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As background:
Our client is one of the leading international automotive brands based in South Africa with 50+ dealerships spread across the country. The dealerships rely on a very traditional ATL marketing approach relying heavily on the initiatives pushed from the holding brand. The dealerships don’t get involved in any digital marketing activities with a best case scenario of having their own website. None of the dealerships are involved in social media, email marketing or activations. They rely on leads being pushed from the holding brand’s website.

Our brief:
We’ve been tasked to develop or enhance new and existing sales channels. Some of the channels we’ll have more influence on that others being based in digital.
These include the following:
- Walk-ins
- Phone-ins
- Workshop
- Database – email
- Website
- Social Media
- Activations and community involvement
- New product launches

We need to be able to provide the centralised management of the above channels for the 50+ dealerships. Ideally the process needs some automation and a central distribution mechanism of content to the various channels.
Above all, the results needs to be measured and reported on.

I need to put plan / platform in place to manage the process. Where do I start?

Digital Strategy

Digital Marketing

Lead Generation

Answer

Svetoslav (SLAVI) Marinov answered

This is indeed a massive project. I am sure it will have to be integrated into an existing system or at least provide ways to share data. You've got to assemble a great dev team and use some agile techniques to manage changes as they will come.

I'd say break it down in modules and aim to release 1 module every 1-2 months so the client sees progress and starts benefiting from the platform as soon as possible.

Slavi,
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