This was a DMSC 2026 session.See the 2027 Agenda
- Agenda
- 2026
- Mini Workshop
From Prompt to Performance: Measuring AI Search Impact
Turn AI search visibility into measurable performance and actionable strategy
About the Session
AI search is reshaping how customers discover dealerships, but most conversations stop at visibility. This session goes further, giving you a clear, actionable framework you can take back and apply immediately. We’ll start by identifying how your dealership appears in AI-driven search today, including the prompts and queries that matter most, informed by Search Console data.
From there, we’ll focus on how to measure that visibility and its impact using GA4 and emerging conversational query patterns. With measurement as the foundation, we’ll walk through how to interpret performance, uncover gaps, and make the right updates to your content and strategy, creating a continuous cycle of improvement as AI search evolves. Key Areas of Conversation Will Include Who owns what: dealer vs. platform responsibilities for AI search success Using Search Console to identify AI search opportunities AI-driven traffic and surfaced content in GA4 Uncovering high-value conversational and “fan-out” queries You’ll leave this session with clarity on what to track, how to act on it, and who owns what so your team and your partners are aligned in driving real, measurable results.
On Stage
Erin ZaboracDealer Marketing, DealerOnCurrently the Director of Marketing at DealerOn, Erin has been in automotive twice as long as she hasn't, starting in 1995 at a Nissan/Subaru store as a file clerk. Having worked in Fixed Ops and F&I, she found her passion through Internet Sales and Marketing as a BDC Director for a multi-store group in Washington.
Colleen HarrisDirector, Analytics Consulting, DealerOnColleen Harris has more than 20 years of digital marketing experience in the automotive, healthcare and entertainment industries. In 2020, she was selected as a “Search Marketer of the Year” by Search Engine Land .
Worth Knowing
From DMSC’s research on SEO & AI Search. Every number links to its source.
- By the Numbers1B+
monthly users of Google's AI Mode, about a year after it launched
Source: Google
- Term to KnowAI Overview
Google's AI-written summary that appears above the regular search results, with links to the sources it drew on.
- Ask Your Vendor
Which buyer questions do you track, in which AI tools and from which locations, and how often do you rerun them?
- Try This Monday
Ask ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Mode five questions your buyers ask, like the best dealer for your brand near your town, and record who gets named.
Keep Going
More on SEO & AI Search
- Flash Talk · Sunday, April 26, 2026 · 2:00 pmThe AI Search Gold Rush: Facts vs FictionZach Billings
- Workshop · Monday, April 27, 2026 · 10:30 amMore Leads, Less Money: Winning Search in 2026Zach Billings
- Mini Workshop · Monday, April 27, 2026 · 11:30 amThe Evolution of Organic Search: How to Stay Ahead in a World of Organic, Position Zero and AI Driven SearchChad Graves
- Mini Workshop · Monday, April 27, 2026 · 3:00 pmThe AI-Ready Dealership: A Live Audit for the Next Era of SearchGino Cipperoni

See You in 2027.
April 18–20, 2027 at the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa. The program keeps its shape, and sessions are announced as they confirm.


