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When should a repair shop start its winter tire ads?

Every year the tire rush sneaks up on you. Here's how Nolavi works through it, the same way a good mechanic works on a car: find the concern, the cause, the correction, then verify the fix.

1

The concern

Last year Nate started winter tire ads on December 1 and sold fewer tires than the year before.

Bar chart of winter tire searches near an auto repair shop showing searches jump in early November before ads started
Searches jumped a month before the ads started.
2

The cause

Nolavi looked at search data near the shop. Winter tire searches jumped the first week of November, a month before his ads started.

Nolavi marketing idea to start winter tire ads on November 1, approved
Timed by the data, approved with a tap.
3

The correction

We set the campaign to start November 1 this year, with a budget sized to last year's searches.

4

The verification

Tire sales in November were up about 8 sets over last year, and Nolavi will remind him on October 25 next year.

Auto repair winter tire campaign results after starting ads earlier
Ahead of the rush this time.

How we work. We make changes like this for shops all the time, using each shop's own data. The numbers shown are examples.

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Questions

Quick answers.

When do people search for winter tires?

In most places, the first cold week. Your own area's search data shows the exact week.

How long should a tire campaign run?

From the first search jump until searches fall back, usually five to seven weeks.

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