Many dealers choose to let us automate the whole process using days in stock. Custom set to trigger on different lengths of days in stock for new and used inventory, vehicles automatically bec...
You may build unlimited pages on your own. When crafting a single event page, or a massive roll out, you'll build with confidence of knowing that your pages are optimized and built to rank in...
In short, everything. Mako sites are built for performance, speed, and dealer ease. Toggle away to your heart’s content to dial in vehicle detail pages to power your unique strategy. You...
Yes. If you feel comfortable with a pre-trusted tech that wants to update styling or forms on your behalf, we can accommodate you. Available only by request, this functionality is hidden by default fo...
Yes. We keep a copy and can re-fire the leads into your systems if your CRM ever comes up short. We archive and store all of your inbound leads forever, so we can resend a specific time and da...
You can do it on your own. Edits to your phone numbers, department hours, and social media links go live instantly as soon as you save your changes in the portal or email [email protected] an...
We support all inventory management providers, we programmatically monitor your feeds, and we halt the process if anything is drastically different from your most current live inventory. Our s...
We use Google's API to pull in your traffic, goals and conversion data from your raw Google Analytics (GA) account. Personalized reports always match your GA, because we are literally pulling...
With Remora, you always stay in control. Delicate care is taken during the initial development phase so that your strategy is properly implemented online starting from day one. There is a weal...
We will provide a welcome kit that includes an admin account to your Remora portal and full control of user permissions. We work closely with your point of contact during the initial developme...
Optimal operators demand tools that work for them, and Remora Sonar data-enables your main line and permanently solves your SMS management. Mobile apps and desktop tools ensure that all of you...
Yes. We lean on ChromeData for instant access to current and premium stock photos. This fills in the gap for shoppers when your team hasn’t had time to take the photos yet.
Yes. When properly leveraged, Remora Sonar is more than a great tool for confirming and rescheduling appointments in a respectful manner; it’s a lead machine! Advertise “Text or Ca...
Yes. All leads parse perfectly in your CRM every time. We codify your traffic from referral sources (like Facebook) and we always know which buyers came from organic search results versus paid...
It's easy. All of your reviews can be found in your portal. All new reviews that you have yet to approve stay pending and never go live without your say so. Submissions that have already been...
With ease. Mako sites deliver granular settings for management of your team members' access to your important business systems. This keeps you in control and your team relaxed. Groups can provide indi...
We understand that accurate and well-merchandised inventory is crucial for your success. Inventory feeds are handled with ultimate care, and we actively listen for changes and process updates...
It's literally drag and drop. Make as many changes to your site's navigation bar as you’d like, all on your own, and your site will update with your changes instantly. Great for the meti...
Easily. Mako's straightforward editing tool gives you total control over every facet of the page, including page style, text formatting, images, videos, and so much more. Updates to the site a...
Mako makes managing special deal coupons for all of your departments easy in two ways. First, national OEM service and parts specials are uploaded and synced via automated feeds. This means that all y...
With ease. We provide a simple, feature-rich banner management dashboard from which you can edit and load banners and manage groups of banners. If you don't have time to make hay with our bann...
All change requests and account updates route through our friendly support ticketing system. Send email assets as attachments (up to 25 MB) and send change requests to [email protected]. You...
We certainly can. However, there is usually a better way to tie software together. The problem is that iframes are terrible for findability in search. Regardless, occasionally they are unavoid...
We tie into the parts of your tech stack that you like. If your team is already marking specials with your inventory management provider, we’ll get the data from them. This way, your pri...
Yes. All consumer data is encrypted at rest and in-transit via a certified SSL connection. Mako sites deliver an intuitive and proven credit application for your shoppers and staff that is gre...
Yes. We automatically filter out your dealership's IP address from reporting in your Google Analytics account. Your staff's traffic will not show up in your Google Analytics data or in any Rem...
Yes. By request, our native, SEO-friendly blogging platform is tech friendly, easy to use, and free. Mako tech makes ranking posts organically and adding a regular blog posting routine into yo...
Yes. Gating is when the site requires a contact form submission to view bottom-dollar pricing, or in some cases, the form-fill is required to see the inventory at all. This is a popular strate...
