Volkswagen drive website traffic and dealership visits

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CLIENT OBJECTIVE

CLIENT OBJECTIVE

Volkswagen Canada needed to drive traffic to their website with the objective of increasing both brand awareness and dealership visits. The target audience was initially broad across five Canadian provinces.

STRATEGY

Investing in channel targeting was essential. Targeting the right channels enabled us to reach the desired mid to high income households that were willing to purchase a vehicle. This in turn allowed us to build up a cookie pool and drive substantial conversions.

  • The campaign was optimized using three different tactics on three platforms
  • Leveraged past experience in auto campaigns to target the most relevant and effective channels
  • Used geographic targeting to ensure sufficient audience reach in all of the provinces specified
  • Re-targeted interested audience with pre-roll videos to boost engagement

The re-targeting tactic operated on all three platforms from the beginning of the campaign to maximize conversions, followed by re-allocating spend to the two platforms that delivered the best results.

RESULTS

The individual CPAs for the Build & Price, Comparator, and Locate a Dealer conversion points were all lower than the client’s combined CPA goal.

  • 1,383% - Exceeded Client's expectations by
  • 56,134 Conversions
  • 93% Lower CPA, hitting targets in every province the campaign delivered

INSIGHTS

  • Conversions were broken down as follows: Build & Price – 83%, Comparator – 6%, LAD – 11%, and BATD – 1%. This suggests that the campaign generated a healthy mix of brand interest and purchase intent.
  • A large proportion of the audience that navigated to the Build & Price page had the following defining features:

  • Men 45 to 54 years old
  • Employed at a large corporation (1000+ employees)
  • Interested in international travel, finance, movies, computers and technology