Catalyst IQ provides AI‑powered marketing intelligence for automotive dealerships, combining data‑driven advertising, SEO, high‑performance websites, and real‑time lead capture. Its MarketAI® engine monitors nearly 20,000 franchise and independent dealers, delivering live competitor data and automated tools that turn website visitors into verified contacts and help dealers move inventory faster and grow revenue.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Automotive dealers often struggle with fragmented marketing tools, limited visibility into competitor activity, and inefficient inventory turnover, leading to higher advertising costs and slower sales cycles.
Solution
Catalyst IQ offers an integrated, AI‑driven marketing platform built on the MarketAI® engine that consolidates advertising, website, SEO/AEO, and lead‑capture functions into a single ecosystem. Real‑time competitor and inventory data enable dealers to target shoppers with VIN‑specific ads across search, display, social, and video channels. AI‑powered website and SEO tools improve organic visibility, while the Engage module captures and nurtures leads instantly, feeding verified contacts into the dealer’s CRM. The platform’s shared data layer provides continuous performance analytics and automated optimization recommendations, allowing dealers to adjust spend, accelerate inventory turnover, and increase revenue without managing multiple vendors.
Target Audience
Primary customers are automotive dealerships and dealer groups seeking a unified, data‑driven marketing solution, as well as OEM programs that require certified, scalable advertising and inventory intelligence.
Features
- MarketAI® intelligence engine that tracks nearly 20,000 franchise and independent dealers, delivering live competitor pricing, inventory age, and demand signals
- VIN‑specific digital advertising across search, display, social, video, and shopping channels, optimized by machine‑learning algorithms
- AI‑enhanced website development with automated SEO/AEO recommendations to boost organic traffic and conversion rates
- Real‑time lead capture (Engage) that identifies, engages, and routes prospects to the dealer’s CRM with one‑tap contact verification
- Integrated dashboard that consolidates all marketing metrics, providing actionable insights and automated budget reallocation
- OEM‑certified expertise and white‑glove account management to interpret data, refine strategies, and ensure continuous performance improvement