Suffolk residents are a county of car lovers – they are more likely to have a car licence, more likely to choose to drive than take public transport , more likely to commute by car and are more likely to be interested in motoring topics in newspapers than the UK average. They are also more likely to buy a second - hand car as their main car than average, which is good news for a dealership such as John Grose With a higher than average amount of miles driven per year, w e can assume that, perhaps due to the largely rural nature of the c ounty, that Suffolk residents are dependent on their cars. I t is a lso worth noting that the county is 8% more likely to purchase a car via the Motability Scheme – almost 60,000 have purchased in this way before The main criteria that residents opt for when buying a car are reliability, price , fuel economy and comfort. Almost a third look for reviews before purchasing, but almost 40% state that visiting a showroom is their main source of information We see that approx. 16,000 individuals cite newspaper articles as their main source of information when buying, which is g ood news for our relationships with John Grose In fact, 11% of the county pay most attention to newspaper ads and 8% find them most useful when making purchasing decisions When we look at intentions to buy, Suffolk residents are looking for the right products. 12% intend to buy a Ford, 6% a Peugeot and 5% a Kia . All of th ese are more likely than average , with 49% , 58 % and 60% respectively – this is great news for John Grose as we know that the county is intending to purchase the brands on offer – we just need to drive them to the business and help them discover Jo hn Grose when they are in - market to buy Just as encouraging is that 24% find online ads most helpful. When we look at our online audience, we see that they over index on all of the automotive secto rs – visitors to the eadt.co.uk website are more likely than the average internet user to consume motors related content online. They are 1.56x more like ly to consume automotive content, but the most over - indexing segment is for vehicles/hybrids - they are consuming content around specific vehicles and around hybrids. Encouragingly, they are 2.24 x more likely to own a Ford, 2.25x more li kely to own a Peugeot , and 2.38x more likely to own a Citroen than the UK average When we look at John Grose search terms in Keyword Planner, we see high average search terms , with ‘ John Grose ’ seeing 1,600 searches on average per month – which is excellent . The search term ‘ John Grose Ford ’ is also high, with 720 searches per month on average , but ‘ John Grose used cars ’ has a much lower 110 At the lower end are terms such as ‘ John Grose Peugeot ’ with 90 , ‘ John Grose Motability ’ , ‘ John Grose cars ’ and ‘ John Grose cars Ipswic h ’ garnering just 10 searches per month . It seems that the public are aware of the business and sees John Grose as a Ford specialist , but other car makes on offer are seemingly struggling to gain recognition Perhaps the online presence of the dealership needs to be raised, with solid content marketing and brand awareness , we could see a n increase in searches , especially for their other manufacturer brands and their Motability offerings Blanket terms such as ‘ used cars Ipswich ’ are gathering 1,000 searches a month. Our print and digital portfolios are well suited to John Grose , with consumers engaging very well with motors content and stating str o ng affinities to their car brands and motoring news in general . We know from the figures below that our online audience are seeking out and engaging with motoring content and are more likely than average to consume relevant content. Suffolk residents Pop. Approx. 600k Demographics → 49% male → 51% female → Mean age 49 → 53% are ABC1 → 21% are single → 68% are married/living as a couple → 10% are separated/divorced → 33% work full time → 25% are retired → 31% have children in the household → Mean family income before tax of £31k Driving → Around 468,000 ( 78% ) hold a driving licence, which is 16% more likely than the UK average → 70% would choose to drive over public transport, which is 16% more likely than the UK average → 9% are either fairly or very interested in motoring topics in magazines, which is approx. 53k individuals → 12% are interested in motoring topics in newspapers, which is 40% more likely than the UK average → 48% buy second - hand as their main car, which is 29% more likely than the UK average and is approx. 287,000 individuals → 22% buy new as thei r main car, which is approx. 