About Manahawkin Kia
Manahawkin Kia is an automotive retailer and dedicated vehicle service provider operating prominently within the Automotive and Car Dealership industry. Founded in 1947, the company brings nearly eight decades of automotive industry expertise and a steadfast commitment to ensuring total client success and satisfaction. They excel at offering an extensive inventory of the latest innovative Kia models alongside a meticulously inspected selection of reliable pre owned vehicles. Their dedication to providing transparent financing options, factory certified maintenance, and a completely stress free purchasing environment has solidified their reputation as a trusted community staple for generations of local drivers.
Challenge
SmartSites helped Manahawkin Kia attract a substantially higher volume of high intent local car shoppers by expertly improving the clarity of their specific vehicle model pages and systematically resolving underlying technical website issues. Operating in the fiercely competitive Automotive and Car Dealership sector, they needed to ensure that their digital showroom was easily discoverable and highly engaging for buyers actively researching new cars and maintenance services. Generating highly qualified test drive leads and service appointments at an efficient cost per acquisition was essential to sustaining their long term business growth and moving inventory quickly. SmartSites deployed a comprehensive local SEO strategy to maximize their search visibility and drive lucrative showroom visits.
How we helped Manahawkin Kia.
SmartSites boosts search discovery for Kia dealerships
SmartSites helped Manahawkin Kia attract more high-intent shoppers by improving model-page clarity and resolving technical issues.
- Updated content and metadata for Kia model and service pages.
- Delivered technical audits and fixes addressing crawlability, content structure, and performance gaps.
- Provided one-time GBP optimization to strengthen branded and local search presence.
- Built Looker Studio dashboards to track SEO and GMB visibility.
Manahawkin KiaIllustrative preview. A representative example, not a live search result.
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187% Increase in site traffic
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233% Increase in conversions
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307% Increase in organic site traffic
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180% Increase in organic conversions
SmartSites puts Manahawkin Kia on streaming TV
Connected TV (CTV) ads on streaming apps, bought and managed by SmartSites in Microsoft Advertising.
Illustrative preview with the dealer's own photo, not a frame from the aired spot.
- 886K Streaming TV ad impressions
- 97% CTV video completion rate
Marketing that brings in more buyers.
We’ll find where your next buyers are coming from, and build the plan to bring them in.
On a free call, we’ll:
- Show you which competitors win the buyers you want, and why.
- Find the quickest wins in search, ads and your website.
- Give you a plan, a budget and the results to expect.

Let’s grow your dealership together.
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