{"id":2525,"date":"2014-11-25T01:06:52","date_gmt":"2014-11-25T06:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carchat24.com\/?p=2525"},"modified":"2022-04-26T18:39:17","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T22:39:17","slug":"live-chat-important-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carchat24.com\/blog\/chat-best-practices\/live-chat-important-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Why live chat is important during the holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2526\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2526\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2526\" src=\"https:\/\/carchat24.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/carchat24-package-150x150.png\" alt=\"Live Chat on dealer websites is a great way to handle the holiday sales rush\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Live Chat on dealer websites is a great way to handle the holiday sales rush<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">As manufacturers ramp up incentives and ad spends for the end of year auto sales push, live chat becomes more important to engage dealership website visitors and capture their lead information to help generate a sale. Like window shoppers in the mall, they are pulled in a dozen different directions during their shopping journey, so a well-executed live chat strategy is key to connect with these buyers and keep the focus on your product.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Here are just a few reasons you want to ensure your website has a quality live chat opportunity on your website as the year closes out:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Consumers are in a \u2018buying\u2019 mood<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Our data historically show an increase in chat traffic during the last month of the year<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">OEM ad buys increase for the holidays<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Incentives are increased to finish the year strong<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Shoppers are in a bigger rush than other times during the year<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">If your goal is to maximize your auto dealership website to sell more cars, a quality live chat provider is a critical component for success. 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