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DealerOn — DealerRefresh Vendor Library

DealerOn is a leading provider of automotive dealership websites, SEO, SEM, and digital marketing technology, serving over 7,000 car dealers and dealer…
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DealerOn is a leading provider of automotive dealership websites, SEO, SEM, and digital marketing technology, serving over 7,000 car dealers and dealer groups across North America. Founded in 2004, the company offers a data-driven platform combining website CMS, local SEO, digital advertising, and online retailing tools designed to increase leads and sales. In September 2024, DealerOn expanded its platform by acquiring Sincro from Ansira, adding enhanced vehicle inventory, advertising, and retailing capabilities.

What you do with it

deploy and manage a dealership website with flexible CMS, strong SEO, and conversion optimization, so they can convert more site visitors into leads and appointments
When a dealer needs a high-converting website that can be customized and updated without friction
execute and optimize SEM, display, and local search campaigns tied to their inventory, so they can generate more qualified traffic and measurable lead volume from paid and organic channels
When a dealer is running digital advertising and needs to maximize return on ad spend
access education, strategy, and vendor partnerships through webinars and coaching, so they can make better-informed decisions about digital marketing, BDC process, and platform ROI
When a dealer or their team lacks in-house digital marketing expertise

Community evidence → Stable

The DealerRefresh community broadly positions DealerOn as a consensus-favorite website and digital marketing provider, citing superior customization, responsive customer service, and ease of content updates as recurring differentiators. One dealer reported strong performance over five years, and DealerOn is frequently recommended alongside DealerFire as a go-to for conversion testing and support. However, experienced industry professionals caution that head-to-head site comparisons—such as one dealer's claim of DealerOn outperforming Dealer.com—are difficult to validate due to uncontrolled variables, injecting a note of analytical skepticism into otherwise positive sentiment. DealerOn's extensive webinar program featuring Google strategists, industry experts, and process coaches is acknowledged as a community resource, though these mentions are largely neutral in tone and reflect promotion rather than independent dealer validation.
Customer service and responsiveness5 mentions
Website customization and content management4 mentions
Lead and traffic generation4 mentions
Platform comparison methodology (validity of direct comparisons)2 mentions
Webinar-based education and thought leadership18 mentions
SEM and Google advertising strategy4 mentions
Mobile marketing awareness2 mentions
BDC and internet sales process improvement3 mentions

121 mentions · 48 positive · 13 negative · Scored from 20+ years of candid DealerRefresh discussion. Scores shift as new conversations happen.

