Paid media and SEO
Ads and search visibility that put your stock in front of people who were not already looking for you.
SERVICES
MARKETING AGENCY OR AI
A marketing agency finds new buyers. This works the ones you already have.
A marketing agency and Dealership AI get asked about in the same conversation, but they solve different problems. One brings new visitors to your website. The other makes sure the enquiries you already have, right now, in your CRM, actually get answered. Around 32% of dealer leads get no response at all (Torque DMS, 2026), and no amount of new traffic fixes that on its own.
MANAGED SERVICE · DELIVERY TECHNOLOGY BY ANVELO
WHAT A MARKETING AGENCY DOES WELL
Bringing people to you who were not looking yet.
Brand and content
The reputation and reach that make a dealership someone's first choice before they ever enquire.
Website and creative
The design, photography and listings that turn a visit into an enquiry in the first place.
WHAT DEALERSHIP AI DOES INSTEAD
Working what you already have, before you pay for more.
No media budget, no campaigns. Just the enquiries and customers already sitting in your systems.
See how lead recovery works ↗-
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Reactivate old enquiries
Past leads and customers are checked again for live intent, not left to sit in the database.
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Answer new ones fast
WhatsApp, SMS, web chat, social and phone are covered without delay, whatever brought the enquiry in.
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Follow up consistently
A considered sequence replaces the single email most half-worked leads get before they go cold.
SIDE BY SIDE
Two different jobs.
| Marketing agency | Dealership AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Job | Bring new visitors and enquiries | Work the enquiries and customers you already have |
| Where the activity happens | Ads, search, social, your website | Your CRM and DMS, WhatsApp, SMS, chat, phone |
| What it needs from you | A media budget | Access to your existing records and enquiry channels |
| Typical timescale | Ongoing campaigns, results build over months | Live in three to four weeks, working from day one |
| Best used | When you need more people to know you exist | Alongside an agency, or first, if leads are already going unworked |
THE HONEST ANSWER
Most dealerships need both, not one instead of the other.
An agency without lead recovery sends you enquiries that go the same way old ones already do. Lead recovery without new enquiries has a smaller pool to work with. Together, less of what you pay for goes to waste.
SEE WHERE YOU STAND
Bring your database. Leave with a recovery plan.
In a focused 15-minute call, we look at your lead sources, database and systems, then show you where revenue could be recoverable, whatever else you already have running.
- Fully managed for you
- Works around your existing DMS and CRM
- Typically live in three to four weeks
REQUEST A RECOVERY PLAN
Use the quote form on the homepage to get started, or call the number in the footer below.
Go to the quote formCOMMON QUESTIONS
Before we talk.
Do I still need a marketing agency if I use Dealership AI?+
Usually, yes, if you want new visitors and new enquiries. Dealership AI does not replace that work. It makes sure the enquiries a marketing agency generates, and the ones already sitting in your database, actually get worked.
Can Dealership AI replace my marketing agency?+
No. A marketing agency brings new traffic through ads, SEO, social and content. Dealership AI has no media budget and runs no campaigns. It works the enquiries and customers you already have, from whatever source they came from.
What is the difference between lead generation and lead recovery?+
Lead generation brings new people to you, usually through paid media, SEO or content. Lead recovery works the enquiries you already have but have not fully converted. Most dealerships need both, and they are not the same job.