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From Click Behavior to Purchase Intent: How Ternair Clicks Unlocks Commercial Opportunities in the Automotive Industry

From Click Behavior to Purchase Intent: How Ternair Clicks Unlocks Commercial Opportunities in the Automotive Industry

Discover how Ternair Clicks uncovers business opportunities in the automotive industry.

From Online Interest to Personalized Offers

How do you know which car a potential customer is interested in, even before they contact a salesperson? And how do you use that information to make a relevant offer at the right time?

For car dealerships, the online behavior of website visitors offers valuable insights. Every search query, used car viewed, or favorite selected reveals something about a potential buyer’s preferences and interests. Yet this information often goes unused in the sales process.

Ternair Clicks provides insight into this behavior and translates it into concrete opportunities for personalized communication and commercial follow-up. By combining website interactions with existing customer and vehicle data, a more complete picture of visitors’ interests and needs emerges.

This allows car dealerships to communicate in a more targeted way, send relevant offers, and identify sales opportunities at times when customers are actively interested.

From Click Behavior to Valuable Customer Insights

A major challenge in the automotive industry is identifying buying interest. Potential customers often do extensive online research before visiting a showroom or requesting a test drive.

During this search, they look at different models, compare prices and specifications, and save cars that interest them as favorites. These interactions provide valuable information, but aren't always used for personalized follow-up.

Ternair Clicks allows you to track various user interactions on the website. These include selecting search filters, viewing new or used cars, adding vehicles to favorites, and repeatedly visiting specific vehicle pages.

Combining this data with existing customer information creates a more comprehensive customer profile. Not only does it reveal which models a person is interested in, but also the price range and specifications they are looking for.

These insights can then be used to better tailor communications to customers' individual interests.

In this way, online behavior forms the basis for a more personalized and data-driven approach to marketing and sales.

From Price Declines to a Competitive Offering

A concrete example of this approach is identifying price drops on used cars that a customer has previously viewed.

Suppose a potential buyer views a specific used car multiple times. By doing so, the customer is showing interest but has not yet taken any further action.

If the price of this used car subsequently drops, this information can be combined with the previously recorded browsing behavior. By linking this data to current vehicle information, it becomes clear which used cars have changed in price.

This creates an opportunity to personally inform interested customers about the price reduction.

Instead of a general offer, the customer receives information about a car in which they have previously expressed interest. In addition, comparable models that match the customer's preferences may be offered.

This process takes into account factors such as the desired price range, the type of car, the specifications, and any previous models driven.

For example, a customer who regularly views a certain type of used car within a specific price range can receive a personalized offer for the vehicle they viewed, along with comparable alternatives.

In this way, a generic sales message is replaced by communication that aligns with the recipient's current interests.

Identifying Business Opportunities Before a Shop Visit

In addition to personalized offers, Ternair Clicks provides ways to link online purchase interest to existing customer touchpoints.

One example of this is recognizing customers who have an upcoming appointment at the repair shop.

By combining website behavior with customer and vehicle data, it is possible to identify which customers show interest in a different car prior to their visit to the service center.

For example, if an existing customer has viewed several used cars, this may be an indication that they are considering a new purchase.

Relevant contacts can be selected by linking to existing customer information. This information can then be made available to the sales team.

This gives sales representatives insight into potential business opportunities related to a scheduled service visit.

The advantage of this is that sales are not solely dependent on explicit inquiries or showroom visits. Previous online behavior can also serve as a basis for a relevant conversation.

This creates a stronger link between online research and in-person customer interaction.

Personalized used car offers and targeted product introductions

The capabilities of Ternair Clicks go beyond individual price reductions and workshop visits.

Even within traditional marketing campaigns, online behavior can be used to personalize the content of communications.

One example of this is a periodic newsletter featuring used car deals. Instead of showing every recipient the same vehicles, the deals are tailored to used cars that a customer has viewed multiple times in the past.

Using dynamic email content and up-to-date vehicle data, relevant cars can be automatically included in the newsletter.

As a result, each selected customer receives offers that are better tailored to his or her personal preferences.

This approach also offers opportunities when introducing new models. For example, visitors who have shown interest in a new car model—such as by visiting the model’s page—can be selected for targeted launch campaigns.

Personalized emails can then be used to inform this target audience about the new model and invite them to learn more or take the next step.

By using website behavior as a starting point, marketing communications become more relevant and campaigns can be targeted more effectively.

Greater relevance and a stronger connection between marketing and sales

Ternair Clicks enables an approach in which online customer behavior is not viewed in isolation, but can be actively leveraged within marketing and sales processes.

The combination of website interactions, existing customer data, and up-to-date vehicle information makes it possible to identify potential buying interest earlier.

As a result, marketing campaigns can be better tailored to customer preferences, and sales representatives gain additional insights for commercial follow-up.

In addition, this approach offers opportunities to bring together various data sources. From models viewed and favorites selected to maintenance appointments and previous purchases: every interaction contributes to a more complete view of the customer.

This makes it possible to personalize communications not only based on who a customer is, but especially based on what that customer is interested in at that moment.

“Every click reveals something about a customer’s interests. By making smart use of these insights, online exploration becomes the foundation for personalized communication and business opportunities.”

A Data-Driven Approach for the Automotive Industry

The automotive industry is characterized by an extensive research process, during which customers compare different vehicles before making a purchase decision.

It is precisely at this stage that effective communication can make all the difference.

With Ternair Clicks, automotive companies can better cater to the interests of potential buyers. By linking online behavior to existing customer information, they can create a foundation for targeted offers, personalized campaigns, and more informed sales conversations.

The applications described here show how marketing and sales can reinforce each other by making smarter use of available data.

From a price drop on a used car you previously viewed to a personalized offer before a service visit: having the right information helps you be relevant at the right time.

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