NEGATIVE
"alternatives like Dealer On, Dealer Fire, and fusionZone receive mixed reviews based on past user experiences"
Leaving Dealer.com in 2018....where did you go next? →
MIXED
"DealerOn has actually grown significantly—doubling dealer clients to 3,000+ in 18 months and expanding OEM partnerships to over 23 brands including Ford, Porsche, Toyota, and Lexus. The thread reveals a disconnect between DealerOn's strong behind-the-scenes growth and its low profile in dealer conversations compared to competitors."
Is DealerOn doing anything these days? →
MIXED
"A dealer named Ali compares his Dealer.com and DealerOn websites after launching both, claiming superior results with DealerOn, though other experienced industry professionals like Matt Murray caution that direct site comparisons are misleading due to numerous uncontrolled variables"
DealerOn Deserves a Round of Applause →
MIXED
"A Ford dealer switching from Sincro to DealerOn discovered confusion about whether DealerOn automatically sends price-drop alert emails to customers, with DealerOn support initially telling them it doesn't, but another dealer reporting that DealerOn does send these emails when prices drop by at least 2%. The thread highlights a critical gap in communication from DealerOn about this feature"
How to set up email alerts to customer when price drops →
MIXED
"A dealer describes workflow inefficiencies with DealerON's bulk special upload tool—specifically that expiration dates default to the current date (requiring manual fixes) and titles auto-populate with a dash instead of pulling from inventory. After a community member connected him with Mike Somerville, a senior DealerON contact, the original poster reported that the company is actively working on implementing these improvements"
Help from DealerON Anyone? →
MIXED
"community members to suggest options like Autofusion and DealerOn while others critiqued specific implementations"
Attention website vendors →
MIXED
"the 3rd party site (dealeronlineretailing.com) is pretty clunky. I think this has a lot of potential, though."
GM's Shop, Click Drive Program →
NEUTRAL
"3rd party website provider of your choice (Dealer Inspire [probably going to be approved shortly --- just too good and built on WordPress], DealerOn, AutoFusion, fusionZone, DealerX, etc.)"
OEM Site...Fight or Submit? →
NEUTRAL
"DealerOn and VinSolutions being the primary providers mentioned"
Dealership Mobile Website - Who are you using? →
NEUTRAL
"DealerOn promoted a free webinar featuring Duncan Scarry, CEO of Haystak Digital Marketing, focused on maximizing ROI through search engine marketing strategies and technology."
Webinar: Search Engine Strategies That Will Supercharge Your ROI! →
NEUTRAL
"DealerOn hosted a webinar featuring sales expert Grant Cardone on March 21, 2013, where he shared strategies for dealerships to dominate their market"
Webinar: Grant Cardone Shares How to Dominate Your Market →
NEUTRAL
"DealerOn hosted a webinar featuring David Stringer, President of Insignia Group, presenting seven strategies for maximizing vehicle accessories and personalization profits."
Webinar: 7 Priceless Tips That Guarantee Huge Accessories Profits →
NEUTRAL
"Phone Ninjas and DealerOn are running a competition to identify the top automotive internet salesperson"
Are You an Internet Ninja Warrior or a 90 Pound Weakling? →
NEUTRAL
"DealerOn is promoting a webinar featuring Gary May, founder of IM@CSWeb, who will identify the top 10 digital marketing mistakes that dealerships commonly make."
Webinar: The Top 10 Mistakes You're Making With Your Digital Marketing →
NEUTRAL
"DealerOn announced a webinar featuring Mike McFall from Black Book Online on optimizing mobile marketing strategy, noting that dealers and OEMs report 25-35% of traffic now comes from mobile platforms"
Webinar: Make Mobile a Bigger Part of Your Online Marketing Strategy →
NEUTRAL
"This thread announces a DealerOn webinar featuring Dennis Galbraith from DrivingSales discussing which of the hundreds of available dealership metrics actually matter for business decisions like budgeting and hiring."
Webinar: The 13 Metrics That Matter Most →
NEUTRAL
"DealerOn is promoting a webinar featuring Sean Peoples from CarGurus on strategies for attracting internet-savvy car shoppers."
Webinar: How to Attract Today's Internet Shoppers →
NEUTRAL
"DealerOn is promoting a webinar featuring Alexi Venneri from Digital Air Strike to discuss Google's May updates affecting dealerships"
Webinar: Google's Latest Changes...And What You Need to Know →
NEUTRAL
"A Dealeron webinar featuring Glenn Pasch, CEO of PCG Digital Marketing, addresses the common problem of dealers implementing new strategies without establishing proper execution systems"
Webinar: 8 Proven Steps to Implement Your Newest Strategy & Strengthen Teamwork →
NEUTRAL
"A dealer considering switching to DealerOn seeks template recommendations from other users with the platform."
Who here has a Dealeron website →
NEUTRAL
"This thread announces a DealerON webinar scheduled for December 10th at 12 EST featuring Brice Englert discussing transparency in the automotive sales process"
Webinar: Winning the Sale with Transparency →
NEUTRAL
"DealerOn is hosting a free, invitation-only networking event in Ashburn, Virginia featuring golf, a Google presentation, and industry speakers for automotive professionals."
DealerOn Event Series in VA - Golf, Google, and Cocktails →
NEUTRAL
"considering DealerOn, Dealer Inspire, Dealer.com, and Dealer eprocess. The dealer seeks peer advice on which provider offers the best combination of SEO/SEM capabilities, with particular interest in whether DealerOn's independence might be preferable to competitors tied to larger automotive marketplaces"
GM Dealer Looking for website provider/digital marketing partner →
NEUTRAL
"A DealerOn user struggled with Facebook ad rejections when linking to their website's inventory pages"
Facebook Ad's not getting approved →
NEUTRAL
"DealerOn's acquisition of Sincro from Ansira surprises industry professionals, who speculate that Ansira likely lost significant money on the deal after paying $10M and assuming substantial overhead costs during the COVID-19 lockdowns in early 2020. The discussion reveals DealerOn had recently secured private equity funding and now faces limited acquisition prospects due to its mid-market revenue size, which reduces the potential valuation multiple that larger buyers would offer."
DealerOn acquires Sincro →
NEUTRAL
"Our ad expenses are DealerOn, AutoTrader.com and PPC for 2 stores with Moore and Scarry."
Cost Per Internet Sale →
NEUTRAL
"Group Site-DealerOn Nissan-DealerOn Carmart (pre-owned)-DealerOn GM store #1-Cobalt and DealerOn GM store #2-Cobalt and DealerOn"
Multiple Website Vendors →
NEUTRAL
"I removed the inventory from Home Net & DealerON to then realize that ADP is the 'main' source."
Inventory Issues in ADP →
NEUTRAL
"or over on DealerOn's website > Webinars > Tips & Tricks to Engage Customers..."
Tips & Tricks to Engage Customers & Turn Shoppers into Sales - Webinar →

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