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Why Ignoring Strategy Is Costing Your Aftermarket Shop Money

Feature   |   Posted: 03/13/2025
Posted by: Motorhead Digital

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Are you putting a ton of time and money into your digital marketing for your shop but are failing to get any kind of return on your investment?

By Barry Alt

If you’ve spent hours posting on social media, buying ads and doing email marketing only to produce zero conversions, you might be in trouble. Without a solid well-defined strategy, the hard work of promoting your shop online will go to waste. You’ll lose out on converting new customers and it’ll cost your shop a whole lot of time and money.

There’s no point in spending all that time and effort promoting your shop online if you don’t have a great marketing strategy to back up your work.

When it comes to promoting, talking about, and marketing your shop, you should have an in-depth strategy to ensure that all your efforts are effective and you reach all your goals.

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Today we’ll show you exactly why a strategy is necessary for your shop’s success and how you can formulate the best strategy possible.

Take a look at our expert advice on building the perfect strategy for your shop’s online success.

Do shops need an online marketing strategy?

Whether you’re writing a blog post, updating your website, posting on social media, buying Facebook or Google ads or even onboarding a brand new client, you must have a strategy and a process.

Without a dedicated strategy, your marketing efforts will fall apart at the seams! Leaving you with an empty shop and bank account.

For example, let’s say you decided to invest in some Google ads. Advertising your services on Google is a great idea, and it can help you gain more traction online and get more clients through the door. But, if you don’t have a strategy ready or you’re not sure what you want your ads to accomplish, you won’t get the results you’re hoping for.


Beware that $150 Google Ads credit you got in the mail, it could end up costing you thousands of dollars if you start running ads without a solid strategy and plan.

Getting ahead of yourself and rushing into marketing your business online with no plan will only cost your shop more money. You’ll also lose out on a lot of time – time that could have been used to develop a marketing strategy that works for your shop.

Imagine spending thousands of dollars on Google Ads only to get zero clients?

Without a strategy in place, you will never be able to get the results you want for your shop’s online success.

But how do you even go about building a marketing strategy? How can you ensure that your efforts don’t go to waste?

How can you build the perfect digital strategy for your shop?

Shockingly enough 45% of businesses don’t have a digital marketing strategy in place – don’t be one of these businesses!  If you don’t have a strategy set up for your marketing, you won’t be able to improve your business online.

Building the perfect strategy for your shop takes a lot of time and effort, and it’s not something you can just throw together quickly without a second thought. A strategy must be well planned and thought out to succeed for your business.

Google ads, Email marketing, Social media and so many other marketing tools are really just Tactics. Before you implement any tactics you need to Get Clarity first and then create your strategy before you can utilize any tactics effectively.

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To help you make the right choices when building your strategy, we’ve put together these five easy steps. Build a full-proof marketing strategy for your shop with a little bit of help from the experts.

1.  Set SMART goals

Step one is an easy step to take, but it’s also vital to the success of your marketing campaign.

For any strategy to work, you must have goals; the best goals to set up are SMART goals!

What are SMART goals?

They’re specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-sensitive goals. They’re goals that will help you achieve everything you need to become a successful online business. 

But why should you use SMART goals? What makes them so unique compared to regular goals.

Well, SMART goals will allow you to stay focused on your work. They’ll help make sure that your strategy is implemented correctly. When you’ve completed your SMART goals, you’ll feel inspired to focus on more goals and improve your marketing strategies even more.

With SMART goals on your side, you’ll also be able to focus clearly on your strategy and get more people interested in your shop and your work.

Here’s an example of a SMART goal; 

Secure three new clients with your email marketing strategy in a month.

This is a specific goal; it’s measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-sensitive too!

2.  Research your market & competitors

To create the best strategy possible for your company, you must research your market carefully to see what’s new, outdated, and currently trending in your niche.

By knowing what your potential clients are looking for, you’ll be able to adjust your marketing strategy to meet their needs.

Don’t forget to keep an eye on what your competitors are doing too. If you don’t stay on top of what they’re searching for or posting, you could quickly fall behind and become forgotten.

It’s essential to keep an eye on your market changes so your strategy will always be relevant and targeted. Nobody will pay attention to what you’re offering if you’re not relevant.

3.  Create buyer personas….–>

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The Motorhead Digital team are digital marketing expert with over 25 years of experience. They’re focused on supporting automotive aftermarket restoration, performance, and race shops. Their signature Site, Location, and Maximizer™ programs will supercharge your digital marketing including website design, social media, SEO search engine rank, content marketing, and your entire online presence so you attract better leads who want to spend more money with you. You can reach Motorhead Digital at (585) 766-9785via email, or online at MotorheadDigital.com.

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