Yes. However, we strongly discourage you from using Google Tag Manager (GTM) due to the clear and obvious security concerns that come along with it. Tight communication is a must between every...
No. The dynamic search bar is a complicated beast that has been A/B tested to the moon and is designed to work flawlessly for shoppers. Remora has spent many years perfecting this critical too...
Yes, you can get as granular as you can imagine. Narrowing down your inventory for specialty pages and promotions is a cinch and our filter-based interface makes creating these pages a simple...
Yes. Reel makes it easy for you to control everything imaginable regarding factory incentives and custom dealer discount programs. Set specific conditions, incorporate unique disclaimers, and...
Yes. Every page on your site is secure. We utilize your Authorize.Net account to deliver funds directly into your account. Accepting payments on your site is a convenience that is extremely he...
Yes. You set the default interest rate, term, and an expected down payment as either a flat dollar amount or as a percentage of your car’s advertised price. Shoppers, or your sales pros working...
Yes. Mako allows for customized sidebars that are quickly created and easily updated. Sidebars can include custom car carousels, coupons, positive reviews, department hours, maps, custom calls...
Yes. Automatic pricing gives you the power to granularly set global discounts for your new car inventory. Set discounts with a flat dollar amount or by a set percentage of the price to streaml...
Of course. We provide the ability to display custom factory offers regardless of whether or not you currently have qualifying vehicles in stock. There is a myriad of ways to customize these fa...
Yes. You are welcome to build new pages ad infinitum. You can do it on your own or your agency can do it for you. All pages may be worked on in private and then launched when ready, or automat...
Yes, updating banners is easy. Select which banner group you’d like to reorder in the banner groups section, then click the up and down arrows located on each banner's overlay to move it...
Yes. Your banner-based messages are not quarantined to the homepage. Mako sites offer ultimate flexibility for your rotating banner groups. Place them wherever you want, even on specific vehic...
Yes, adding your body shop, rental, insurance, and/or detail departments is a simple matter. Just like maintaining the general info surrounding your dealership and its core departments, adding...
Yes, it is as simple as flipping a switch. Additionally, we can gate your cars, which will display a “Best Price” to shoppers that submit a valid email address and phone number fir...
Yes, and this is a powerful tool. Great for building cohesive marketing strategies around “Cash Corral,” “Under 12k,” “Manager Demos,” and “Specialty,...
There are no surprises. We take pride in serving your needs with transparent pricing and transparent processes. Build a quote for your store, and then meet with Remora to s...
A single point person will be designated to be our main point of contact (POC) with your store. We deliver your POC a welcome kit with a list of requests of what we will need to integrate with...
Yes, we can work around it. If your factory’s shenanigans are making it difficult to get ownership of your domain, we suggest this argument back from dealer owners has worked well:
“I own...
You own your building, you should own your market online too. Only Remora dominates the classifieds and lead aggregators in commercial organic search. It’s more valuable than you think....
Yes. Please be ready to discuss your overarching vision and requirements for the page and provide relevant graphics, videos, data, content, and any other assets that you have to support the pa...
Yes. If your pricing strategy includes complicated math, separating the display of regional and local incentives, and includes custom dealer discount programs, we’ve done it before....
They report. We win. After more than a decade of domination in search, Remora has witnessed epic rises and epic fails from slick looking companies with no good tech. Our focus has always been...
Expert phone and email support and a dedicated representative is provided to all Remora clients and all change requests are free. We respect your time and your mental state.
Why don’t you give trucks away? Oh, you don’t?! I guess that's because it would be bad for business. Remora’s tech is real. For this reason, we don’t fit into your OEM'...
Smart and comprehensive. Intelligent business decisions that lead to success start with rock-solid data sets and end up with perfect communication among your team of experts. Remora’s reports ar...
There is no industry standard of what represents a conversion. For this reason, conversion rates are all over the place, sometimes well over 100%. Regardless, to give you a rough idea, our def...
It’s up to you. We are your backbone, and we are happy to support your tracking needs no matter what they are. Everyone has their own ideas about conversions and every market is differen...
Now that you’ve found the truth, you’ll soon be silently thanking your factory for their side hustle of manufacturing wool eye covers. Those warm and comfy eye covers keep your competitors...
