Brand manufacturers with a dealer network can choose from a dozen possible online models today: their own D2C shop, where-to-buy buttons, a classic dealer locator, marketplace connections, drop shipping or Direct-to-Dealer. This overview sorts the options and takes you straight to the detailed comparison that matters for your situation.
How Direct-to-Dealer compares to the classic e-commerce models.
Direct-to-Consumer and Direct-to-Dealer compared. When each model fits, what each one costs and what risks come with it.
Where D2C inevitably creates channel conflict, and why D2D is free of conflict by design.
Is your own online shop worth it for a brand manufacturer? A clear decision matrix.
Compared: D2C without your own fulfillment, drop shipping, Direct-to-Dealer.
Where classic buy buttons and locator solutions reach their limits.
A classic locator shows dealers. Dealer Checkout sells directly. Function, result and cost compared.
How where-to-buy solutions work, what they do well and where D2D offers a different path.
A classic map-based dealer locator vs. a modern conversion hub. When the map is enough and when it isn't.
SmartMaps features compared to Dealer Checkout. Feature set and commercial model.
MetaLocator vs. Dealer Checkout. When each solution is the right fit.
Commerce Connector vs. Dealer Checkout, in the reality of the DACH market.
When Amazon and marketplace sales cost too much margin and control.
The Direct-to-Dealer guide, brand commerce as a discipline, or the Nike analysis, depending on where you stand strategically.