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30 Ways to Win More Local Market Customers

During this seminar at the Auto Rental Summit, attendees will take home creative promotional ideas, internet marketing tips, ways to up referral business and more.

by Staff
September 28, 2012
2 min to read


If you’re looking for new solutions to gain more local market customers, come to the Auto Rental Summit. We’ve convened a panel of marketing experts ready to share the latest tips on what cutting-edge car rental companies are doing to effectively gain more business in their communities.

In the seminar “30 Ways to Win More Local Market Customers,” attendees will take home tips and insights into new networking opportunities, internet and social media marketing, out-of-the-box promotional ideas, community outreach, ways to up your referrals and more.

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These solutions are relevant no matter what market you’re in, from San Antonio and Sao Paulo to Vancouver or Venice! Handout will be provided.

The seminar will be presented by Leslie Saunders of Leslie Saunders: Insurance, Benefits and Training, Jim Schalberg of Jim Schalberg Auto Rental Solutions and Tom Diaz of Frontline Performance Group.

“Operators looking to drive more local market traffic can’t miss this seminar,” says Chris Brown, executive editor of Auto Rental News. “Our team of marketing gurus has promised 30 unique opportunities, but don’t be surprised if you get even more. These tips are low- to no-cost solutions, ones you can implement in your business immediately.”

The 2012 Auto Rental Summit takes place Oct. 29-30 at the Hollywood Beach Marriott in Hollywood, Fla.

The Auto Rental Summit is a gold-level training and education conference designed to improve customer service of car rental operations. Auto rental managers, executives and employees from corporate, franchised and independent companies from North America and overseas are invited to attend.

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The Summit will be held in conjunction with the first-ever Auto Rental News Professional of the Year Awards, which will honor three associates from auto rental companies worldwide who demonstrate and promote outstanding customer satisfaction within the car rental process.

For Auto Rental Summit sponsorship opportunities, contact Joni Owens at 310-533-2530 or joni.owens@bobit.com.

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