membership
in 2015. Now, the company helps hundreds of auto dealerships run custom
Facebook Advertising campaigns that move metal like Sarasota Ford’s have.

“If I'm ever in my office thinking of a campaign that I want to deploy
immediately, I can go ahead and blanket my entire market or laser-target any
specific market that I want,�?? said Matt. “For instance, let's say I want
to only talk about and target teachers...firefighters...first responders, I
can do that! It's a great tool to have available to me that I can use to get
immediate and incredible results.�??

Dealers United refers to this strategy as “microtargeting,�?? and claims
it’s their secret sauce to getting dealers’ messages through the noise and
connecting them with car buyers.

“We call it microtargeting because we’re talking to a ‘micro group’ of
people with an ultra-specific message,�?? said Pete Petersen, CEO of Dealers
United. “We just do it differently over here. We take the time to dissect a
dealer’s specific goals and community and really use Facebook’s data to
narrow in on their desired audience.�??

To learn more about Microtargeting and Dealers United’s Facebook Advertising
program, please visit
http://www.dealersunited.com/shop/digital-marketing/demo-du-facebook-advertising/
​

About Dealers United:

Dealers United is an online membership that helps over 6,500 auto dealers
nationwide improve their dealerships. By offering solutions that save dealers
time, cut costs, and sell more cars, Dealers United ensures that every dealer,
regardless of its size, grows and succeeds in the automotive industry. Sign up
for free at
[www.dealersunited.com](http://www.dealersunited.com/?utm_source=press-release&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=usfsm).

About Sarasota Ford:
Sarasota Ford is Florida’s premier Ford dealership, serving Sarasota,
Venice, Bradenton and Nokomis. Operating Partner, Matt Buchanan, and his team
of professional sales representatives and technicians are committed to
delivering a one-of-a-kind experience while helping customers get behind the
wheel of the car of their dreams for the right price. Learn more at
https://www.sarasotaford.com/.

PR Contact:

Dealers United

1680 Fruitville Rd, Ste. 401

Sarasota, FL 34236

Phone: (941) 366-6760

marketing@dealersunited.com

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