133,000 individuals → 31% (around 186k) travel to work via car, which is 4% more likely than the UK average → The average amount of miles driven each year is 8,741 , the UK average is 7,589 Why they bought their car... → 46% bought their main car out of necessity, which is around 277,000 → 24% bought for pleasure, which is 15% more likely than the UK average → 27% bought with a particular model in mind before looking, which is 29% more likely than the UK average What was the ma in criteria for choosing their car? → 34% choose based on build quality, which is 5% more likely than the UK average → 45% choose based on comfort, which is 27% more likely than the UK average → 15% choose based on company reputation, which is 4% more likely than the UK average → 46% choose based on fuel consumption, which is 27% more likely than the UK average → 6% choose based on innovation, which is 11% more likely than the UK average → 15% choose based on insurance premiums, which is 17% more likely than the UK average → 19% choose based on interior space, which is 8% more likely than the UK average → 12% choose based on length of warranty, which is 14% more likely than the UK average → 9% choose based on loc ality, which is 8% more likely than the UK average → 8% choose based on personal recommendations, which is 18% more likely than the UK average → 48% choose based on price, which is 20% more likely than the UK average → 51% choose based on reliability, which is 2 2% more likely than the UK average → 28% choose based on safety features, which is 30% more likely than the UK average → 39% choose based on servicing costs, which is 11% more likely than the UK average → 19% choose based interior space, which is 8% more likely than the UK average What information did they seek before purchasing? → 27% cite user reviews as a source of information when purchasing, which is approx. 56,000 individuals, but is almost 10% less likely than the UK average → 15% cite friends & family recom mendations as a source of information when purchasing, which is approx. 92,000 individuals, and 37% more likely than the UK average → 3% cite newspaper articles as a source of information when purchasing, which is approx. 16,000 individuals, and 50% more li kely than the UK average → 12% cite manufacturers websites as a source of information when purchasing, which is approx. 70,000 individuals, but is 35% less likely than the UK average → 13% cite other websites as a source of information when purchasing, which is approx. 76,000 individuals, but is 14% less likely than the UK average → 38% cite visits to showrooms as a source of information when purchasing, which is approx. 227,000 individuals, and is 2% more than the UK average → Almost 50% take 1 month or less to make a car purchasing decision, which is 24% more likely than the UK average → Mean number of cars owed 1.49 – the UK average is 1.45 → 17% (approx. 100,000 individuals) purchased their c ar from a second - hand dealership, which is 21% more likely than the UK average Where did they buy from? → 33% purchased from the main dealership, which is 3% less likely than the UK average → 31% part - exchanged a car when buying, which is 3% more likely tha n the UK average How often do they buy? T he UK average for owning a car is 5 ½ years Suffolk residents own theirs slightly longer, with an average of 5. 69 years Ea st Anglia is roughly the same at 5. 66 years → 1.6% of Suffolk residents intend to c hange their car in the next 3 months → 5% in ten d to change in 4 – 6 months , which is 38% more likely than the UK average → 6% intend to change in 7 – 12 months, which is 36% more likely than the UK average → 11% intend to change in the next 1 – 2 years F inance → Have a mean expenditure on a main car of £9,826 – the UK average is £12,000 → 3% arrange finance through a dealership, which is almost 10% less likely than the UK average → 1.6% of people in East Anglia ( 59,000 ) have paid for a car through a Motability S cheme , which is 8% more likely than the UK average Transmission → 17% have an automatic as their main car, which is 14% more likely than the UK average → 56% have a manual as their main car, which is 19% more likely than the UK average Fuel & engine size → 26% have a diesel, which is 24% more likely than the UK average → 45% have a petrol, which is 18% more likely than the UK average → The majority have an engine size of 1.6 to 1.9 litre, which is approx. 119,000 Intention to buy → 12% intend to buy a Ford , which is 49% more likely than the UK average → 6 % intend to buy a Peugeot, which is 58 % more likely than the UK average → 5 % intend to buy a Kia , which is 60 % more likely than the UK average Attitudes towards advertising → 11% (approx. 67,000 ) pay most attention to newspaper adverts, which is 10% more likely than the UK average → 7% (approx. 39,000 ) pay most attention to magazine adverts, which is 2% more likely than the UK average → 11% (approx. 67,000 ) pay most attention to online adverts → 8% (approx. 46,000 ) find newspaper adverts the most helpful when purchasing → 6% (approx. 34,000 ) find magazin e adverts the most helpful when purchasing → 24% (approx. 143,000 ) find online adverts the most helpful when purchasing The EADT online audience over index on all of the automotive sectors – our readers are more likely than the average internet user to consume motors related content online. They are 1.56x more likely to consume automotive content, but the most over - indexing segment is for vehicles/hybrids - they are consuming content around specific vehicles and around hybrids. Interestingly, they are 1.47x more likely to own a Volvo. Any advertising by John Grose within our eadt.co.uk website , would be met with keen engagement by our readers. 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