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NewsSeptember 28, 2012

Europcar Gains Facebook ‘Likes’ through Social Media Competition

The Europcar ‘Caraoke’ competition that ran from July to August boosted the number of Facebook ‘likes’ by 33%.

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NewsJuly 2, 2012

Zipcar Facebook Contest Increased Fans By 9,200

Zipcar’s ‘The Ultimate Ziptrip’ contest on the social media site received 5,000 responses in the initial round.

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NewsJune 13, 2012

Hertz Receives Recognition for Social Media Campaign

The ‘Gas and Brake’ campaign featured an interactive site and app focusing on customers’ driving and travel personalities based around the question, ‘Are you the Gas or the Brake?’

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NewsJune 4, 2012

Hertz Measures Influence of Social Media Usage on Rental Purchases

The ‘Hertz Path to Purchase Study’ assessed the online behavior of customers when making a purchase, and found that users who were involved in social conversations about the brand, its competitors, car rental and/or travel at the beginning of the purchase process were twice as likely to visit the Hertz website, among other behaviors.

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NewsApril 18, 2012

Hertz Launches Social Media Campaign

‘Share it Up’ is aimed at increasing promotional offers through Facebook and Twitter.

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NewsMarch 21, 2012

Enterprise’s ‘Road Trip to the Final Four’ Follows Tournament to New Orleans

Throughout the trip, the team is sharing videos and stories from the road and bringing the road trip experience to life via its social media channels. They are also giving away prizes, including tickets to NCAA Tournament games.

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ArticlesNovember 1, 2011

Car Rental Q&A: How to Harness Social Media, Prevent Customer Profiling and Deal with Floods of New Applicants

Auto Rental News and industry professionals answer your questions about car rental trends, techniques and other current issues.

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NewsSeptember 29, 2011

Facebook Used to Recover Stolen Rental Vehicle

An Affordable Rent-A-Car employee used Facebook to track down a rental car stolen by one of its clients by simply making a request to “Add Friend.”

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NewsMarch 16, 2011

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Launches Social Media Contest for Charities

Employees nominated 10 charities they are actively involved in to receive donations based on votes through Enterprise’s Facebook page.

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NewsDecember 15, 2010

How Avis Budget Is Using Social Media

In the U.K., a service rewards users when they check into locations by linking their Topguest account to their Facebook Places and Foursquare accounts.

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