Automotive research

Compete's automotive practice consists of automotive industry veterans. The team offers automotive insights via select research forums: a monthly newsletter (Automotive Intelligence), issues of spark! (Compete's research series) and special studies.


Automotive Intelligence™ - Compete's weekly newsletter

September '08
September 19 Chrysler considers selling Viper. Is that a good idea?
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July '08
July 24 Round 2: 2009 Ford F-150 vs. 2009 Dodge Ram: Ugh.
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Looking for past issues? Visit the automotive newsletter archive.


Spark! - Compete's research series

Each issue contains the latest research, trends and data impacting a specific industry, sparking conversations and kindling ideas on how best to market to, acquire and retain customers.

Automotive-related issues have included:
download November '07 A Bump in the Road: Automakers’ Drive for Higher Marketing Efficiency
With the auto industry facing ever increasing competition and pressure to drive efficiencies, the ability of ads to engage in-market shoppers has become more important. Now more than ever automotive marketers need a reliable ROI measure and a uniform and consistent way to measure results in absolute terms
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download May '06 The price of an automotive shopper: advertising efficiency and its impact on automotive demand
Compete has found that, in general, automotive ad spend has a decreasing marginal efficiency. However, there were several key exceptions in 2005: low spenders with poor ad efficiency and high spenders with strong efficiency.
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