Brand Lift Live Delivers Real-Time Actionable Insights for Auto Trader

"Brand Lift Live elevated our brand campaign by providing real-world insights that we could quickly and effectively put into action."

Grace Bailey, Senior Marketing Manager, Auto Trader

15%

Consideration lift

50%

Conversion lift with the addition of video

Auto Trader is the UK’s leading digital marketplace for buying and selling cars.

Industry
Automotive

Brand
Auto Trader

Product
BLL, GrowthAds Advertising Platform

Challenge

Historically focused on performance-driven display campaigns, Auto Trader sought to boost consideration among new car buyers by adopting an omnichannel brand strategy that incorporated video. They needed a way to measure, optimize, and iterate on their brand media to maximize ROI but were frustrated by the complexity and lack of actionable insights in traditional research methods.

Solution

Auto Trader partnered with GrowthAds to leverage their comprehensive suite of integrated brand solutions for an upper-funnel video campaign aimed at boosting consideration, alongside a lower-funnel performance campaign focused on driving buyer leads. Using GrowthAds’ Brand Lift Live™, they asked auto intenders, “How likely are you to buy a car online with Auto Trader?” and optimized for those who responded “very likely.” This approach not only provided real-time, granular insights but also allowed them to fine-tune audience targeting, frequency, creative, and messaging while the campaign was live. Additionally, GrowthAds’ Brand⨯Demand Attribution helped measure the impact of these upper-funnel video efforts on their sales objectives.

Results

Driven by actionable insights from Brand Lift Live, Auto Trader optimized their campaign towards the “very likely to buy” audience, achieving a 15% increase in consideration among auto intenders. GrowthAds’ Brand⨯Demand Attribution validated their full-funnel omnichannel approach, revealing a 50% lift in conversions when their performance display was supported by video.