As the landscape of automotive advertising changed, two camps have emerged: traditional marketing and digital marketing. This segmented philosophy left many dealerships behind the curve, forging through a continual drop in gross margins and wasted ad dollars. A greater and greater number of consumers began spending the majority of their car buying process researching online and started visiting fewer dealerships, which has made it vital to understand how and when consumers make a decision to buy. It’s time to think differently — traditional versus digital… it’s time to end the debate.