What SmartMaps Gets Right
SmartMaps delivers solid mapping features, filters and routing logic and integrates cleanly into DACH manufacturer websites. For brand manufacturers who want to offer their end customers "find your dealer", SmartMaps is a functional solution.
Its strength: regional accuracy for the DACH market, multilingual support, data structures that fit DACH requirements.
What Has Changed since 2020
The end customer of 2026 expects to buy on the brand website, not just find a dealer. 60 to 80 percent of shoppers who are ready to convert want the click that completes the purchase, not the click to a map.
Brands that only offer a store locator lose this ready-to-convert traffic to Amazon or lose it entirely. The order goes elsewhere, and the brand funnel ends without a conversion.
What Dealer Checkout Adds
Dealer Checkout sits right on your product page. The end customer picks a product, clicks Buy, chooses a dealer (geo-tagged, just like in a locator) and pays directly on your brand domain. The dealer delivers.
You keep the brand touchpoint, the dealer keeps the revenue. For the first time, you measure the marketing ROI of your campaigns end to end. The end customer gets the fastest path to the product.
Can I Combine SmartMaps and Dealer Checkout?
Yes. Many of our customers keep their store locator for customers who want advice, but add Dealer Checkout on their product pages for customers who are ready to buy. The two paths serve different customer journeys.
Our recommendation: the locator on the service page, Dealer Checkout on the product page.