As often as you’d like. All reports utilize proprietary algorithms expertly crafted by Remora. After many years of refinement and optimizations, dealers love our automated reporting. Vie...
Metal, gone. Assuming your trap is set well, measure us on your change in sales. You’ll know it’s working because you’ll be hiring more staff to cover the floor and you&rsquo...
With Reel, hands-free, automated, and always-on incentive and pricing updates are your new normal. All regional and local factory offers are included and prices update instantly.
Make a quote, and make a meeting happen. Show them what there is to gain from winning organic search and then ask them to hear us out on a 20-minute scheduled zoom call.
We leverage the power of reCAPTCHA v3 to detect and stop abusive traffic before it ever becomes a problem. Specifically, this technology is imperceptible to site users and does not need to dis...
Flawlessly. We are happy to integrate any third-party software into your site gracefully. Send your request by email to [email protected] and we’ll handle the rest. Unique to Remora, we...
Yes! We will be delighted to send you individualized website and SEO reports for you to present the real facts of the matter to the members of your group. If you're organizing a conference of...
Remora tech was originally built specifically to reach into bigger markets from out of town. Santa Fe Ford, Christian’s alma mater, is a half-hour drive from medium-sized Gainesville, FL. Crafty...
Please use Google reviews to publish accolades and praise. And thank you, you are too kind. d;^D
Please allow us an opportunity to respond in advance before publishing any reviews of less than five st...
Naturally. Direct access to all of your store’s preferred social profiles is native and handy for shoppers. Your social presence may be proudly displayed on every page via the toolbar th...
It may seem like a big ordeal, especially if you've lived through a disastrous website handover between rote amateurs in the past. We take care of the complicated matters involved and we do th...
Yes. We enjoy rock-solid working relationships with all automotive CRMs, and a few others. Syncing up with your existing business management provider is a snap.
We write code from scratch starting with a blank text file. This is the only way to build an application that is built exactly for its use cases and is perfectly streamlined. Our use case is c...
They should. For more than a decade, Christian has been teaching the industry about Remora's tech at every industry conference imaginable, yet still no one has made a legitimate effort to copy...
No. WordPress is a blogging platform that is free. While it's great for Moms, WordPress is not an appropriate platform for marketing 2, 20, or 200 million dollars worth of cars online. Google hates it...
Fact is, your factory only considers zero bids from digital providers. OEMs also require that these vendor sponsors insure the factory program at their own expense. This works great for the fa...
Here is a single rooftop serving a rural part of north central PA. Kightlinger Ford Chevy Buick GMC is literally in the middle of a national forest. Kightlinger has been growing for many years by beat...
Dominating metros in organic search often results in rapid acquisition attempts of your dealerships. If you’re not to be acquired, dominating your metro in organic search just prints mon...
Yes. We approach this from several different angles to ensure that your social proof from your happy customers is proudly displayed on the web. Mako sites can integrate reviews from Edmunds, C...
If you sell cars, and drive business from the web, then you are in competition with Autotrader, TrueCar, CarGurus, AutoWeb, Carscom, JDPower, and lots of other shady interests whether you like...
Remora deploys our proprietary software which dominates organic search on your behalf. What we do can’t be easily replicated. We are taking advantage of the fact that you are constantly...
We take a holistic approach to your unique situation and face your technology challenges head on. The primary focus of our proprietary advantage is crushing your classified competitors. The ca...
With ease, grace, and occasionally, with a little swagger too. Just like those classified pariahs, our system is built to connect Google’s car shoppers with your real cars on the ground. Unlike...
Often Remora dealers lower their overall advertising costs by firing overpriced and overhyped website, SEO, and "digital" providers. Once our tech has been deployed, many of our dealers drasti...
Guaranteeing SEO results or sales is a fool’s errand. Despite what our results over the last decade make it seem, we do not have a key to the backdoor of Google. There are too many facto...
Modern SEO is a delicate art form. The result of Remora’s work lasts indefinitely, so long as all of the assets stay in place. While accrued domain authority will stay with your domain r...
Quality scores within Google Ads are assigned based on a similar set of technical factors that cause preferential treatment in organic search. Mako list pages are a great spot to land paid traffic and...
