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On the Move-August 29, 2012
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Two Weeks Until Golf and Crab on the Eastern Shore! Register Today!
We are now just two weeks from our annual Golf Outing and Crab Feast at Queenstown Harbor on the Eastern Shore on Wednesday, September 12, 2012. We always have a great day on the course and our guests fill their bellies with delicious crabs and BBQ. Join us and reserve your spot on the course today!
Download a Registration Form here
We wish to thank the following Associate members who have agreed to sponsor this year's Golf Outing and Crab Feast:
Adstrategies
American Fidelity Assurance Company
Baltimore Sun Media Group/Cars.com
Bel Air Auto Auction
BG Products & Services
bgr CPA's
Charapp & Weiss, LLP
Comcast Spotlight
Councilor Buchanan & Mitchell, CPA's
CVR
Enterprise-Rent-A-Car
Federated Insurance
HealthPlan Headquarters
Helion Automotive Technologies
IWIF
Kelly Benefit Solutions
Motor Trend Auto Shows, Inc.
PDP Group, Inc.
PNC Dealer Finance
SunTrust Bank
Washington Gas Energy Service
Zurich
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Upcoming Seminars Announced
MADA announces four seminars coming up in October. Complete information and registration materials will be provided at a later date, but the dates and seminar topics are as follows:
- Healthcare Reform Update - October 11, 2012 at BWI Marriott
- Larry Edwards Service Writer/Manager Training Seminar - October 16, 2012 at Turf Valley Resort
- Fall Title & Registration Seminar - October 23, 2012 at Hilton Garden Inn White Marsh
- Fall Title & Registration Seminar - October 24, 2012 at Greenbelt Marriott
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MVA Bulletin Detailing ERT Delivered 8/28/12
All Dealers and Tag & Titles Services are hereby notified that MVA released a bulletin on August 28, 2012 with further information regarding ERT. This bulletin can be found on the MVA website. New procedures, as outlined in the bulletin, will take effect on September 17, 2012.
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National Database Will Permanently Red-Flag Severely Damaged Vehicles
Dealers and consumers alike have a new tool at their disposal to safeguard themselves against buying a car that was previously wrecked and rebuilt. A 2009 law, pushed by NADA and other dealer organizations, requires insurance companies to share their data on totaled vehicles with a Justice Department database called the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS).
The database is available online and will permanently red-flag severely damaged vehicles.
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New Webinars from DealersEdge Announced
#1: Twitter 101 for Auto Dealers - How to Generate More Site Traffic and Leads!
Date/Time: Thursday, September 6 at 1:00 p.m.
Presenter: Brittany Richter, Social Media Specialist at PCG Digital Marketing
Cost: $149.00 per person
If you are struggling with how to employ Twitter in your dealership marketing and promotion plans, then this Webinar is for you. Attend this session and come away with some great ideas about how to get started and then once up and running, how to use this remarkable marketing tool to capture and keep more customers!
You will learn:
- Why Twitter is a good fit for your dealership
- The big areas of opportunity for Twitter applications in car dealerships
- All about Twitter lingo, from Tweets, to handles, to hashtags
- How to navigate the Twitter online platform
- Practical tips on using Twitter to boost Website traffic
- Practical tips on how to use Twitter to generate leads
- What you need to know as a Twitter novice!
#2: How to Achieve & Maintain 100% Service Absorption
Date/Time: Thursday, September 13 at 1:00 p.m.
Presenter: Steve Nickelsen of Nickelsen Partners
Cost: $149.00 per person
Long the holy grail of dealership profitability. 100+% Service Absorption has been an elusive target for most dealerships. But the professionals at Nickelsen Partners have studied a number of dealership organizations where 100+% service absorption is the norm and not just an idealistic target that no one expects to hit. They consistently attain 100+% Service Absorption!
Join us for this Webinar presentation and learn how you too can attain 100% Service Absorption. You will also learn:
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Why 100+% Service Absorption is a worthy goal & why operating the business without undue pressure to sell additional units to remain profitable has many hidden benefits.
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How to build your strategy by including the entire organization in the planning and implementation - It has to be an organizational goal, not just a Fixed Ops objective
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How peer dealerships have employed "out of the box" thinking in their successful implementation of a 100+% Service Absorption strategy
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TODAY!
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Welcome New Associate Member
MADA is pleased to welcome three new members to our Association! Please contact them using the information below to learn more about their services.
Eyewitness Surveillance. Providing security and operational surveillance for dealerships. 420 Chinquapin Round Road, Suite 2K, Annapolis, MD 21401. Tim Stanley, Chief Development Officer, 800.518.3911 or email: tstanley@eyewitnessmail.com. John Gill, Business Development, 800.518.3911 or email: johng@eyewitnessmail.com.
Mid States Oil. Providing waste oil recovery solutions to dealerships. 5501 Pennington Ave., Baltimore, MD 21226. Michael O'Hara, Vice President, 410.354.9500 or email: mohara@midstatesoil.com. James Giganti, Sales Manager, 410.354.9500 or email: jgiganti@midstatesoil.com.
The Jacobs Company. Providing commercial insurance to dealerships. 7164 Columbia Gateway Dr., Suite 100, Columbia, MD 21046. Bill Angle, Producer, 410.910.8343 or email: bangle@jacobscompany.com.
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Maryland Automobile Dealers Association
7 State Circle, Suite 301
Annapolis, MD 21401
(800) 526.7423 (Toll-free)
(410) 269.1549 (Fax)
www.mdauto.org
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Upcoming Events
September 11-12, 2012 - NADA Washington Conference, Washington, D.C. September 12, 2012 - Annual Golf Outing & Crab Feast, Queenstown, MD November 9, 2012 - MADAF Gala, Columbia Country Club, Chevy Chase, MD |
Interested in advertising in our quarterly publication, In Gear?
Please contact Don F. Brown with Media Communications for more information: 813.423.1429 or don@spectruminkpublishing.com.
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