Industry Ideas & Insights
Helping You Build a Thriving Premium & Luxury Appliance Business
We talk to appliance dealers nearly every day and have been for the last decade. Those conversations give us unique insights into what a healthy business looks like and how successful dealers are growing their high-end business. We share many of our observations in our regular blog posts. Make sure you join our email list to have those insights delivered to your inbox monthly.
Create Repeat Customers: Close Your Marketing Loop
When someone purchases an appliance from your dealership, the relationship doesn't end with the card swipe and signature. The customer/dealer relationship is one that—like any relationship—needs nurturing and follow-up care. Do you keep in touch with your clients...
How to Attract the Affluent Buyer
While the affluent buyer is a smaller subsection of the overall consumer audience, it is one that packs a big financial punch. And as a luxury and premium appliance dealer, it’s an audience you need to understand. From how this audience has...
Adjusting Your Sales Funnel for an Affluent Audience™
When it comes to sales, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. The same is true when it comes to the luxury consumer. A more expensive purchase, even for the wealthiest among us, merits more time and consideration. And sometimes, the higher the price tag, the longer...
The High-End Appliance Audience Has Changed—Here’s How
Identifying your target audience is one of the first steps in developing a marketing strategy. After all, if you don’t understand who your target audience is, how can you be sure that your marketing efforts will reach the right people? However, simply identifying your...
Your Marketing Strategy: A Mid-Year Check-In
With two quarters of data and experience behind you, the middle of the year presents an ideal opportunity to take stock of how your marketing strategy has been performing. While we all hope to craft that perfect strategy that drives growth and sales for years to come,...
How Apple’s iOS Updates Are Affecting Online Advertising
As digital marketing experts, we are all too familiar with the idea that the systems and tools we rely on can change at any moment. If you’re familiar with online advertising, you’ve probably been hearing these three letters a lot lately… iOS. In 2021, Apple’s...
The Hidden Gems in Online Search Advertising
When everyone in the premium and luxury appliance industry is seeking the same customers, it can be hard to stand out among your competition. But by tapping into the power of online search advertising, your business can rise above the noise and more easily and...
Find Your Audience to Maximize Growth
In a game of bowling, you know your target. Hit one pin and you can take them all down and score big. Well, the same is true in business. You have to understand your ideal customer or audience—that’s the target you’re aiming to reach in order to meet (or exceed) your...
Enhance Your Affluent Strategy with Online Advertising
The advertising landscape has changed immensely in recent years, opening up new opportunities for appliance dealers to reach their most valuable audience. From manufacturer funding to promotional budgets, options to increase brand awareness and sales abound. But if...
How Will AI Impact High-End Appliance Marketing?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay, and it will absolutely impact your business if it hasn’t already. While machine learning has been used for a wide range of business functions for quite some time, a new form of AI known as generative AI was introduced to...
The Ad Investments That Clearly IMPACT High-End Growth
Having spent more than 14 years meeting premium and luxury appliance dealers throughout the United States, we have learned some pretty eye-opening findings when it comes to this specific type of dealers’ ad investments. More specifically, our experience has revealed...
3 Common Reasons Your Growth Has Plateaued (& How to Fix Them)
Locally-owned independent appliance dealers often have a large and long-lasting footprint in the communities they serve. And sometimes, for generations-old dealers, stagnation can set in and “because that’s just how it’s always been done” becomes a mantra. When this...
Marcella’s Accelerates Growth with Intentional Affluent Focus
When you’re ready to take your business to the next level, it’s crucial that you not only understand where you are at present—what’s working, what’s not—but also what you’d like your business to become. Having a clear vision of where you want your company to be is...