Success in auto dealership direct mail lies in the consistent and regular marketing message of your auto dealer brand.  And your brand should be the consistent message that separates you from the rest of the pack.  Consider the following story line….you’re the owner of a Honda auto dealership and you’ve got 9 other Honda dealerships all within a 1 mile radius of your location.  How do you differentiate your dealership from the rest?  How do you version your message within your direct mail piece?  And what is the common, most important message to be included in all your direct mail messages?

Firstly, your direct mail message should be integrated with the consistent message included in your newspape...

A good direct mail piece in one that brings quality foot traffic into the show room. Quality sales leads are consumers both interesting in buying a car and those able to qualify for financing. There is an argument for packing the house with people to create excitement but the negative effect is that many potential buyers may walk around too long and talk themselves into becoming a shopper, instead of a buyer. If there aren’t enough salesmen on the floor to cover the sales leads walking in the door, you’ve got a problem of another kind.

1. So for starters, your ideal sales lead is one who feels confident about qua...