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Written by Caroline Cox on Aug 30

Honda Partners with HawkSEM to Create Campaigns that Reach 30 Million People While Reducing CPC and Increasing Dealer Inquiries by 40%

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Honda (honda.com) is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles. Along with cars, they also manufacture motorcycles and power equipment. 

In their nearly 75 years in business, they’ve become the first Japanese automobile manufacturer to release a dedicated luxury brand (Acura), been the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, and have even ventured into aerospace.

The Challenge

Honda was looking for a smart and data-driven SEM agency to help amplify their digital footprint of car models in South America. Their primary goal was to generate awareness for the new Civic hatchback and Accord models from people who were actively seeking to purchase a new car.

They also have a network of new and used dealer partners who have similar keyword targets as the manufacturer. This was leading to the potential of driving up costs through self-competition and cannibalizing within the Google Ads auction environment.

The Solution

HawkSEM met with Honda and discussed the brand’s customers’ needs, their unique selling points, and key performance objectives. From there, we crafted new landing pages, YouTube influencer pre-roll ads, campaigns targeted to specific audiences aligned with Honda’s target demographic. We also created customized ad schedules, and remarketing for search and display ads to reach potential customers already familiar with the brand.

We worked to understand the goals of Honda’s Google Ads efforts, as well as the dealer partners’ goals. With that information, we created keyword targets for the manufacturer and dealers to follow. This way, they could bid on high-value keywords and establish campaigns to further their business goals without self-competing or cannibalization.

Together, HawkSEM and Honda developed a strong working relationship focused on continually refining offers advertised in SEM and SEO campaigns. Furthermore, we worked to promote those offers through increasingly smarter YouTube and display strategies.

The Results

While partnering with HawkSEM, Honda has been able to: 

  • Reduce cost per conversion by 30%
  • Increase dealer inquiries by 40%
  • Increase traffic rate by 200%

About HawkSEM

Our mission as an agency is to dramatically improve your digital marketing results. HawkSEM brings a mix of senior industry experts, ConversionIQ (our smart way of marketing to drive more revenue), and constant optimization to transform your paid search, paid social, remarketing, SEO, content marketing, and everything in between. We go above and beyond, working with you to create the perfect digital marketing strategy for your business. Learn more at hawksem.com.

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Caroline Cox

About Caroline Cox

Caroline is HawkSEM's senior content marketing manager. Through more than a decade of professional writing and editing experience, she creates SEO-friendly articles, educational thought leadership pieces, and savvy social media content to help market leaders create successful digital marketing strategies. She's a fan of reading, yoga, new vegetarian recipes, and paper planners.