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Case StudyUsed Vehicle Marketplace

AutoHub Midlands

Stabilising ROI and improving lead quality for a major UK used vehicle marketplace through advanced targeting and data structuring.

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Overview

Overview & Context

AutoHub Midlands is a used vehicle marketplace.

It needs steady lead flow to move stock profitably.

ROI swung month to month because spend ignored margin and inventory reality.

Used Vehicle Marketplace
Automotive & Vehicle
High-intent used-car enquiries
Primary demand focus
6-12 Months
Delivery window
Inventory ads, retargeting and margin bidding
Connected acquisition system

Used-car marketplace needing predictable demand and cleaner stock turnover.

Stabilise ROI and focus spend on profitable inventory.

Problem analysis

What Was Blocking Growth

The core commercial issues holding back growth.

Spend continued on sold or weak-margin vehicles

Lead quality swung with stock mix and market demand

Campaigns could not react quickly to inventory changes

Approach

How We Restructured The System

Clear changes to targeting, tracking, follow-up and qualification.

Dynamic inventory advertising

Paused sold vehicles and prioritised profitable stock.

Budget followed live inventory

Margin-based bidding

Shifted bids toward vehicle classes with stronger returns.

ROI became steadier

Vehicle-view retargeting

Retargeted shoppers with viewed and similar stock.

Buyer intent improved
Execution Stack

Integrated stack built to align ad spend with stock and margin.

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What Changed In Practice
  • Spend followed live inventory
  • Margins shaped bidding decisions
  • Retargeting focused on viewed stock
Work & Proof

Proof / Evidence

The proof layer focuses on the signals that mattered most in this engagement: high-intent used-car enquiries, source visibility, and the handoff from acquisition into sales or fulfilment.

What Changed In Practice
Before
  • Spend continued on sold or weak-margin vehicles
  • Lead quality swung with stock mix and market demand
  • Campaigns could not react quickly to inventory changes
After
  • Budget followed available and profitable stock
  • Lead quality was reviewed against stock and margin context
  • Retargeting reflected live vehicle availability
How Results Were Read

Results are framed around high-intent used-car enquiries across a 6-12 months period, using inventory ads, retargeting and margin bidding to separate raw activity from commercially useful movement.

Measurement focus
High-intent used-car enquiries
Reporting window
6-12 Months
Connected view
Inventory ads, retargeting and margin bidding
Commercial outcome
Higher Lead Quality
Results

The Outcome

Cleaner unit economics and stronger commercial performance.

Higher Lead Quality

More stable returns. Better lead quality. Stronger stock economics.

Higher lead quality

Sales handled stronger buyers

More stable ROI

Performance stopped swinging monthly

Lower cost per sale

Budget favoured profitable stock

Inventory-led attribution

Sales linked to real vehicles

Market insights

What This Means For Your Market

If you're selling inventory, static campaigns waste margin fast. Tie spend to live stock and profitability to make demand more predictable.

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