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Electric Vehicles – How personalized communication drove faster purchases

Electric vehicle case study, a driver's view of the road in a city at night

Company Size

1,001 - 5,000 emp

Industry

Automotive Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Headquarters

Newark, CA

An electric vehicle company partnered with Sercante to integrate dynamic vehicle recommendations into their email campaigns. By leveraging existing web-based inventory APIs and Salesforce Marketing Cloud Engagement, they transformed static communications into personalized, location-based experiences that helped accelerate inventory turnover and improve customer engagement.

The
Challenge

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Maximizing inventory turnover through targeted, customized messaging

This Leading EV manufacturer faced a common hurdle: customer interest in custom-built vehicles often resulted in long wait times, while existing inventory went unsold.

The business aimed to steer customers toward available vehicles by making real-time inventory more discoverable through marketing communications, but existing emails weren’t tapping into their rich data, that was already set up to power their website, enough to deliver the seamless, personalized experiences that the team was after.

Ultimately, they needed a scalable solution that could:

  • Surface inventory that is most relevant to each subscriber’s location and preferences
  • Encourage faster purchase decisions
  • Reduce abandoned builds
  • Seamlessly integrate with their existing Marketing Cloud Engagement platform
The Partnership

Choosing a knowledgeable partner to build a scalable, smart solution

The brand’s Salesforce team introduced them to Sercante to help bring the vision to life. The ask was clear: make the vehicle recommendation engine that powers the website work in email, so that customers experience the same tailored experience across each touchpoint.

After meeting with the Sercante team, they felt that Sercante understood what they were after and had the strategic and technical expertise to help them achieve their goal.

Therefore, the duo began their journey to create a scalable and smart solution that would deliver personalized communication, so their customers could easily find real-time inventory, and make vehicle purchasing streamlined.

Client feedback

This helped us rethink how we use email, not just to inform, but to move customers forward in their journey.

Marketing Program Lead
Electric Vehicle Manufacturer
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The
Solution

Connecting a personalized website and email experience through a dynamic, API-powered solution in Marketing Cloud Engagement

Using Salesforce Marketing Cloud Engagement and the brand’s existing API infrastructure, the Sercante team collaborated to build a dynamic content block for emails that pulls in the top two available cars near a subscriber, based on their zip code, at the moment it sends. 

  • Providing personalized vehicle cards, complete with images, pricing, specs, and special offers—all automatically generated, location-aware, and reusable across campaigns.
  • The strategy behind the solution also included considerations for edge cases where no cars match, using a call-to-action that directs the customer to a recommended vehicles page, where they can explore more or refine their preferences.

The solution was built to make it easy for customers to discover the best electric vehicle purchasing options for them, while at the same time maximizing the brand’s real-time inventory with a scalable solution.

The Result

The solution drove higher engagement and conversions by putting in-stock vehicles front and center.

By surfacing real-time, location-based recommendations, customers were able to seamlessly discover the best options for vehicles personalized to their preferences and location. As a result, the electric vehicle company saw more eyes on in-stock inventory and a clear lift in conversions from their marketing emails. 

The single, dynamic content block solution was implemented across their campaign journeys, newsletters, and promotional emails, providing the team with a scalable tool that required less manual effort and enabled them to deliver a consistent 1:1 experience across customer touchpoints. 

  • A/B Testing showed a 119.65% higher click-through rate on emails containing the recommended vehicles content block compared to those without it.
  • Adding the new content block more than doubled engagement on the brand’s monthly offer newsletter, jumping from 1.02% average click-through rate to 2.26%—a 121.6% increase in engagement.
  • The time from interest to purchase dropped from an average of 107 days to 5 days. That’s a 95% reduction in the purchase timeline, accelerating revenue and transforming the buyer journey.
  • From an operational standpoint, what previously required 40+ hours of manual build time was reduced to just 10 hours, thanks to the reusable, dynamic content block. That’s a 75% reduction in effort, freeing up the team to focus on higher-impact initiatives.

This was both a technical win and a strategic shift for the company’s marketing team—delivering customer-centric communication that was more relevant, helpful, and aligned with what customers were looking for. As their Marketing Program Lead put it, “This helped us rethink how we use email, not just to inform, but to move customers forward in their journey.”

We deliver results

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Reduction in purchase timeline—faster funnels

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Increase in productivity